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Great Britain: government sets up mandatory retirement savings account
As from 2012, all British employees will have to subscribe to one single retirement pension. It will be financed by employees, employers and the State. Currently, ten million people do not pay any...
13 December 2006
Bulgaria: beginning of social dialogue in the private security sector
During the forum "Dialogue in the private security sector", which took place on December 2nd and 3rd of this year in Sofia, trade unions, employers' organisations and the representatives of the...
13 December 2006
EU: the European Commission reinforces its presence as regards restructurings
The announcement of the closing of VW Forest is not without reminding that of Renault Vilvorde in 1997, which had lead a few years later to the adoption of the directive creating a general...
13 December 2006
Great Britain : battle over default retirement age ends up at the CJEC
British justice has just referred to the CJEC the case opposing the Heyday organization to the British government, regarding the « default retirement age » at 65 years old. Heyday says this...
13 December 2006
Volkswagen: already 700 voluntary departures at Forest plant in Belgium
Workers of Volkswagen's Forest plant who will agree to leave deliberately will be given a departure bonus of 25 000 to 144 000 euros. An agreement on the matter was concluded on December 8th 2006...
12 December 2006
Netherlands: a mobility centre to reclassify Nedcar employees
A novelty in the Netherlands: a mobility Centre for the car industry (CMA) was instituted in October 2006 to accompany the program of departures volunteers set up by Nedcar. The centre gathers...
12 December 2006
France: the first decree which fights social dumping concerns airline companies
The first implementing decree of law n°2005-882 of August 2nd, 2005, which notably reforms the rules for workers' posting on the French territory, has been published. This text tries to...
11 December 2006
Belgium: creation of a pension bonus to encourage workers to remain active longer
From January 1st, 2007, people who retire after 62 years old or 44 years of career will receive a 2 euros bonus per day worked. The objective is to encourage employees to postpone their retirement...
11 December 2006
Great Britain: new reform of employment disputes in perspective
The reform adopted two years ago is a failure. Employment tribunals are more blocked up than before, and the system is becoming more and more costly. Trade unions and employers, both unhappy, are...
11 December 2006
Spain: labour inspectorate increases checks on the firms which employ the most temporary workers
The campaign conducted by the labour inspectorate to fight against the abuse of temporary employment contracts has intensified. A labour market reform is also under way. It aims at reducing the...
11 December 2006
Germany: 22 000 engineers’ positions remain vacant
The national Confederation of German engineers (VDI) has just issued a cry of distress facing the growing problems of German firms to hire engineers. With 39 400 new diplomas last year, Germany is...
11 December 2006
Strabag SE : difficult beginning for the agreement on workers’ representation in the SE
Registered as a European company, on October 12th, 2004, Strabag, the Austrian and European construction firm, finally concluded an agreement on workers' representation in May 2006. Broadly...
11 December 2006
EU : the European Qualifications Framework should be effective in 2010
In a statement adopted last December 5th, the European ministers in charge of education and the national social partners have promised to act in order to make operational, within 2010, the tools...
8 December 2006
Germany: the commission for the reform of co-determination proposes to install European workers’ representatives in German companies
On Wednesday December 19th, the Commission for the reform of the co-determination, chaired by Kurt Biedenkopf, made its final report to Angela Merkel. Besides some measures in favour of a...
8 December 2006
EU: the era of geographical mobility has not come yet
In a few days, the European Year of Workers' Mobility will come to an end. Meanwhile, a report from the Dublin foundation shows that only 4% of EU citizens have ever left their country for another...
8 December 2006
Great Britain : trade unions develop initiatives for disabled workers’ rights
The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) publishes a guide for negotiators, branches and local union representatives, aimed at promoting disabled workers' rights in the workplace. A few days...
8 December 2006
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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EU: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
4 December 2025
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EDF bans alcohol on all its sites
From 1 January 2026, French energy giant EDF (180,000 employees) will prohibit alcohol consumption at all internal and external corporate events, from social gatherings to seminars. The policy...
26 November 2025
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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Austria: European rules on wage transparency expected to cause a cultural shock
With the gender pay gap in Austria being the second largest in the European Union (18.3%), the Austrian government has promised to introduce a bill next spring to transpose the European directive...
27 November 2025