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Netherlands: the dismissal reform is being negotiated again
Since August 30, the plan to soften the law on dismissals (see our story 070669) no longer exists: the compromise found by Piet Hein Donner, the Minister of Social Affairs, did not form a...
3 September 2007
International: are printers dangerous for workers’ health ?
According to a study made by the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, published in August in the Environmental Science and Technology review, companies' laser printers could cause...
3 September 2007
Austria: postal employees are suffering from the war on prices
Whereas the Österreichische Post AG's management is having trouble negotiating the suppression of 1.500 mailmen's jobs, the announcement of one of its largest customers leaving can mean that...
30 August 2007
Italy: a protocol on how to deal with the consequences of UniCredit-Capitalia’s merger on working conditions and employment
On August 3, the future group UniCredit-Capitalia and trade union organizations signed the first "protocol for the management of the integration process" as part of the merger procedure which...
30 August 2007
Porsche EC: a supervisory board without no Volkswagen’s staff representative
Volkswagen's staff representatives are furious : the new European company which now runs the Porsche group's involvement into Porsche AG (100%) and into Volkswagen AG (30.9%), refused to appoint...
30 August 2007
Great Britain: unions are worried about the increase in violence on employees in contact with the public
Facing the developpment of violence on the employees of several sectors who work in direct contact with the public, unions are asking for a better protection of these workers and to make employers...
29 August 2007
Poland: controversy over the conclusion of the agreement on the minimum wage increase
On August 27, the government and the Solidarnosc union signed an agreement on the increase of minimum wage, starting in 2008, to bring it to 40% of the average income. The agreement also sets the...
29 August 2007
Belgium: trade unions and the Charleroi airport’s management signed a social peace agreement
After several industrial disputes at Charleroi airport and after the threat uttered by Ryanair, main economic operator in the airport, to stop its connections with this destination, unions and the...
29 August 2007
Denmark: the law which forbids to smoke out their colleagues came into effect
With a view of protecting employees from passive smoke, the new law, which came into effect on August 15, forbids smoking on workplaces, but allows cigarettes when there is no risk of passive...
29 August 2007
Netherlands: wages were frozen in the postal group TNT
The postal group TNT (former Royal Post TGP), which is going to loose, on January 1, 2008, its monopoly on letters under 50 grams, announced, on August 27, 2007, that the workforce's wages will be...
29 August 2007
Spain: the implementation decree of the law on subcontracting in the building sector was published
This royal decree published on August 25 comes within the double line of the October 2006 law which regulated the appeal to subcontracting in the building sector (see our story 061055), and of the...
28 August 2007
Denmark: new light on Danish people’s working time
As an answer to the study the OECD made on working time in 2005 (see our story 061021), which puts Denmark in the 24th position right before France and which is often mentioned in Denmark by...
28 August 2007
European social diary, September 3-December 14, 2007
We are offering a diary on the main events concerning social Europe and institutional meetings. You can send your event programs to the following address: press@eeuropnews.com. (Ref. 070712)
28 August 2007
EU: more and more unwanted fixed-term contracts
According to a study made by the European Office of Statistics Eurostat, fixed-term employment increased in the EU during the 2000-2005 period. 14.9% of male employees (+0.8 point) and 14% of...
28 August 2007
Italy: towards a first virtual strike at IBM’s?
This could be the first time an industrial action took place on the web. Indeed, according to "The Register" magazine, IBM's union representatives announced their intention to launch, this coming...
27 August 2007
EU: the European Commission is taking an interest in restructurings’ impact on health at work
In a call for tender for the carrying out of a study, the European Commission is taking an interest in the link between health and restructurings. This theme was taboo until now, but it was...
27 August 2007
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Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
1 December 2025
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...
15 December 2025