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Belgium: cross-frontier workers obtain payment of their travel to work expenses
The collective agreement n° 19 septies (v. enclosure), adopted on May 31, modifies the collective agreement n° 19 ter on the financial participation of employers in the transportation expenses of...
4 June 2007
Italy: publication of the 2006 ISTAT economic and social report
The report points to the need to intervene on the labour market by boosting innovation and competitiveness, encouraging training and promoting new family and social security policies, particularly...
1 June 2007
Germany : surfing on internet for personal reasons is a motive for dismissal
e-europnews June 4, 2007, n°070485 – www.eeuropnews.com
1 June 2007
Lithuania: new criteria to determine minimum wage
Lithuanian Parliament presented an amendment defining new criteria to estimate minimum monthly wage. According to it, starting from year 2009 minimum monthly wage should represent at least 60 % of...
1 June 2007
Belgium: new regulations of career interruption/ time credit system starting on June 1, 2007
In accordance with Pact on solidarity between generations and the interprofessional agreement signed on December 21, 2006 (see our stories n°061296 and 070055), the time credit system, which...
1 June 2007
EU: European social partners from the textile, clothing and leather sectors support social dialogue in the new member States
During a conference which took place in Brussels on May 30 and 31, 2007, European social partners from the textile, clothing, and leather sectors - Euratex and Cotance on employers' side, and the...
31 May 2007
Alcan: interview with Patrick Reinbold, secretary of Alcan’s European WC
After the meeting of Alcan's European WC, which spoke against Alcoa's takeover bid (see our story n°070476), the secretary of Alcan's European WC, Patrick Reinbold (CFDT) is taking part, today...
31 May 2007
EU : the 3rd EMF Congress will recommend a proactive anticipatory industrial policy on restructurings
Reaction to globalization. This British initiative aims to underscore the weight of the union in the face of the powerful IG-Metall which currently holds the post of general secretary with Peter...
31 May 2007
Alcan: the European WC is opposed to the Alcoa group’s takeover bid
During the meeting of the European WC f the Alcan group (30,000 employees), which took place in Paris on May 29 and 30, the 34 staff representatives affirmed that they were "opposed to the...
31 May 2007
EU: the EU’s ministers council did not reach agreement on the directive proposal on supplementary pensions
During the ministers' council on May 30, Ministers of Social Affairs from the twenty-seven countries could not reach a compromise on the directive proposal concerning the portability of rights to...
31 May 2007
Siemens: the theory that the company’s management created a trade union from nothing is being confirmed
The recent confessions made by Wilhelm Schelsky, former leader of the AUB trade union (circle of independent employees) reveal the deception's extent : "the union, independent and free of any...
31 May 2007
EU: beginning of the second stage of the consultation on the conciliation of private and professional life
The European adopted, on May 30, the document launching he second step in the consultation of European social partners on the conciliation of private and professional life. It invites social...
30 May 2007
Spain: Carrefour forced to give its employees 48 hours’ rest in a row
A ruling from the Audiencia nacional gave satisfaction to the hotel business and tourism federations from CCOO and UGT, as well as to the federation of independent trade workers (FETICO) and to...
30 May 2007
Enel: towards the establishment of a European works council
The Italian energy group Enel (60,000 employees), privatized in 1999, launched a negotiation with a view to creating a European WC. The special negotiations group met for the first time on May 16...
30 May 2007
Germany: the last wage agreement concluded in the metallurgy sector might be less generous than expected
According to the weekly newspaper Der Spiegel (May 26, 2007), numerous metalworkers would not be able to beneficiate from the important wage increase (+4.1%), which social partners agreed to at...
30 May 2007
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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