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Great-Britain : publication of the bill on disability and incapacity pensions’ reform
This plan of action is today to 2.7 million people’s advantage, victims of industrial accidents, disabled, or suffering from mental illnesses (among which are depression, anxiety and stress, more...
7 July 2006
Volkswagen: Spanish trade union denies a transfer of production of the Polo model to Belgium
The trade union CC.OO demented the information published in Der Spiegel (3-07) and affirmed that Volkswagen will not transfer the production of its Polo model from Landaben to Brussels. (Réf...
7 July 2006
Netherlands: Océ relocates its production in Malaysia
Océ, the Dutch manufacturer of printers and photocopiers, announced on July 5 its intention to relocate 80% of its production in Malaysia, between now and the end of 2008. For now, the management...
7 July 2006
Denmark: temporary work agencies hire workers in Poland
Training courses for Poles. Danish temporary work agencies are the first to benefit from this easing. Thus, Adecco, the largest temporary work company in Denmark, created training courses in...
7 July 2006
Spain: draft law on gender equality triggers controversy
Trade union representatives and employers are arguing over the bill on gender equality, approved on June 23 by the Council of Ministers (see our article n° 06656) which should also prove very...
6 July 2006
The Court of Justice accepts the suspension of an incapacity allowance for a disabled person who leaves the Netherlands
Two young Dutch woman benefiting from an allowance for young handicapped people decided to settle in another Member State. Dutch authorities suspended the payment of the allowance which they...
6 July 2006
ThyssenKrupp Steel : an agreement with IG Metall guarantees the taking on of the 18,000 workers
(*) The function of « Arbeitsdirektor » is fixed by joint managment laws in the iron and steel branch (Montanbstimmungen). Appointed by the supervisory board with the riquired agreement of the...
6 July 2006
Scor: the reinsurance group is transformed into three European Companies
Scor announced, on July 4, the purchasing of the German reinsurer Revios for more than 650 million euros and its transformation into three European companies. Scor is the first French listed...
6 July 2006
Great Britain: plan to ease law on Sunday shop openings is abandoned
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alistair Darling, announced, on July 3, that the government had given up its plan to end the limitation of Sunday openings. This comes after a consultation...
6 July 2006
Italy: transposition of the “noise” directive
The "noise" directive, which protects employees against the noisy environments of work which are harmful to their health, was transposed in Italian law. This text is very close to the directive...
6 July 2006
Ford Genk: the Commission approves part of the assistance package for training granted to the Belgian factory
The European Commission validated, on July 4, a first State aid of 6.24 million Euros that the Flemish government plans to grant the Ford-Werke factory, located in Ghent, Belgium ("Ford Genk")...
5 July 2006
Germany: the Court of Justice will rule on State premiums to retirement savings accounts
The European Commission decided to attack Germany before the Court of Justice because it has failed to change its legislation on the premiums to encourage retirement savings-accounts...
5 July 2006
The CJEC specifies the conditions under which successive fixed-term contracts can be concluded
The Court of Justice seldom had the occasion to interpret the directive on fixed-term contracts. Giving its opinion on a case involving Greek law, the judges of Luxembourg have just set limits to...
5 July 2006
Germany: the health care reform plan is “an opening”, says Angela Merkel
During a press conference on July 4 in Berlin, the parties in power (CDU and SPD) defended their health care reform plan, whose broad outline had been announced the day before (see our article nº...
5 July 2006
General Motors: management accepts negotiations on Azambuja plant
GME has accepted to start negotiations on the future of the Azambuja plant Portugal). The group recently announced that it intended to close the site, which hosts the production of the Opel Combo...
4 July 2006
Postal social partners sign joint recommendations on Training and Skills development
Employers and European trade unions, taking into account the evolutions of the postal sector, insist on the importance of the lifelong learning. They also propose some orientations on the matter...
4 July 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 proposes loosening of AI regulations
On 19 November, the European Commission published a proposal for an omnibus regulation aimed at simplifying the AI Act in order to ‘ensure the swift, smooth and proportionate implementation’ of...
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025