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Great Britain: a bill to compensate asbestos victims
The Department for Work and Pensions - DWP - proposed, on March 13, a compensation reform for asbestos victims. This proposition plans to broaden the field of people entitled to the compensation...
14 March 2007
EADS: the European metalworkers’ Federation announces mass demonstrations on March 16
The European Metalworkers' Federation of (EMF) which called for a "European Action Day on March 16, 2007, against the Power 8 restructuring plan", indicated in a press release the actions which...
14 March 2007
Germany: the DGB is firmly opposing to Deutsch Bahn’s privatization
Hard blow for Hartmut Mehdorn, leader of the Deutsche Bahn (DB) : the management of the German union confederation DBG spoke out in a press release (March 6) against the German railway company's...
13 March 2007
Axa: the insurance group is preparing a global plan of free shares for employees
The French insurance group promised, on February 22, 2007, during the presentation of its 2006 results, to give out shares to the group's employees throughout the world. This decision fulfils a...
13 March 2007
France : the Labour Ministry is calling upon the European globalization adjustment fund (EGF) for the automotive industry
The French deputy Minister of Employment, Gérard Larcher, had announced his will - right after the European fund, aiming at financing measures aiming at re-integrate redundant workers into labour...
13 March 2007
Germany: Bayer Schering Pharma’s management and its works council are burying their disagreement
Not even a week after announcing the cut of 6,100 jobs throughout the world, 950 of which at the company's headquarters in Berlin, Bayer Schering Pharma's management and the works council reached...
13 March 2007
Sweden: difficult negotiations to renew collective agreements
Swedish social partners are about to renew the collective conventions concerning one third of the kingdom's 9 million inhabitants, in a defiance atmosphere which is likely to lead to a conflict...
13 March 2007
Spain: 10% of civil servants will be able to work from home in 2008
The minister of public administrations submitted to the Economic and Social Council (ESC) a royal decree-law which will enable to extend telework to all central administration. The Minister Jordi...
13 March 2007
Luxembourg: towards the implementation of the directive on truck drivers’ working time
The "Labour issues" parliamentary Commission from the Deputies Chamber adopted the bill transposing the EU Directive 2002/15 (March 12, 2002) concerning the working time of people performing...
13 March 2007
Luxembourg: unions are worried about the deterioration of social dialogue within Arcelor Mittal
Contrary to Belgian unions - notably in Wallonia where they are hoping that Arcelor-Mittal's management will come back on its decision to close Liege's blast furnaces (see our story n° 070194)...
13 March 2007
EU: the European Commission wants to promote gender equality in its development policy
The European Commission adopted, on March 8, a European strategy to promote equality between genders in its cooperation policy. It contains measures in five key fields: governance, employment...
12 March 2007
Germany: the government is transposing the “noise” and “vibrations” directives
The German government adopted, on February 27, 2007, a decree enabling to transpose into internal law the EU directives on the protection of workers against noise and vibrations. (Ref. 070225)
12 March 2007
Netherlands: opening the borders to workers from Eastern European countries was postponed again
Supposedly, in effect since March 1, the opening of Dutch borders to citizens from the EU's new member States will not happen until May 1. At least, this is what the immigration's services (IND)...
12 March 2007
Spain: the government is consulting social partners on the decree-law on working time in the road transport sector
Transport social partners are consulted on the draft bill which transposes into Spanish law the 2002/15 EU on the organization of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport...
12 March 2007
Germany: the Bundestag adopted retirement at 67
Despite strong protests from unions and the left wing of the social-democrat party (SPD) deputies in the Bundestag voted, on March 9, with a large majority, the bill gradually raising between 2012...
10 March 2007
Germany: a pilot agreement was concluded in the chemistry department
The chemistry union - IG BCE - and the chemistry managerial organization (BAVC) signed, on March 8, a wage settlement, which should play a key role in the numerous wage negotiations which will...
9 March 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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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United Kingdom: government “names and shames” companies that fail to pay the minimum wage
The news. On September 3, the UK government published a list of employers penalised for failing to comply with the National Minimum Wage. Nearly 660 companies were named, including fast-food chain...
4 September 2026
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Spain: approval of decree on employees’ right to clear information on working conditions
The Spanish government validated, on September 8 in the Council of Ministers, the decree transposing the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. This text requires...
9 September 2026