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France: a law about the prevention of social conflicts and on service organization in the event of a strike in public transportation
Very criticized by trade unions, a law about the prevention of conflicts and the organization of the service in the event of a strike in the public service of daily ground transportation of people...
14 September 2007
EU: the CJEC judged that the principle of equal treatment between comparable permanent workers and fixed-term workers applies to constituent parts of the pay
Ruling on a litigation concerning the principle of equal treatment between fixed-term workers and comparable permanent workers, set out in the directive 99/70/EC concerning fixed-term work, the...
14 September 2007
GDF: EWC and management agreed to restart the information and consultation procedure on the merger with Suez from the beginning
New file, new device for information and consultation. Gathered in an extraordinary session on Wednesday September 12, Gaz de France's European Works Council obtained from the management that it...
13 September 2007
Italy: the FIOM’s central committee rejected the agreement on the social pact signed last July
The central committee of the metalworkers' trade union FIOM eventually rejected the agreement on the social pact, signed on July 23 by three trade unions (see our article n°070660). For a lot of...
13 September 2007
Sweden: ongoing merger to create main trade union in the private sector
Two Swedish trade union federations decided to merge to create, next year, the "Union" which, with over 500.000 members, will become the main Swedish trade union represented in the private sector...
12 September 2007
EU: the European Commission is investigation into the proposed subsidy to Volvo Cars Gent
The European Commission started, on September 12, 2007, an in-depth investigation to establish whether a 6.02 million euros grant the Flemish Region intends to give in support of training at Volvo...
12 September 2007
Denmark: the Labour Minister asked social partners to agree in collective agreements on incentives to paternity leave
In order to encourage fathers to share the parental leave with the mother, the Labour Minister invited social partners to find incentive wage compensations during the negotiations of collective...
12 September 2007
EU: European trade unions from the network industry asked the European Commission to act in a more transparent and participative way
The European Public Services Union (EPSU), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) and the services union Uni-Europa jointly reacted to the European Commission's presentation of its...
12 September 2007
Saint-Gobain: Belgian and international trade unions are worried about the number of workplace fatalities
The Belgian trade union FGTB and the international trade union federation ICEM (International federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Union) said that they were concerned by the...
12 September 2007
Alcan-Rio Tinto: trade unions organizations met with the representatives of the French Minister of Economy
The five French trade union organizations from the Alcan group were invited, on September 11, 2007, upon their request, by the Ministry of Economy and Finances, to share their concerns and require...
12 September 2007
Portugal: the reform bill on the regulations concerning industrial accidents is worrying victims’ associations
The ANDST - national association for victims of industrial accidents - denounced the proposals included in the 88/X bill which updates the effective legislation on industrial accidents, to take...
11 September 2007
Sweden: a bill on prohibition of age discrimination is to be discussed
The Swedish government will present in Spring 2008, a bill forbidding discrimination of workers because of their age, in order to fully comply with the European directive on equal treatment, for...
11 September 2007
France: the reform of extra hours’ tax and social system
A law "in favour of work, employment and purchasing power" is reforming extra hours' social and fiscal system in order to make them more attractive both to employees and employers. It also...
11 September 2007
Italy: focus on the case-law over lay offs for personal use of the cell phone lent by the company
From the North to the South, Italian courts pronounced rulings on litigations about dismissals motivated by the abuse of the company's cell phone. The last in date is a ruling by the Court of...
11 September 2007
Spain: workshop-schools to train African immigrants in their country of origin
The Spanish Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Jésus Caldera, finished, on September 7, a series of visits to western Africa. The goal of these trips was to convince local governments to...
11 September 2007
Denmark: prevention in terms of security at work is suffering
The goal for 2010 to reduce by 20% the number of sick leaves due to work accidents, pursued by the government with the 2005 reform, is suffering from a shock. From 2005 to 2006, deadly work...
11 September 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