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Axa: the insurance group celebrates the ten years of its European work’s council
Management of the French insurance group Axa will organize, between 15 and 17 May, in Brussels, a three-days training seminar for members of its European work's council. One evening will be...
5 May 2006
Germany: IG Metall asks for 7% wage increase
Whereas the current agreements end on March 31, the metalworkers trade union has just quantified its claims : a 7% wage rise. Certain trade unionists of Porsche or DaimlerChrysler asked for a rise...
5 May 2006
Air France-KLM: the new European work’s council is now operational
Following the signature of the agreement for the implementation of the European work's council within the airline company Air France-KLM (see our article n°06143), the members of the new office...
5 May 2006
Nestle: the European work’s council challenges management on one of its suppliers
After the intervention of the European work's council of Unilever last April (see enclosure), the European work's council of Nestle, wrote to management in order to express concern over the...
5 May 2006
Spain: the social partners agree on the labour law reform
The final draft of the labour law reform has been settled. The government and the social partners reached an agreement on Thursday 4th May, after 14 months of complicated negotiations, which...
5 May 2006
Czech Republic: Hyundai reverses its promises for the new Nosovice factory
The car manufacturer has gone back on its promise to create 3,000 jobs and produce 300 000 vehicles per year in the new factory at Nosovice. The company's final announcement is the creation of...
5 May 2006
Germany: stricter unemployment checks and mystery surrounding the Volkswagen restructuring
Press review from 29th April to 5th May 2006. Whilst checks on unemployed people are being tightened up, Volkswagen is going to begin its restructuring. (Ref. 06448)
5 May 2006
Netherlands: an experimental program for the most underprivileged young people
Within the framework of an experimental program intended to encourage the hiring of young people without occupational qualification, the government is committed to compensate the employer for any...
5 May 2006
Germany : the federal government improves the companies’ supplementary pensions’ guarantee system
The German council of ministers passed, on May 3rd, a reform bill aiming for the improvement of the financial coverage of the Pensions-Sichergungs-Verein (PSVag), a pension fund that provides the...
5 May 2006
Orange UK : cutting of about 2000 jobs in Great Britain
France Telecom's mobile telephony's subsidary company announced, on May 4th, its intention to cut between 1800 and 2000 jobs in Great Britain. This piece of news comes short after the announcement...
5 May 2006
Netherlands : reform on dismissal in a dead end
Being discussed for months now, a flexibility of the dismissal's laws seems to be out of reach on the short term in the Netherlands. Negociations between unions and managment, that should have...
5 May 2006
Belgium: the government installs a reference framework on CSR
In Belgium, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is supported by a true political voluntarism. On April 28th, the government adopted a framework of reference on the subject. It shows the will of...
4 May 2006
PSA : first European trade-union co-ordination meeting
Following the announcement by the French car manufacturer PSA Peugeot-Citroen of the closing of its site of Ryton in Great Britain, the European Metalworkers' Federation (EFM) met, last 27 April...
4 May 2006
Spain: the supreme Court validates the double salary scale at Nissan
The supreme court has just confirmed the legality of the double salary scale used by the car manufacturer Nissan Motor Iberica in Catalonia when hiring new employees. This is the end of a long...
4 May 2006
The European Metalworkers’ Federation calls for individual training rights
The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) has launched a campaign to present its first common demand: the individual right to training. It has circulated a text to its members, inviting them to...
4 May 2006
Poland: the law transposing the “information – consultation” directive is promulgated
The President of the Republic, Lech Kaczynski, promulgated, last 27 April, the law transposing in Polish law the “information consultation” directive of 2002 and making the creation of "works...
4 May 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...
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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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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
1 December 2025
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EU: Commission issues first recommendation on human capital as part of European Semester
In parallel with the European Semester adopted on 25 November, which proposes guidelines to member states on economic policies for the coming year, the European Commission has adopted an...
25 November 2025
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...
15 December 2025