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Belgium: entry into force of the new regulations applying to restructurings
A Royal Decree of March 9, 2006 concerning "the active management of the restructurings" came into effect on April 1, 2006 and applies to the collective redundancies which will be announced...
4 April 2006
Netherlands: a paternity leave to take over from the mothers
On March 30th, the Parliament discussed the possibility, for the fathers, to relieve the mothers during their maternity leave, if they wish to go back to work before the deadline of 10 weeks term...
4 April 2006
The European Commission asks Member States to better apply the directive on workers’ placement
The European Commission has passed, on 4 April, a communication note on the "workers' posting" directive. It asks States to better apply this Community text which was rediscovered during the...
4 April 2006
Czech Republic: Senate rejects new Labor code bill
The Czech Senate has voted against the draft law creating a new Labor Code, which was approved by the Chamber of Deputies a few weeks ago. In order for this bill to come into force, it must be...
4 April 2006
Luxembourg: a collective agreement on the legal status of telecommuting
An agreement on the legal status of telecommuting was signed, 21 February 2006, between Luxembourg social partners, in order to transpose the European framework agreement on telecommuting of July...
3 April 2006
EON: American and European trade unions are opposed to the German energy giant
Europeans and American energy trade unions have announced on 29 March their intent to join their forces to confront the German energy giant EON. The company is accused of retracting its pledge to...
3 April 2006
Netherlands : government is to open the labour market to Eastern Europe
On March 31, the Dutch authorities announced that any restriction on immigration of the nationals of the eight new Member States of the European Union will be raised on January 1, 2007. (Ref...
3 April 2006
Slovenia: new employment law brings major changes
The draft law on employment and insurance in the case of unemployment was adopted by the Slovene government in the beginning of March. It also contains measures for unemployed people who have...
3 April 2006
Lithuania : an employment Act to help adapt to changing labour market
The Lithuanian government adopted the proposed Employment Supporting Law that will help job-seekers adapt to the needs of today's labour market. (Réf. 06319)
3 April 2006
The agreement on the European work’s council of Transdev is signed by all trade-union organizations
The passenger transport group Transdev completed, in December 2005, the negotiation on an agreement aimed at establishing a European work's council. This text, that we already commented on, (Réf...
3 April 2006
CJEC precises the conditions of benefit of the right to freedom of movement of a third country national married to a Community national
CJEC has decided that community law does not confer to a national of a non EU country the right to take up an activity as an employed person in a Member State other than the one in which his...
31 March 2006
Germany: the government is divided on the reform of dismissal authorization
Press review – March 27th to 31st, 2006 (Réf. 06318)
31 March 2006
Vinci: the world’s number 1 construction group renews its European work’s council
Management and most European trade-union organizations, except the CGT and CFTC, signed, on 27 February 2006, an agreement to renew Vinci's European work's council. (Réf. 06316)
31 March 2006
Belgium: publication of circular questions-answers about protection of workers against noise
The ministry of Employment has published a document in the form of questions-answers explaining the royal decree relating to the health and the security of workers against risks of noise at...
31 March 2006
France: the Constitutional Council validates the “first job contract”
The Constitutional Council, which checks the conformity of laws to the Constitution, has validated the law creating the very disputed "first job contract" (CPE). The follow-up is now up to Jacques...
31 March 2006
Great Britain: twelve commitments to protect workers
The British government announced, March 30, its intention to hunt down hooligan owners and some abusive employers' practices, like the assimilation of public holidays to paid-leaves or the...
31 March 2006
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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...
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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
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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France: government proposes suspending pension reform
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, reappointed on 10 October after resigning four days earlier, delivered his general policy speech to the National Assembly on 14 October. He announced the...