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Germany: Volkswagen is more productive, partly thanks to the increase in working time
One year after announcing the return of the 35-hour week (see our dispatch n° 06600) in its factories from western Germany, the car manufacturer Volkswagen announced, on June 11, 2007, that it...
12 June 2007
Italy: employers from the metallurgy sector answer to the union platform for a renewal of the sector’s national convention
Encourage flexicurity and improve productivity before increasing wages. These are the words of the metallurgy sector's employers federation – Federmeccanica – to unions' unitary platform to...
12 June 2007
Nike: the international trade union federation of textile is showing the American company’s CSR report as an example
According to the international trade union federation representing textile, garment and leather workers (ITGLWF), "Nike's CSR report is announcing a new role for social audit". In this report, the...
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12 June 2007
EU: the European Metalworkers’ Federation renewed its leading team
During the first day of the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF's) congress, on June 6, 2007, the 400 delegates from 68 affiliated trade union organizations representing 33 countries renewed...
12 June 2007
Germany : thousands of employees from the insurer Allianz have to apply for new jobs
The restructuring of the largest German insurer entered its "hot" phase. About 13,000 employees from Allianz Deutschland AG received, on June 11, 2007, a list of jobs for which they can apply...
12 June 2007
ArcelorMittal : interview with André Leclercq, vice president Employee Relations Europe
Whereas the agreement on the establishment of ArcelorMittal's EWC will officially be signed on July 9, 2007, André Leclercq, vice president Employee Relations Europe of the steel group and...
12 June 2007
Spain: the pensions’ reserve fund will invest on the stock market in socially responsible investments
The government approved, during its Ministers' Council, the reform of the social security's reserve fund to give its management more flexibility. The reform, which received the approval of the...
11 June 2007
EU: the European Parliament’s Committee on Social Affairs is vigorously debating on the modernization of labour law
Debates within the Parliament's Committee on Social Affairs on the draft report of the Polish deputy Jacek Protasiewicz (PPE-DE) about the green paper on the modernization of labour law are...
11 June 2007
ArcelorMittal: the agreement on the European WC is settled.
The steel group ArcelorMittal (360,000 employees) ended the negotiation about its European WC last April (see our dispatch 070365) the agreement is now concluded and the signature ceremony will...
11 June 2007
EU: BusinessEurope’s expectations for the Union’s Portuguese presidency
In a document given on June 8, 2007 to the Portuguese prime minister, José Socrates, whose country will be in charge of the EU's presidency starting next July 1, the managerial organization...
11 June 2007
Nokia Siemens Network : calling for a European day of action on June 12
Following the trade union coordination meeting, organized under the auspices of the European metalworkers' federation (EMF,) on May 25, 2007, after the management announced the European...
11 June 2007
Inditex: the Spanish textile group intervened to guarantee union rights at a Cambodian supplier.
The Spanish textile group Inditex intervened to defend union rights at a Cambodian supplier, notified the Spanish textile federation, Fiteqa-CCOO. The conflict had burst out several months ago...
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11 June 2007
Italy: opening the roman transportation network to competition would have led to a worsening of working conditions and a decrease in services’ quality
Tevere Tpl's employees announced a new 24-hour strike on Monday June 11, to ask for better working conditions. The topics of security, payment, and worsened working conditions are fueling a union...
11 June 2007
Spain: a new president for the employers confederation
Gerardo Diaz Ferran, 65, is the new leader of Spanish employers. On June 6, 2007, he succeeded to José Maria Cuevas, 72, who had been presiding over the confederation CEOE for 23 years. This...
11 June 2007
Spain: social partners from the chemical sector signed a pre-agreement on the content of the new branch collective agreement
Spanish union organizations from the chemistry sector (Fiteqa-CCOO and FIA-UGT) and the employers federation (FEIQUE) signed, on May 30, a pre-agreement which includes the main measures of the new...
8 June 2007
EU: booklet on good practices in telecommunications companies in terms of diversity at work
To mark the European year of equal chances, European employers from the telecommunication sector (ETNO) published a booklet, broadcasted in seven languages, which describes a certain number of...
7 June 2007
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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
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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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for mechanical engineering and metalworking sectors focuses on defending purchasing power
The deal struck on 22 November between Italy’s social partners in the mechanical engineering and metalworking sector brings an end to a long and contentious bargaining process. The agreement –...
25 November 2025