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Baltic region : number one for wage increases
Recent studies stress that the average costs of labour hours in Latvia in the second quarter of 2006, in comparison to the second quarter of 2005, have increased by 22.7%. This is the sharpest...
21 September 2006
Siemens: strong increase in managers’ wages outrages Germany
Just ahead of painful restructurings, the Supervisory board of Siemens announced a 30 % wage increase for the 12 members of its management. Staff and public opinion are outraged. IG Metall is...
21 September 2006
Spain: government promotes selective immigration to fight clandestine work
Spanish firms employed 116 000 immigrant workers chosen directly in their country of origin, between January and June. These contracts represent almost 20 % of the immigrants who entered Spain...
21 September 2006
Grundfos: attracting more women to management positions
The industrial pumps giant, which employs more than 14.000 employees in the world, is trying to open up management to women. (Ref. 06924)
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20 September 2006
European Economic and Social Committee pushes to change the directive on European work’s councils
The European Economic and Social Committee adopted, on September 13th 2006, an own-initiative opinion on the revision of the 1994 directive on European work's councils. The Committee favours a...
20 September 2006
Belgium: the minister of employment wants to implement an obligatory no-claims bonus/surcharge for accidents at work in all firms
This new measure is aimed at encouraging firms to take more prevention measures in terms of workers' safety, and rewarding those who make efforts to avoid accidents at work. (Ref 06922)
20 September 2006
Spain: for the first time, an employer is sentenced to jail after a deadly accident at work
An architect and three works foremen were condemned by the court of Madrid to pay a fine of more than 200 000 euros and were sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of prison for the death of two...
20 September 2006
ETUC asks for a better protection of workers exposed to chemicals
During a conference on how REACH ties in with European health and safety at work legislation last September 19th, the European Trade Unions Confederation (ETUC) asked the EU institutions more...
20 September 2006
Germany: labour unions and conservatives are divided on the introduction of a legal minimum wage
The « union Council » of the social democrat party (SPD) and the Confederation of German labour unions (DGB), came to an agreement, on Monday evening in Frankfurt, on the introduction of a legal...
20 September 2006
Coming into force of the new social security forms on rights to pension of migrant workers
The decision also updates forms E 205, E 207, E 210, E 211, E 213 and E 215 which notably allow social security institutions to itemize information over insurance periods of migrant workers...
19 September 2006
Axa announces a capital increase reserved for employees
The insurance group has informed today, September 19th, that it was going to undertake a capital increase reserved for its employees. This operation concerns 32 countries. (Ref 06916)
19 September 2006
Denmark: telecommuting rising
A new study of the national Institute of Statistics (Danmarks Statistik) shows a net increase in the number of employees who work from home. (Ref. 06914)
19 September 2006
Euro MP’s start discussing the European Globalization Adjustment Fund
The members of the Employment and Social affairs (EMPL) Commission discussed, on last 12 September, the report of Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (PPE-DE, France) concerning the creation of the...
18 September 2006
Poland: Minister of Employment wants to increase minimum wage and raise average retirement age
During a press conference, the new Minister of Employment, Anna Kalata, announced her priorities in terms of wages and social policy. (Ref. 06913)
18 September 2006
Finland: the Ministry of Labour launches a new information site on Finnish social legislation
This multilingual site provides information for employers hiring foreign workers on employment regulations, important administrative steps, as well as for immigrant workers coming to work in...
18 September 2006
Germany: Müntefering wants to protect the « internship generation » and is willing to use the law if necessary
The German Minister of Employment and social Affairs wants to protect interns exiting higher education, 70% of who work without being paid anything. Furthermore, the number of "integration...
18 September 2006
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8 December 2025
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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