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Belgium: CJEC condemns a provision aimed at fighting against moonlighting in the construction sector
The European Court of Justice (CJEC) condemns the principle of double obligation which affects construction firms not registered in the country. Consequently, the government promises to revise the...
20 October 2006
Germany : BenQ Mobile cuts more than 1900 jobs
Three weeks after having filed for bankruptcy, the German mobile phones producer, BenQ Mobile (former phone division of Siemens) announced, on October 19th, 2006, that it wanted to get rid of two...
20 October 2006
Austria : failure of negotiations on collective agreements in the iron and steel industry
Management and labour in the iron and steel industry (180 000 employees) separated after failing to reach agreement for the third time in two months. On Thursday, the employers rejected the...
20 October 2006
Finland : strike and clash between unions and management at Finnair
Cabin personnel of the Finnish airline, Finnair, have been on strike since 4 am Thursday October 19 in protest against the announcement of the recruitment of 500 cabin employees through its...
20 October 2006
Belgium: reaction of social partners to the declaration of federal policy
The Belgian business federation (FEB) welcomed the bill tabled by the government. Featuring a budget with O.3% in excess of gross domestic product, ie. One billion euros. “It is a positive step...
20 October 2006
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
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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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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United Kingdom: government “names and shames” companies that fail to pay the minimum wage
The news. On September 3, the UK government published a list of employers penalised for failing to comply with the National Minimum Wage. Nearly 660 companies were named, including fast-food chain...
4 September 2026