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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
e-europnews, June 28th, 2007, n° 070570 - www.eeuropnews.com
26 June 2007
EU: the European Commission walks on thin ice with flexicurity
Several fairies leaned on the development of the communication on "towards common principles of flexicurity,", which should be adopted on June 27, 2007. The initial plan was subjected to many...
26 June 2007
Italy: against Nokia Siemens Network’s restructuring plan, strikes follow strikes in the group’s facilities
Following last month's mobilizations to stop the German-Finnish multinational company's restructuring plan which plans layoffs and shutdowns in the country, the three main metalworkers' unions...
26 June 2007
Spain: the decrease in wages’ weight in the GDP is causing much gnashing of unions’ teeth
In 10 years, it went from 49 to 46.6% (as opposed to 64% in average in the Euro zone). Despite the official continuation of the wage moderation policy, unions are getting ready to enter a new...
26 June 2007
EU: the Commission approved the aids given by the European globalization adjustment fund (EGF) to PSA and Renault’s subcontractors
The European Commission announced yesterday, June 25, 2007, that it gave its consent to the grant of aids coming from the European globalization adjustement (EGF) to the subcontractors of PSA...
25 June 2007
Great Britain: one manager out of three cares little about health at work
British employers were highly criticized in a recent study for the neglect in terms of their employees' health and well-being on their workplace. (Ref. 070567)
25 June 2007
Austria: companies’ good results and the fall of unemployment made labour costs and wage levels rise again.
According to the Austrian statistics office (Statistik Austria), labour cost in Austria increased faster than expected in the first trimester of 2007, in a context of important unemployment...
25 June 2007
Great Britain: government and employers signed a pact to train the less qualified employees
The British Ministry of Labour and Pensions launched a pact in favour of training towards companies. Recommended in December 2006 by Lord Leitch (see our story 061233) in a report which had...
25 June 2007
Italy: strong railroaders’ mobilization for the renewal of the collective contract and against a privatization “the Italian way” of railroads
8 railroaders out of 10 took part in the national strike on June 22 in favour of a collective contract enforceable to all of the sector's companies, in order to fight against social dumping, and...
25 June 2007
Spain: banking managers and unions signed a new sectorial agreement.
The Spanish banking association (AEB), the sector's employers' representation body, negotiated with majority unions Comfia-CCOO (49.52%) FES-UGT (31.06%) and FESBIAC-CGT (12.23%), the 21st...
25 June 2007
EU: the Commission wants to fight the wage gap between men and women
The European Commission should soon publish its communication about the wage gap between men and women. While taking into account this gap's reasons, the communication should propose reflection...
25 June 2007
Great Britain: towards the first strike in eleven years at Royal Mail
After several weeks' negotiations, postal workers announced that they intended to go on a 24-hour strike this week, which is a first at Royal Mail for eleven years. The conflict is about wage...
25 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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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026