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Great Britain: TGWU and Amicus militants said yes to the creation of a mega-union
TGWU and Amicus militants said yes to the fusion of their unions, cofirming the rapprochment already approved by both organizations' managements (see our story n° 061182.) this fusion will become...
9 March 2007
Arcelor-Mittal: the group is federating around health and security at work values
Arcelor Mittal organized, on March 6, its international day devoted to health and security at work. Identified by Arcelor and Mittal as a common value, this question appeared as a good gathering...
9 March 2007
BASF: the group is getting ready to adopt the “European company” status
The chemistry world leader announced, at the end of February, that it was going to launch the procedure to transform BASF AG into BASF EC. On March 16, shareholders will be informed and invited to...
9 March 2007
EU: the European commission wants to promote women’s careers in ICTs
On the occasion of the women's day, the European commission decided to launch a large study on women in the information and communication technology sector (ITC). The proportion of women graduates...
8 March 2007
International: the Dutch FNV is worried about the social situation in China
Henk van der Kolk, chairman of the federation of Dutch unions (FNV), the main confederation of trade unions in the Netherlands, announced, on March 5, that direct contacts were taken with the...
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8 March 2007
Great Britain: British Telecom BT launches a campaign to recruit women engineers
British Telecom, who wants to bring more women into engineer jobs, invested 300 000 euros into a promotional campaign, asking applicants to apply for the 600 apprenticeship posts open this year...
8 March 2007
EU: the Commission is presenting its 2007 report on equality between men and women
This annual report, which will be presented to the leaders of the 27 during the Spring European council, on March 8 and 9, draws conclusions on inequalities between men and women on the labour...
7 March 2007
Airbus: a European mobilization day to denounce the measures of the Power 8 plan
Following the organization, by the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF – on this topic, see our story n°070182) of a protest platform, unions from several countries concerned by the operation...
7 March 2007
Germany : government and companies renewed the « Pact for apprenticeship » up to 2010
A positive assessment for the companies. Making a very positive assessment of the first pact (“a successful instrument”), Dieter Hundt, chairman of the BDA, recalled the objective of the system...
7 March 2007
Poland: auto-hiring will soon be punished
The Polish unions and government are launching a war against auto-hiring. For an employer, in order to avoid paying taxes and social contributions, this system consists in inciting an employee to...
7 March 2007
Netherlands: creation of a fine for non-respect of minimum wage
A new fine, set to 6,700 euros for the concerned employer, is incurred since March 1 by all employers paying wages below the legal minimum. It fits into the trend of measures adopted by the...
6 March 2007
EU: social partners for the temporary agency work sector jointly contributed to the debate on flexicurity
The temporary work's employer organization, Eurociett, and the European union federation Uni-Europa adopted a joint declaration on flexicurity. It constitutes the joint contribution of the...
6 March 2007
Germany : the employees committee of Schering threatens boycott of the firm’s integration into the Bayer group
e-europnews March 8, 2007, n°070207 – www.eeuropnews.com
6 March 2007
Germany: the introduction of minimum wages for every sector is still disputed
During an important meeting on the evening of March 5 in Berlin, political leaders from the large coalition ruling did not manage to agree on the setting up of minimum wages per sector, lauded by...
6 March 2007
Great Britain: the bill on temporary workers was postponed sine die
The bill in favour of temporary workers, personal initiative from a labour MP (see our story n°070095) was postponed sine die. The government carried out, on March 2, a "talk out", a measure...
6 March 2007
Great Britain: according to a governmental report, there are “unacceptable” inequalities, especially towards women
A report on equality in British society (Equalities Review,) commissioned by the Prime Minister in 2005, denounced "unacceptable levels" of inequalities. The main discovery in this enquiry...
5 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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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 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