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Spain: the hold-up risk must be integrated into the prevention plan
In a decision delivered on March 12, 2007, the national hearing qualified hold-ups of professional risk. In this case which concerns the Caja de Ahorros bank, it forces the employer to integrate...
4 April 2007
Air France-KLM: the European works council will be consulted on the group’s organization principles
The plenary meeting of Air France-KLM airline's European WC, which will take place between May 17 and 19, will notably concern the committee's consultation on a plan for the management's new...
4 April 2007
Michelin: the European works council get the right to be informed and consulted on a restructuring plan
The management from the French pneumatic producer Michelin, representatives from its European works council, and the European union federation EMCEF met on April 3, 2007, at the federation's...
4 April 2007
Netherlands: the postal group TNT is going to negotiate job cuts
The Dutch postal group TNT (162,000 employees in the entire world, 58,000 in the Netherlands) announced on April 3, 2007, 6,500 to 7,000 jobs cut in the Netherlands by 2010, and even up to 11,000...
3 April 2007
Germany: the IG Metall is suspecting Siemens of financing an “anti-union” and is pressing charges
The metallurgy union and Siemens' works council pressed charges, on April 2, 2007 against the German multinational company in the corruption case which already lead behind bars Wilhelm Schelsky...
3 April 2007
EU: the European Parliament will soon adopt its report in the first reading of the draft directive on the portability of the supplementary pension rights
The European parliament should speak out on April 23, in a first reading, for or against the proposal for a directive on the portability of the supplementary pension rights. The draft report...
2 April 2007
Spain: static electricity present in the new headquarters of Gas Natural might have sickened over 200 employees
The number of victims from the "sick edifice syndrome" is already as high as 204 out of the 1,000 employees working at the headquarters of the company Gas Natural in Barcelona and the management...
2 April 2007
Poland: a bill on the penal responsibility of companies breaking labour law
e-europnews April 3, 2007, n°070305 – www.eeuropnews.com
2 April 2007
Germany: a 3.5% raise for building workers
The IG BAU, the building union, agreed this weekend with the central union of building companies (ZDB) on a 3.5%wage increase for almost 700,000 employees. It is the second large wage settlement...
2 April 2007
Belgium: increase of the minimum cross-industry income
During the National Labour Council which met in a plenary session on March 30, 2007, social partners adopted a labour collective agreement with a view to realizing the first step wanted by the...
2 April 2007
Estonia: the new government wants to enhance flexibility on the labour market
The new coalition government in power in Estonia announced that it wanted to increase flexibility on the labour market. In the meantime, public authorities are concentrating on the reasons of the...
2 April 2007
Arcelor-Mittal: the steel group is organizing an internal seminar with the ILO on the international framework agreements’ legal aspects
On April 3 and 4, the Arcelor-Mittal group's management and experts from the International Labor Organization (ILO) will meet in Torino for a seminar dedicated to juridical aspects and dealing...
2 April 2007
Poland: companies are hardly disposed to respect union rights
In several companies, the anti-union strategy is developing under different forms : employees' intimidation, discriminations against those who try to unionize in the private sector, dismissal of...
2 April 2007
Germany: railroaders from the Deutsche Bahn want a wage increase between 7% and 40%
The common Commission for wage negotiations of Transnet/GDBA, the two main railroad unions, published, on March 30, 2007, its wage requirements, that is a 7% increase for the next "tariff...
2 April 2007
Denmark: proliferation of fake Polish building and construction companies
The growing number of individual companies founded by Polish people in Denmark is getting unions worried. They accuse Danish employers of appealing to such fictitious "companies" to avoid some of...
2 April 2007
Belgium: the Court of Justice is sanctioning the Belgian state because it did not transpose the information-consultation directive
The Court of justice of the European Communities condemned, on March 29, 2007, the Belgian government, because it did not transpose into internal law the March 2002 European directive which plans...
2 April 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...
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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