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Great Britain: weak wage increases in 2006
Wages in Great Britain have increased at their weakest rate in three years for the negotiations period surrounding New Year's day, according to a study conducted by the specialized cabinet...
28 March 2006
Germany: IG Metall launches warning strikes as of Wednesday
The trade-union federation IG Metall and Gesamtmetall, the employers' federation, have been negotiating for several weeks the renewal of the collective agreements for the automobile, metallurgy...
28 March 2006
Germany: the federal government launches the “great” health care reform
Drug prices frozen. The law on "modernization of public offices" (GKV-Modernisierungsgesetz), which came into effect on January 1st 2004, already allowed a strong decrease of expenditures (dental...
27 March 2006
Italy: Voters due to choose between two employment Policies
A few days before the elections of 9 and 10 April, the two coalitions both placed job creation and lower labor costs at the center of their program. However, the means to achieve these goals...
27 March 2006
The Twenty-five revive the Lisbon strategy and flexicurity
During the European Council of last 23 and 24 March, the Heads of State and government of the Twenty-five revived the Lisbon strategy while setting the objective to create six million jobs between...
27 March 2006
Slovakia: social partners want a new Labor Code
According to trade unions and employers' organizations, it's time for the country's legislation to evolve and to comply with EU regulations. (Réf. 06293)
27 March 2006
Spain: Labour Market Reform is very slow to come
IMF says nothing has changed in nearly two years, whereas social partners and the government had promised to deal with the subject. The government says it wants a broad consensus on this issue...
27 March 2006
Germany: Bayer’s take over of Schering could cost 6000 jobs
On the strategic level, the merger is completely judicious. But it will not be done without job cuts. This morning, Werner Wending, chairman of Bayer, said "the potential savings are estimated" at...
24 March 2006
Temporary work has a correct legal framework throughout the EU, according to the Dublin Foundation
According to a study carried out by the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions located in Dublin, all Member States of the European Union have a legal framework...
24 March 2006
The European Parliament considers the future of the European social model
The consultation launched by the European Commission on the future of the European model is not causing the great awaited debate. For example, at a meeting of the Commission of social affairs of...
24 March 2006
Belgium has to change its residency legislation
Demanding from the person who does not have sufficient personal resources to stay in its territory, Belgium imposes a condition which is contrary to the free movement principle. According to the...
24 March 2006
Netherlands: discussions on the opening of borders to new EU workers
The debate on the opening of borders to the nationals of new Member States of the European Union is sharp in the Netherlands. The government, which must decide before the end of March, is itself...
24 March 2006
The European Commission will bring together European social partners on the issue of transnational negotiations
During the conference on trans-border negotiations, organized by "Europe et Société” on 14 and 15 March 2006, in Paris, Evelyne Pichot, administrator at the Department of Employment and social...
23 March 2006
Italy: Berlusconi is furious with employers’ organization
Campaigning for the legislative elections of April, the president of the Italian Council, Silvio Berlusconi, tackled employers' organizations, accusing them of not supporting him and not...
23 March 2006
European Social Partners present their Work Program for 2006-2008
European social partners presented today their work program for 2006-2008 during the tripartite social summit. The hour rather seems to be with the evaluation of the results of the autonomous...
23 March 2006
Netherlands: Labor party wants to penalize graduate housewives
The Labor Party (PVDA, opposition) proposed, last 22 March, to introduce penalties for qualified women who do not work. This re-opened the debate on mothers' activity. (Ref. 06284)
23 March 2006
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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