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EU: actual retirement age remains well below legal age
In most European union countries, legal retirement age, that is the age when rights to full pension are open, tends to vary between 60 and 65 years old for women and between 62 and 65 for men...
3 September 2007
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
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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: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Spain: report proposes democratising employee participation
On 2 February, Spanish labour minister Yolanda Diaz presented the conclusions of a report on democracy in the workplace. The document, which calls for employees to be given a say in...
25 February 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026