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Bulgaria: strike in the largest glass production company.
Since May 19, 2007, workers of Trakia Glass Bulgaria, owned by the glassmaker Sisecam, are on strike to get renegotiation of the wage clause contained in the 2005 company agreement, in order to...
5 June 2007
EU: the union federation UNI-Finance is elaborating a pattern for a world framework agreement
The union federation UNI-Finance is currently elaborating a pattern for an international framework agreement which will be presented for negotiation within several groups of the financial sector...
5 June 2007
EU: action against MSD is a priority for Europe
A priority for the EU. According to Commissioner Spidla, it is necessary to tackle the problem immediately “because on account of demographic evolution, people will probably have to work longer...
5 June 2007
Italy: strengthen control and develop a central strategy to be able to face the increase in deadly industrial accidents
Figures are alarming. The INAIL (the national insurance institute against industrial accidents), has just published the data concerning deadly accidents on the workplace in Italy. They have gone...
4 June 2007
Spain: employees of the Volkswagen plant in Landaben (Navarre) accept the new company agreement and obtain the production of the new Polo
Flexibility in work organization. The agreement specifies that management will dispose of a credit of 6 then 7 working days which may be used, if necessary, to meet orders in production. The...
4 June 2007
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
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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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026