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Germany: the “Riester pension” is approaching the 8.5 million contracts mark
The complementary pension via capitalization adopted in 2002 is appealing to more and more Germans. After a sluggish start, the number of subscribers keeps increasing. For the first trimester of...
21 May 2007
Belgium: a new regulations on employees’ support
A royal decree established new duties in terms of workers' welcome and support. This text imposes that the beginner's welcome and support by an experienced worker be organized. Moreover, the...
21 May 2007
Tallink: unions are asking for the creation of a European work’s council
Together, sea workers unions from Estonia, Sweden and Finland asked the Estonian marine company Tallink – providing passenger transportation in the Baltic sea – to create a European work's...
21 May 2007
Great Britain: a guide on the governance of defined benefits pension schemes
The British pension regulator elaborated a guide for trustees of defined benefits pension schemes confronted to the risk to see a member company's obligations or guarantees diminish, following a...
18 May 2007
Great Britain: a consultation on paternity leave launched
The Minister of Labour and Industry launched, on May 14, a consultation on paid paternity leave, which should enable fathers, after six months, to take over from the mother, when the latter does...
18 May 2007
Great Britain: racism in companies denounced
Racism at work is the first flak expressed by ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom, according to the commission for racial equality. Out of the over 5,000 complaints it received during the last...
17 May 2007
France: Nicolas Sarkozy, the new president, is presenting his reform program
The candidate Sarkozy's reform in the social marked the presidential campaign, placing "the rehabilitation of labour value" as one of his main strengths. Exempting extra hours from taxes...
17 May 2007
EU: the Commission adopted a draft directive bill planning sanctions against employers who hire citizens from third countries illegally
The college of Commissioners adopted, on May 16, a draft directive planning sanctions against people employing people from countries outside of the European Union staying illegally in the country...
16 May 2007
International: Indian unions are protesting in Rotterdam against the violation of workers’ rights by Unilever’s Indian subsidiary
Members from the Indian union HLEU came to protest, on May 15 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, against Unilever's anti-union practices in India. Their action was supported by the European trade union...
16 May 2007
Scor: synthesis of the agreements setting up a common committee for the group’s three European companies
The three agreements on workers' involvement within the European companies Scor global P&C EC, Scor global life EC and Scor EC were adopted by each future EC's special negotiations group. A common...
16 May 2007
Scor: the reinsurance group chose a committee common to the three European companies to represent its employees
Staff and management representatives involved in the Scor group's three special negotiation body came to result that could inspire others companies. One the one hand, because it is the first...
16 May 2007
EU: European social partners will not start negotiations on the prevention of MSD
As an answer to the European Commission's second consultation launched with European social partners on musculoskeletal disordes, the European employers organization BusinessEurope and the...
16 May 2007
Lithuania: creation of a trade union in the banking and insurance sectors
Employees from the banking and insurance sectors in Lithuania can now join a trade union, created on May 12 and 13, a first in the Baltic states. (Ref. 070434)
16 May 2007
International: cooperation between the British union Amicus and the Indian union Unites to denounce HSBC’s practices
British and Indian unions (Unites, unions of call centers workers,) met under the aegis of the international trade union federation UNI to discuss the HSBC bank's practices in India and consider a...
15 May 2007
EADS: the European Metalworkers’ Federation gather its union coordination group
The European metalworkers' federation (EMF) gathered, on May 14, 2007, its union coordinators at the level of the EADS group. The federation does not rule out new European mobilizations to oppose...
15 May 2007
Sanofi-Aventis: towards the establishment of a European social dialogue body
The French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis' management opened talks with a view to setting up a collective negotiation structure at the European level. The goal would be to be able to start...
14 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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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