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Unilever: European unions are calling for mobilization to protest against the group’s restructuring
During a meeting organized at the end of September at the initiative of the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism trade unions (EFFAT), Unilever's national and European trade union...
8 October 2007
Italy: launching the referendum on the social protocol
Over 50.000 general assemblies, some of them stormy, took place throughout Italy in preparation for the referendum, which started yesterday and will end on October 10, on the social protocol...
8 October 2007
Belgium: the Labour Department published a guide on the introduction of telework
In a guide published on its website, the federal public service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue, gives information and advice to companies which want to introduce telework. This document is...
8 October 2007
Great Britain: the litigation concerning equal pay between men and women burst out
Facing the explosion in courts of cases concerning equal pay between men and women, the Equal Opportunities Commission - EOC, proposed a moratory on the complaints in order to relieve the courts...
8 October 2007
Inditex: Spanish group signs “trail-blazing” framework agreement with the ITGLWF
On October 4, the Spanish textile company Inditex, which owns Zara, signed an agreement with the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF), in order to guarantee the...
8 October 2007
Denmark: an increasing number of early retirement candidates decide to continue working
Statistics show a constant decline in early retirement. In 2004, early pensioners numbered 223,000, whereas in 2006 this figure dropped to 195,000. According to an analysis by ATP (a complementary...
5 October 2007
Poland: the amendment the labour code changed after social partners were consulted
After consulting social partners on the plan to amend the labour code to adapt it to European law (see our article 070668), the Labour Secretary presented an amended plan which takes into account...
5 October 2007
EU: the EMF ICT committee adopted its road map for 2007-2011
The committee of the European metalworkers' federation (EMF) Information and Communication Technologies sector took place for the first time since last June's Congress (see our story 070483) in...
5 October 2007
Total: first European seminar on industrial security
The French oil group Total organized, on October 10 and 11, 2006, a European seminar on the theme of industrial security within the group, to which about twenty members of the EWC from eight...
5 October 2007
Italy: negotiations on the renewal of metalworkers’ collective agreement in a deadlock
Disagreements between the negotiators of the new collective agreement for metalworkers are increasing: they mainly concern wages and working time. Judging that the state of negotiations with the...
4 October 2007
Alcan: between disappointment and revolt, the EWC is getting ready for Rio Tinto’s takeover
It is with much disappointment that Alcan's European staff representation welcomed the European Commission's decision, rendered on October 2, which authorizes Rio Tinto's takeover of the Franco...
4 October 2007
Great Britain: the government launched 11 guides on age discrimination
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) published a series of practical guides destined to employers, which includes questions and answers concerning age-related discrimination in several areas...
4 October 2007
Czech Republic: State benefits into single office
Today, unemployment benefits and job-seekingassistance are provided by employment offices. Social benefits, such as poverty allowances, parental allowances or payments to those taking care of the...
3 October 2007
Germany: Frank Bsirske is elected president of the services union Ver.di again
Six years after the services union Ver.di was born, from the merger of five different unions, its president, Frank Bsirske, was reelected to his post on October 2, by the approximately 1.000...
2 October 2007
EVN: the Austrian group set up a EWC
The management of EVN, an Austrian company in the energy and water supply sector, set up a European works council on September 12, 2007. The company accounts for about 10.000 employees working...
2 October 2007
Umicore: an international framework agreement on sustainable development signed
The Belgian steel and chemistry group Umicore signed an international framework agreement on September 28, 2007, with the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) and the International...
2 October 2007
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Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026