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Italy: the “yes” for the social protocol won by a landslide
The results of the referendum on the social protocol, which took place last week (see our article No. 070826), exceeded everyone's expectations : the "yes" won by 81.62%, despite a large majority...
15 October 2007
Netherlands : interview with Lucas Vermaat, representative of the FNV union for Unilever
When interviewed by e-europnews about the restructuring plan of the Anglo-Dutch group - which mostly concerns Europe - the representative of the Federation of Dutch unions and Allies (FNV...
15 October 2007
Germany: apprenticeship market improves with recovery
Many people came to break the good news. In front of three ministers, Franz Müntefering (Labour), Annette Schavan (Education), Michael Glos (Economy) and of three chairmen of employers'...
15 October 2007
Italy: steel company Ilva signed a protocol on health and safety at work
The main Italian iron and steel company – Ilva – and representatives from the Labour Department, union organizations and local authorities signed, on October 2, 2007, a historical protocol on the...
15 October 2007
Germany: train drivers on strike even though negotiations started up again
Until the last minute, the Deutsche Bahn's (DB) management had hoped that the small train drivers' union GDL would give up its plans… in vain ! On October 12, at 2 am, the union launched a one-day...
12 October 2007
Great Britain: creation of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
In order to fight more efficiently against discrimination, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) and the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) merged into...
11 October 2007
EU: CJEC rules that an employer shall not take any steps to dismiss a pregnant employee during the protection period
In a decision rendered on October 11, the CJEC judged that an employer cannot prepare, during the period of protection of pregnant women, the dismissal they intended on notifying the employee as...
11 October 2007
Poland: the provisions on telework come into effect soon
The research carried out back in 2005 in Poland showed that flexible forms or work organization are applied very rarely and telework is performed mainly by persons employed on a different basis...
11 October 2007
Spain: Santander bank signs gender equality plan
The agreement sets the following objectives: 1) to promote the respect and effective application of the principle of equality guaranteeing the recruitment and career opportunities to male and...
10 October 2007
Germany: Angela Merkel plans to eliminate Deutsche Post’s tax advantage
New step in the introduction of a universal minimum wage in postal services (see our articles No. 070770 and 070730), the German government wants to extend to the Deutsche Post's private...
10 October 2007
France: the Commission investigates into how La Poste and RATP’s pensions are financed
The DG Competition of the European Commission has authorised the aid planned for financing the retirement pensions of civil servants working for La Poste and is getting ready to examine whether...
10 October 2007
EU: a new sectorial social dialogue committee in the contract catering sector
On October 9, 2007, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism (EFFAT) and the European Federation for Contract Catering Organizations (FERCO), supported by the European Commission...
10 October 2007
France : the schedule of the social partners
Tripartite conferences. The reform programme of the government features also the organisation of seven tripartite debates in order to achieve not only a shared diagnosis but as well concrete...
10 October 2007
EU: the European Commission adopted the new draft directive on supplementary pensions
The Commission adopted, on October 9, the amended version of the directive bill "based on enhancing worker mobility by improving the vesting and preservation of supplementary pension rights". This...
10 October 2007
Finland: several strike notices in the private sector
Negotiations on the renewal of collective conventions in Finland entered a tough phase, mostly in the private sector, while strike notices follow one after the other in a context pushing to more...
9 October 2007
Luxembourg: the Labour Secretary clarified the labour system for May 1, 2008
Answering to a parliamentary question, the Luxembourg Labour and Employment secretary, François Biltgen, specified how to deal with May 1, 2008. Indeed, next year, this holiday is the same day as...
9 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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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026