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Fresenius AG announces its transformation into a European Company (SE)
Fresenius, a major German company specialized in equipment, medical and pharmaceutical services, will introduce to its shareholders a plan to transform its legal status during the next general...
19 October 2006
ING: the bank presents an exemplary social plan according to the De Unie
The management of ING bank and the union De Unie reached agreement on October 4 on a social plan linked to the restructuring announced on November 2, 2005 featuring the outsourcing of 2200 jobs...
19 October 2006
The TUC informs the Poles on labour legislation in the UK
The TUC, worried about the excesses linked to the massive influx of Polish workers onto the UK labour market, joined the information campaign organized in Poland by different authorities in charge...
19 October 2006
Latvia : 2 % of employed people intend to leave the country
A survey conducted by the Latvian University on people with 120 different occupations, which were questioned on their intentions regarding emigration, gave the following results: 59% said they...
19 October 2006
General Motors : management and workers agree on terms for closing of Portugal plant
GM will notably give two months' salary to each worker and for each year worked at Azambuja plant. The plant is due to close on next December 21st. The factory produced the Combo, but this...
19 October 2006
Airbus Germany gets rid of 1000 temporary workers
It is the first numbered decision concerning the staff reduction at Airbus Germany. The contracts of 1000 temporary workers, out of the 7300 temporary workers employed by Airbus Germany, will not...
19 October 2006
Denmark: trade unions defend bonuses for flexible working timetables
Union representatives of some 9000 industry employees are defending the right to a nuisance bonus to compensate the flexible working timetables, Employers announced last week that they would...
18 October 2006
EU: flex-security, labor market and labor law evolutions on the agenda of the European Commission for the coming months
During a conference of the Finnish Presidency on last October 16th, the Commissioner in charge of Social affairs and Equal Opportunities, Vladimir Spidla, introduced the projects that the...
18 October 2006
Lithuania : Salaries rose by 11% last year
Real salaries (inflation-deducted) were up 6.8%. Strong wage increases were reported in the health care, social care and building sectors. (Ref. 061034)
18 October 2006
Germany: retirement at 67 years old threatens millions of jobs, according to the IAB institute
According to a study published on October 17th by the research institute on the labor market, IAB, linked to the federal Agency for employment (BA), the progressive raise of the retirement age to...
18 October 2006
Latvia : massive immigration becoming a « national disaster »
Nobody had predicted the scale of the phenomenon. In Latvia (2.3 million inhabitants), emigration is causing tremendous damages. Since 2004, indeed, 200 000 to 300 000 workers have left the...
18 October 2006
Belgium: trade unions refuse austerity and wage moderations
Before the launching of negotiations on the future cross-industry agreement, the two main Belgian trade union federations, the FGTB and the CSC, have introduced a common list of union demands...
18 October 2006
Luxembourg : bill on adapting the directive on information and consultation of workers
Having failed to make a comprehensive reform of worker representation in companies which would have allowed the adaptation within a reasonable period of directive 2002/14 of March 11, 2002...
18 October 2006
Bulgaria: minimum service and an arbitration procedure in exchange for the right to strike
Doctors, post office, telecommunications, transport and energy workers now have the right to strike. The Parliament adopted in second reading amendments to the law on collective conflicts which...
17 October 2006
Germany: strong increase in top-managers’ wages in 2005
While a virulent debate has opened in Germany on the appearance of a new "proletariat", the salaries of DAX 30 companies' top managers have increased by 11% on average between 2004 and 2005...
17 October 2006
CSR : US companies lobbying against the Chinese government’s plan to introduce rights to protect workers
The New York Times reports on the front page of its October 13th issue that US corporations are lobbying to prevent the Chinese government to pass a law that would enforce workers' rights. (Ref...
17 October 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