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Elcoteq : board of directors decides to transfer headquarters of European company (SE)
The board of directors of Elcoteq, a Finnish company of the telecom technology sector transformed into a European company in 2006, announced, on last December 22nd, that it will propose to the...
11 January 2007
EU : trade unions’ right to act in order to fight against social dumping examined by the CJEC
Two important acts for the future of labour relations in Europe were at sake before the Community judges this week. The two very awaited cases, which confront trade unions' right to collective...
11 January 2007
Sony Spain : Catalan factory reduces precariousness but increases flexibility
450 temporary workers of Sony in Villadecavalls, Catalonia, should be permanently hired following an agreement signed between management and the work's council, which also provides for more...
10 January 2007
Italy : older workers will be allowed to work part-time to make space for youngsters
The budget draft law for 2007 contains a measure for employment which is quite suprising : a " pact of solidarity " between generations, which will enable workers over 55 years old to work part...
10 January 2007
Great Britain: employers who don’t pay the minimum wage will be fined much more and quicker
Within the framework of its policy against rogue employers, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has just announced the creation of a £ 225 fine -per worker and per day- for employers who...
10 January 2007
EU: European social diary of January 15 to March 21st 2007
We provide you with a diary on the main events concerning social Europe and the institutional appointments. You can forward to us your scheduled events to the following address...
10 January 2007
France: law extending employee savings schemes in SMEs is adopted
A law for the development of profit-sharing and employee shareholding, definitively adopted on December 14th and published in the Official Journal, aims at increasing the buying power while...
10 January 2007
Spain: building contractors propose a series of measures to avoid work accidents
SEOPAN, the employers' organization representing the major building firms, answer to the report presented by the Ministry of Labour, in November 2006, which analyzed in-depth the causes of 509...
10 January 2007
Sweden : trade unions ready for wage negotiations
Trade unions are filling their bank accounts in the perspective of collective conflicts linked to wage negotiations. This preparation is taking place within a tensed social environment, since the...
9 January 2007
Poland: a new era for salaries?
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9 January 2007
British Airways: agreement on the auditing of the pension fund deficit
British Airways announced on Friday January 5th an agreement with the staff representatives in order to soak up within ten years the pension fund's huge deficit, more than three billion euros. The...
9 January 2007
EU : old Member States maintain restrictions on freedom of movement for Bulgarian and Romanian workers
Sweden and Finland will be the only two "old" Member States of the European Union not to restrict the access of their labour market to workers of the new Member States which joined the EU on...
8 January 2007
GeoPost: launching of a negotiation to set up a European work’s council
The holding which gathers since 1999 all the subsidiary shipping companies of the French group La Poste, in France and abroad, GeoPost, will set up a European work's council during spring 2007. In...
8 January 2007
Germany: major trade unions want strong wage increases for 7 million employees
In accordance with IG Metall claims, Verdi (services) and IG BCE, the trade union for chemicals and energy known for its very moderate positions, demand that employees finally be given part of the...
8 January 2007
France: government restricts the entry of Romanian and Bulgarian workers
Whereas Bulgaria and Romania have just integrated the European Union, France announced that it would use the possibility offered to Member States to temporarily limit the access to their labour...
8 January 2007
EU : Official Journal of the EU publishes several legislative texts
Several European legislative texts have been published in the EU Official Journal including the emblematic "Services" directive and the "Reach" regulation. The legislation on the European...
6 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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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