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EU: the debate on the modernization of labour law coming to a sudden end
The European Commission adopted, on October 24, 2007, its communication on the outcome of the consultation launched by the Green Paper on the "modernization of labour law" (see our story No...
24 October 2007
EU: the European Commission proposed two directives to solve workforce shortage
The European Commission presented, on October 23, two draft directive to solve the workforce shortage in the EU. The first one introduces the "European blue card" and is aimed at improving and...
24 October 2007
Germany: workforce shortage cost German economy 18.5 euros million in 2006
According to a study carried out by the Institute of Economic Research in Cologne (IW) published on October 22, 2007, the lack of skilled workforce in technical fields is already slowing German...
24 October 2007
EU: negotiations on the temporary work draft directive started up again
The EU's Portuguese presidency revived talks on the draft directive on temp work which had stopped in 2004. If the political context of its main opponent - the United Kingdom - has changed, a...
24 October 2007
Germany: the Court of Justice of the European Communities condemns the “Volkswagen” law
In a judgement rendered on October 23, 2007, the Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) condemned Germany to revise the "Volkswagen" law which divides powers between shareholders...
23 October 2007
Italy : the unions again mobilised against the sale of two Italian Nokia-Siemens locations
At a meeting with the unions on October 17 at the Ministry of Economic Development, Lauri Kivinen, responsible for external relations at Nokia Siemens Network, confirmed the decision to sell its...
23 October 2007
Volkswagen: IG-Metal wants to keep “Volkswagen” law
The Court of Justice of the European Communities rendered, on October 23, 2007, its decision in the case opposing the European Commission to Germany about the German "Volkswagen" law which enabled...
23 October 2007
EU : “restructuring” forum dedicated to the automobile sector
The automobile sector is the first one to be the subject of a "restructuring" forum, an initiative launched by the European Commission in 2005 to think about questions of anticipation of change...
23 October 2007
Spain: measures to ensure application of the law on gender equality
Recourse to the labour inspectorate. Mr Caldera announced that between 2008 and 2010, 10,000 firms will be visited by the labour inspectorate to monitor effective application of the law. 50% of...
23 October 2007
Germany : the Deutsche Bahn fired two strikers with no prior notice
For the first time since the beginning of the conflict which opposes the train drivers' union (GDL) and the Deutsche Bahn, the German railroad company confirmed, on October 22, 2007, that it...
23 October 2007
Luxembourg: bill on free movement of persons and immigration adopted
The Council of the Government adopted, on October 19, 2007, a bill on the free movement of persons and immigration which specially amends some provisions of the Labour Code and repeals the law of...
22 October 2007
Italy: final agreement between social partners and the government on the bill ratifying the social protocol
The Council of Ministers approved, on October 17, the final draft of the text which ratifies the Welfare protocol, rewritten after social partners' protests (see our article n° 070851). Even if...
22 October 2007
Finland: the construction union denounced the administration’s passiveness regarding the illegal workforce use
The construction trade union (Rakennusliitto) strongly criticized the administration's laxity regarding the infringements of the legislation on the contractor's liability for subcontracting and...
22 October 2007
EU: joint analysis of labour market’s challenges and European social partners’ recommendations published
During European social partners' presentation (see our story No. 070857) of their "joint analysis of the labour market’s challenges", John Monks, for the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)...
19 October 2007
EU: first seminar for the future European social dialogue committee on non-ferrous metals
The future European social partners of the non-ferrous metals sector - the European Metalworkers Federation (EMF), the Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based...
19 October 2007
Denmark: social partners signed an agreement strengthening vocational training
Unions, employers and representatives from the State and from training organizations signed, on October 12, an agreement on vocational training to provide employees better training offers. (Ref...
18 October 2007
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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United Kingdom: government “names and shames” companies that fail to pay the minimum wage
The news. On September 3, the UK government published a list of employers penalised for failing to comply with the National Minimum Wage. Nearly 660 companies were named, including fast-food chain...
4 September 2026
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Spain: approval of decree on employees’ right to clear information on working conditions
The Spanish government validated, on September 8 in the Council of Ministers, the decree transposing the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. This text requires...
9 September 2026