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Germany: the employer federation BDA is drawing up a positive review of the branches’ collective agreement
After criticizing their inflexibility for a long time, the federation of German employers (BDA) recognized, during its annual congress on November 7 in Berlin, that the collective conventions...
9 November 2006
EU: the pro opt-out team reacted to the failure of the negotiations on the working time directive
The break in the negotiations concerning the working time directive (see our article n° 061112) was carefully welcomed in Great Britain, where proponents and opponents are now waiting for the...
9 November 2006
France: almost all unions are about to sign a national cross-industry agreement on diversity within companies
All managerial and union organizations, except for the CFE-CGC, should sign the national interprofessional agreement on diversity within companies, an agreement that establishes an "enlarged...
9 November 2006
Spain: the economic and social council is offering to encourage technical education
The Spanish social and economic council is drawing attention to the fact that numerous positions are covered by over-qualified employees, and is pleading for a reinforcement of technical and...
9 November 2006
Luxembourg: towards the suppression of dismissal transactional compensations’ fiscal exemption
Luxembourg's government has introduced a bill on employment retention to the deputies' chamber. This bill contains, in particular, measures aiming at limiting the fiscal exemption that was until...
8 November 2006
Netherlands: the restrictions to hiring Romanian and Bulgarian workers are maintained
Henk van Hoof, secretary of state to social affairs and work, is planning to maintain for two years the current restrictions concerning the employment of Bulgarian and Romanian citizens, after...
8 November 2006
Great Britain: decline in illnesses and accidents at work
The Health and Safety Executive has just published statistics concerning industrial accidents and sick leaves, which declined in 2005-2006. These results, coming in the middle of a 10-year plan...
8 November 2006
Netherlands : strike in the public transportation system of the four biggest cities
Buses, subways and trolley cars of the four biggest cities of the country, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague, did not run between 9 and 16 o'clock, on November 15th, 2006. Trade unions...
8 November 2006
EU: once again, the twenty-five fail on the subject of the revision of the working time directive
The efforts the Finnish Presidency, made to reach a political agreement on the revision of the working hours' directive during the November 7th EU's Ministers' Council, have not been rewarded. A...
8 November 2006
Slovenia : law to ease Sundays shop openings passed
Changes of the law impose that, when setting the working hours, trader needs to consider the number of employees in the store and their rights, obligations and responsibilities from the labour...
7 November 2006
Belgium: social partners are divided on the adaptation of the preliminary procedure to mass lay-offs
The solidarity pact between generations, an ambitious social pact that the Verhofstadt government has been strongly defending for over a year, is planning notably to shorten the preliminary...
7 November 2006
Finland: a bill to improve the employees’ information and consultation, as well as social dialogue within the company
The Finnish government has just handed over to the Parliament a proposition to amend the law on cooperation (between employers and unions) within companies, as well as a new law including...
7 November 2006
Spain: the employee has to announce that she is pregnant to be protected against dismissal
For the dismissal of a pregnant woman to be invalid, the employer has to be aware that the woman is pregnant when he makes his mind, states a Supreme Court, ending a long controversy. (Ref...
7 November 2006
Great Britain: recruitment professionals have been on guards since the bill about age discriminations came into force
There is a collateral effect to the bill against age-related discrimination that came into force on October 1, 2006: there is censorship in classified ads. Robert Walters, one of the biggest...
7 November 2006
The European social Diary of November 13 to December 4, 2006
We provide you with a weekly diary on the main events involving social Europe and institutional appointments. You can forward us your schedules of events to the following address...
6 November 2006
Belgium: social partners agreed on the prevention against theft and control of employees
Belgian social partners, gathered within the National Work Council (CNT,) adopted a decision, on October 18, 2006, on the prevention against theft and controls outside the firm or workplace. This...
6 November 2006
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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