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EU : first findings of the Dublin Foundation’s fourth survey on working conditions
The report shows many positive evolutions in terms of health and safety, more high-skilled employment, more women with executive positions, and a majority of workers satisfied by their work-life...
15 November 2006
Quebecor: trade union confederation Uni Europa Graphical points out the absence of information to European WC on ongoing restructurings
The European trade union confederation Uni Europa Graphical gathered, on November 14th, 2006, in Brussels, the Belgian, French, Spanish, Swedish and British unionists to discuss the situation of...
15 November 2006
EU : Commission approves creation of European Gas Social Dialogue Committee
The 34th sectoral social dialogue committee has just been officially approved by the Commission. Social dialogue in the European Gas industry will be handled by the employers' federation Eurogas...
14 November 2006
Belgium: beginning of social cooperation with the aim of a new cross-industry agreement
Started on Monday, November 13th, 2006, negotiations aimed at concluding a new cross-industry agreement (AIP) will have to succeed before Christmas. Employers and trade unions will notably have to...
14 November 2006
EU : major trade union federations support Lithuanian union protests
Several European trade union federations expressed solidarity with Lithuanian trade unions and workers, who protested in Vilnius on November 10th against the government's plan to increase the...
13 November 2006
Corus: agreement on job security for Dutch employees
Corus Nederland, the multinational Anglo-Dutch steel company, which employs 12 000 employees in the Netherlands, has accepted, on November 12th, 2006, most of trade unions' claims as part of the...
13 November 2006
Great-Britain: the new law on discriminations on grounds of age
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, which came into force on 1 October 2006, promise to bring the most significant changes to UK employment law since the sex and race discrimination...
13 November 2006
Germany : federal employment court limits employees’ rights in case of collective dismissal
Ruling on a complaint of six employees laid off by a subcontractor, the federal employment Court of Leipzig (Bundesarbeitsgericht - BAG), has abandoned the line followed during the last years...
13 November 2006
The European social Agenda from November 13th till December 4th, 2006
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13 November 2006
GB : 400 000 housewives would be ready to work if the culture of long days at work ended
One in five British housewives would be willing to work if employers gave them more flexibility, according to a study of the Commission for equal opportunities, one of the main structures for the...
10 November 2006
Poland : Parliament passed two amendments in the Polish labour law
Prolonging of maternity leaves. Second amendment includes prolonging of maternity leaves. At present it is 16 weeks at the first childbirth, 18 month at every other birth and 26 months in case of...
10 November 2006
Deutsche Bahn: agreement on privatization allows tariff negotiations to resume in calmness
Just after the surprise announcement (8.11) of a compromise on the partial privatization of Deutsche Bahn, DB management and the trade unions of railway workers Transnet and GDBA have reopened...
10 November 2006
Great Britain: the government wants to speed up the decrease in racial unfairness in terms of employment
Before he will be able to get the same employment opportunities as a White man in the same situation, a young Black unemployed will have reached his retirement age, reveals a study made by the...
10 November 2006
Spain: on average, the Spanish work 219 extra hours a year compared to the EU at 15, but they have one of the lowest productivities in the area
The Spanish work an average 1,774 hours a year, that is to say 14% more than the average 1,555 hours for the Europe at 15, but slightly less than the 1,815 annual hours for the Americans...
10 November 2006
Netherlands: at Corus, negotiations are blocked
Negotiations concerning a new company agreement have been blocked since November 2 at Corus, an Anglo Dutch multinational company specialized in high steel and aluminum products. An agreement is...
10 November 2006
France: CJEC changes the rules about the wages to take into account in the calculation of the asbestos compensation granted to a migrant worker who last worked in another EU country
A French court referred the CJEC within a litigation opposing a French insured employee, who finished his career in Belgium, to his social security office, regarding the way the asbestos...
9 November 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