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Denmark: the flexicurity model is under pressure
Structural evolution of society, labour shortages, sustained high growth - but not for a long time, according to OECD forecasts : Danish flexicurity, so admired in Europe, would be under pressure...
30 January 2007
Deutsche Telekom: UNI global union asks for a world framework agreement on fundamental labor standards
The trade unions of the German telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom, affiliated to the world trade-union confederation UNI Telecom, met in Berlin, in order to develop a strategy leading the...
30 January 2007
EU: the European social partners present the first assessment of the implementation of the agreement on gender equality
The European social partners present, this Tuesday January 30, 2007, the first annual report on the implementation of the framework of actions for gender equality on the occasion of the launching...
30 January 2007
VolkerWessels: signature of an international framework agreement on workers’ rights
The Dutch company of construction and related activities, VolkerWessels and the International union of building and wood workers (IBB) signed, last 22 January, a framework open-ended agreement...
30 January 2007
Spain: employers and trade unions agree on wage moderation and a framework for collective bargaining in 2007
The main employers' and trade-union organizations signed, on Thursday January 25th, a preliminary cross-industry agreement on collective bargaining 2007 (ANC 2007). According to the text signed by...
29 January 2007
Belgium: self-employed workers and employees will be better defined by the law
The law-program of December 27th 2006 creates a framework law which clearly defines the general criteria of distinction between the statutes of employee and self-employed worker. This to clarify...
29 January 2007
Belgium: proposal to open a right of action in favor of posted employees
During the Council of Ministers of January 26th 2007, the Minister for Employment, Peter Vanvelthoven, approved a preliminary draft law which grants posted employees a right to take legal action...
29 January 2007
Austria: the federal congress of trade unions undertakes reform but ends with a disagreement
Only shade in all this, the non-election in the directorate of Fritz Neugebauer, president of the powerful trade union of civil servants (GÖD). He is the only "black and Christian" trade-union...
26 January 2007
Poland: a social Pact difficult to negotiate
The Polish government wants to equip the country with a true social pact. To this end, a conference has just gathered, in Warsaw, the Polish members of Parliament and different European Commission...
26 January 2007
Great Britain: CJEC ruling on retirement pensions failure at Allied Steet and Wire satisfies both parties
The decision of the CJEC taken on last January 25th (see story n°070075), on the government's obligations regarding the guarantee of unpaid retirements pensions by bankrupt schemes, satisfied...
26 January 2007
EU: States must guarantee a correct level of protection of the vested pension rights in the event of insolvency of an supplementary company pension scheme
In a case judged on last January 25th, the CJEC affirmed that the State was not due to finance itself the pensions due within the framework of an supplementary company pension scheme, insolvent...
26 January 2007
Germany: in terms of enrollment, IG Metall remains the largest German trade union in front of Ver.di
The confederation of German trade unions (DGB) has published the evolution in the number of members of its eight trade unions for 2006. The deceleration in the decline of members observed at the...
26 January 2007
Belgium: the cross-industry agreement 2007-2008 is adopted
The Federation of Belgian companies (FEB) approved, on January 25th 2007, after the three Belgian trade-union organizations (see story n° 061296), the interprofessional draft agreement. This...
26 January 2007
Great Britain: strike at British Airways seems unavoidable
The failure of negotiations between BA and the trade union T&G, which accounts for 10 500 of the 14 000 flight attendants, has forced the company to cancel 1300 flights next Tuesday 30 and...
26 January 2007
EU: publication of calls for proposals to support social dialogue
The European Commission published on its Internet site three calls for proposals in favour of social dialogue to support projects within the framework of the budgetary headings "information...
25 January 2007
Netherlands : new collective agreement in the pharmacy sector
After difficult negotiations, a new collective agreement was adopted on January 23rd in the pharmacy sector, which employs 20 000 people. A wage increase of 4.5 % will take place by April 2008...
25 January 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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026
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Germany: a wave of redundancy plans in the automotive sector
The latest financial results presented in early 2026 by major German car manufacturers show sharp declines. This collapse in profits has triggered the announcement or confirmation of massive job...
16 March 2026