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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
Netherlands : the two main trade union federations reject the new «on-line » trade union, accused of selling off workers’ interests
The two biggest Dutch trade union federations have decided to exclude the trade union of executives, De Unie, from the negotiations over the new collective agreement in the light metal sector. The...
17 October 2006
Ryanair : management faces industrial action in Spain and Italy
Italian cabin crew and Spanish luggage handlers have launched strikes to protest against management's policies. These workers are members of trade unions and say Ryanair refuses to deal with trade...
17 October 2006
Spain : fiscal administration notices a development of low-qualified and badly paid jobs
Half of the newly employed Spanish people earned less than the SMI (minimum wage) in 2005, according to the annual statistic report of the fiscal administration, published on 13 October...
17 October 2006
Germany: Peter Hartz, former HR manager of Volkswagen, admits his role in works council corruption scandal
According to the public prosecutor's department of Braunschweig, Peter Hartz, Volkswagen's former emblematic HR manager, acknowledged on October 9th, 2006, during a cross-examination, having paid...
16 October 2006
EU: ultimate consultations on the revision of the working time directive before the Council of ministers of November 7th
The Finnish Presidency of the EU has convened a Council of Employment ministers on November 7th with the hope to reach a compromise on the revision of the working time directive. It proposes to...
16 October 2006
International Metalworkers’ Federation renews commitment to International Framework Agreements
During its World Conference which took place on September 26th and 27th 2006, the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) discussed how to improve IFA's and use them as a tool in the building...
16 October 2006
The European social Diary of October 17 to November 23, 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...
16 October 2006
EU : the European Commission takes action against Member States which don’t allow the creation of occupational retirement institutions
The European Commission is accusing the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland not to have implemented the Directive on the activities and supervision of occupational retirement institutions...
13 October 2006
Lithuania: discussion on the lowering of taxes and social contributions
This week, politicians, entrepreneurs and trade union representatives are discussing the issue of employers' social contributions in the Lithuanian Parliament. (Ref. 061019)
13 October 2006
EU : consultation with European social partners on reconciliation of private and professional life
The document addressed to the European social partners reminds the community regulations setting out the rights to parental leave: directive 92/85 for improving the health and safety during...
13 October 2006
Denmark: cancers linked to asbestos at work will be compensated automatically
e-europnews October 13th, 2006 - N°061016 – www.eeuropnews.com
12 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026