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Germany: German unions converted to “organizing”
Organizing pressure groups beyond the labour sphere and creating a "social movement" around a claim, the "organizing" concept developed at the end of the 1980s by American unions seduced German...
28 June 2007
EU: the European Commission proposed “flexicurity principles”
In a communication adopted on June 27, 2007, the European Commission defines the flexicurity concept and proposes common principles to help governments elaborate their national employment policy...
28 June 2007
Suez: three transnational agreements to be signed
The French group Suez and the trade union organizations represented within the European dialogue body are going to sign, on July 3, 2007, three transnational agreements on a financial profit...
28 June 2007
Belgium: elaboration of a tool in favour of equality between men and women.
A workgroup composed of social partners and the Institute for equality between men and women elaborated a new evaluation tool for wage categorization. It is the "no-sexism check list in the...
28 June 2007
BASF EC: election of a special negotiations’ body to negotiate staff representation in the future European Company
Last June 12, staff representatives from the BASF group elected a special negotiations' body composed of 31 people coming from the group's different national companies. By the end of the year, it...
28 June 2007
EU: European social partners from the railroad sector adopted recommendations in favour of women’s employment
European social partners from the railroad sector - the European union federation ETF and the managers' organization CER - signed, on June 12, 2007, in Rome, a series of recommendations to favour...
28 June 2007
EU: joint declaration of European social partners on the postal sector’s evolution
After the vote of the members of the parliamentary Commission European Parliament Transportation, on June 18, 2007, in favour of the report on the liberalization of European postal markets by...
28 June 2007
EU: ten member States did not transpose the directive which makes the training of truck drivers mandatory
The European Commission addressed, on June 27, 2007, a motivated notice to the ten member States because they have not notified the dispositions taken to comply with the directive 2003/59 on the...
28 June 2007
Alcan-Alcoa: the European Metalworkers Federation gathered unionists from both groups
Whereas the hostile offer launched by the American aluminum maker Alcoa to its Canadian competitor Alcan ends on July 10, the European Metalworkers Federation (EMF) gathered on June 21 in...
28 June 2007
Porsche: the car manufacturer adopted the status of European Company
During an extraordinary general assembly on June 26, 2007 in Stuttgart, the luxury German car manufacturer Porsche AG's shareholders gave the green light to the transformation of the company into...
27 June 2007
Great Britain: BBC managers gave up their bonus, because they failed to reach their racial diversity goals
All of the BBC's big bosses, that it the nine leaders of the executive committee, just gave up almost 600.000 euros of bonus, despite the results which gave them this right, because they did not...
27 June 2007
Great Britain: productivity is still lagging behind
British productivity remains well below that of other European countries, according to a study by the center of economic performance, bound to the prestigious London School of Economics. (Ref...
27 June 2007
EU: the European Commission advocates anticipating restructurings
During the last "restructuring" forum, especially dedicated to anticipation, which took place on June 25 and 26, 2007 in Brussels, the European Commission insisted on the need to anticipate...
27 June 2007
Germany: extension of the aid to build up a professional pension.
Pressure trade unions, employers and lobbies exercised apparently paid off. After years of talks, Franz Müntefering (SPD), federal minister of Labour and Social Affairs, declared on June 25, 2007...
27 June 2007
Netherlands: KLM’s flying personnel is threatening to go on strike
The flying personnel of the airline company KLM-Air France (that is about 8.500 people in the Netherlands) voted on June 22, with a 93% majority, against the plan for the new collective agreement...
27 June 2007
Slovakia: the most important changes proposed to the Labour Code
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26 June 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: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026