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Spain: unions and management at Renault postpone the shedding of 1300 jobs until end January 2007 to allow time for negotiation
Discussions on job cuts and on the industrial project for the plants. Both majority unions, the worker commissions and UGT, have agreed to a negotiation, as demanded by management, dealing jointly...
4 December 2006
Germany: employers do not rule out a wage increase in 2007 in the Metal industry
After the latest negotiations in this sector, Gesamtmetall and IG-Metall had agreed on April 22 to a 3% wage increase effective June 1, 2006 (see story n° 06400). This was the first time that the...
4 December 2006
EU: flexicurity, decent jobs and portability of pension rights on the agenda of the last Council of employment ministers
The last Council of Social Affairs ministers of the Finnish Presidency, which took place on November 30th and December 1st, supported the initiative of the European Commission to promote decent...
4 December 2006
Netherlands: extension of the volunteer departure program at Nedcar
At Nedcar, the only plant of motorized assemblage in the Netherlands, the volunteer departure program set up last July to avoid forced dismissals has been so successful that it was extended for...
4 December 2006
Italy : government wants to toughen regulation on fixed-term employment contracts
Italy is going to reform its legislation on fixed-term contracts, in order to make their use more restrictive. This is the latest plan of Employment Minister Cesare Damiano (DS, Left-wing...
4 December 2006
Spain: trade unions want to enrich the collective negotiation for 2007
Before the renegotiation of a framework agreement on collective negotiation (which notably sets the foundations of negotiations for salaries), the majority confederations UGT and CC.OO announced...
4 December 2006
EU: European Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF) should come into force in January 2007
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission seem to have found an agreement on the draft regulation concerning a new fund aimed at helping workers sacked due to major industrial...
1 December 2006
Ireland : the Labour court recommends a minimum wage increase
In the framework of the national pact for growth and employment (Towards 2016), adopted by the government and the social partners on September 5 (see dispatch n°06855), the trade unions...
1 December 2006
Spain: Ministry of Employment point out the negligence of employers in work accidents
The Ministry of Employment has just introduced to employers and trade unions a report which analyses in depth the reasons of 509 deadly work accidents which took place between 2003 and 2004...
1 December 2006
MAN Diesel SE: the agreement on workers’ representation in the European company broadly designed on the German co-management model
MAN Diesel, a world leader in diesel engines, chose to maintain the existing dual structure. The firm’s head office remains in Augsburg. The directorate is supervised by a board of directors...
30 November 2006
Great Britain : bill for pensions overhaul is finally ready
The government published yesterday the draft law on retirement pensions, which was under preparation for three years. The text contains few novelties compared to the proposals of the Turner...
30 November 2006
Germany: Council of Ministers approves retirement at 67 years old
The Council of Ministers adopted, on Wednesday November 29th, the gradual raise of the retirement age from 65 to 67 years old, combined with an increase of contributions to the pensions system...
30 November 2006
Capio: first European WC in the health care sector
The Swedish company Capio is the first group of the health sector to have concluded an agreement on the setting up of a European WC, according to the European trade union confederation EPSU. Capio...
29 November 2006
Poland: dismissal of local trade union creator reopens debate on union rights
The dismissal of the local Solidarnosc union creator, at Media Markt triggered a large mobilization of trade unions and underlined the difficulties related to the creation of trade unions in some...
29 November 2006
Great Britain : government wants to reduce red tape and checks in companies
Finance Minister Gordon Brown wants to reduce paper exchanges and inspections in companies which have a socially responsible behaviour. Checks would be reoriented towards companies which are known...
29 November 2006
Austria: Confederation of Austrian trade unions introduces the outlines of its reform
After a big opinion poll which attracted only 60000 of the 1.3 million followers of the Confederation of Austrian trade unions (ÖGB), the latter has just introduced the first outlines of its...
29 November 2006
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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