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Great Britain: sickness leaves for workers with sick dogs
It is no longer necessary for a worker to pretend to be sick if he/she wants to take care of the dog which is not feeling well. A certain number of British companies have started to introduce...
5 February 2007
Areva: agreement on equal opportunities, discussion with Marianne Naud
It was easier to negotiate at the European level than sometimes at the French level. But negotiating on equal opportunities is a consensual topic. All the parties wanted to build something...
2 February 2007
Thomson: European work’s council complains about absence of information-consultation during the closing of two Technicolor sites
Whereas the French group Thomson announced, on January 17th 2007, the closing of the sites of manufacturing DVDs in Luxembourg and England, in order to transfer the production in Poland, in the...
2 February 2007
EADS: day of action organised by IG Metall to save jobs at Airbus
"More than 10000 Airbus employees will participate today in Hamburg, Bremen, Varel and Laubheim to the day of action for the safeguard of their jobs and the maintenance of Airbus sites', announces...
2 February 2007
BNP-Paribas: meeting of extraordinary European WC devoted to the repurchase of Italian bank BNL
The European work's council of the French banking group BNP Paribas is convened, on February 20th 2007, to an extraordinary meeting devoted to the reorganisation of banking activities in Italy...
2 February 2007
Great Britain: trade unions launch a parliamentary campaign in favour of a law for temporary workers
One month before the examination in second reading of a law in favour of temporary workers, trade unions are pressing the members of Parliament to gather the 100 signatures necessary to the...
1 February 2007
France: adoption of a law on the modernisation of social dialogue
A law modifies the rules relating to social dialogue by providing for a dialogue, even a negotiation, of the social partners before any reform relating to labour law. But without however settling...
1 February 2007
EU: restructurings and “capacity building” on social partners’ agenda in the textile/clothing sector
Next February 20th, the social dialogue committee of the textile/clothing sector, gathering Euratex for employers and the ETUF-TCL for the trade-union side, will meet for their first meeting of...
1 February 2007
Belgium: legal action of far-right party Vlaams Belang against the FGTB
Second Belgian trade-union confederation, the FGTB, is attacked by Vlaams Belang, the far-right Flemish party, for having excluded the trade unionists who were candidates at the last communal...
1 February 2007
Germany: new companies of the postal sector are ready to negotiate social minimum wages and conditions
After seven years of confrontation, Ver.di (trade union of services) and the Pin Group AG announced, on January 29th 2007, their intention to negotiate company agreements on wages and working...
31 January 2007
National Australia Group: signature of a international framework agreement
The banking group National Australia Group, which is established in Australia, New Zealand and Europe, has concluded an international framework agreement (IFA) with the world trade-union...
31 January 2007
Telefonica: the follow-up meeting of the international framework agreement focuses on outsourcing and job precariousness
The trade-union alliance within the Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica, affiliated to the world trade-union confederation UNI, met, on January 18th and 19th 2007, in Santiago de Chile, to...
31 January 2007
EU: the granting of tax advantages just for retirement contributions paid to institutions established in Denmark is against the Community legislation
According to the CJEC, the Danish regulation granting tax advantages only for retirement contributions paid to Danish institutions is an obstacle to the freedom of movement of services and...
30 January 2007
Great Britain: beginning of a consultation to reform the pension system for occupational diseases and work accidents
The Minister for Employment and Social Reform announced the launching of a preliminary consultation on the revision of pensions granted following an occupational disease or a work accident...
30 January 2007
Belgium: workers of the Volkswagen factory of Forest obtain guarantees following a two-days strike
Last 24 January, the employees of Volkswagen's Forest factory started a strike because of uncertainties facing the future of the factory. They obtained guarantees, and resumed work on January...
30 January 2007
Poland: job cuts will continue in 2007 at Mittal Steel
Management of Mittal Steel Poland informed that it had obtained the postponing of the deadline for the reduction of manpower within the Polish subsidiary companies of the group, required by the...
30 January 2007
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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: LinkedIn reveals most sought-after HR skills
LinkedIn is revealing the most sought-after HR skills in 2026 in a study to be published on 24 February, which mind RH is previewing. Internal communication, training planning, occupational health...
24 February 2026
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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026