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Great Britain: a study on the cost of employee fraud for their companies
The cost of fraud for companies increased by 30% over a year to reach almost 1 billion Pounds (nearly 1,5 billion euros) in Great Britain in 2005, according to an investigation of the accounting...
16 March 2006
Germany : lower Saxony, town-scale agreements in public service
After several weeks of strike, the trade union Ver.di and the town employers’ organization of Lower Saxony (KAV) have come to a compromise - on March the 15th - about weekly working time of...
16 March 2006
Czech Republic : German embassy in Prague says Czechs do not use all opportunities to work in Germany
German embassy in Prague claims that Czechs do not use all opportunities to work in Germany. (Réf. 06254)
15 March 2006
Germany : wage negociations in metallurgy become thougher
The conflict in the metallurgical industry , which counts 3.4 million workers in Germany, might get more intense. Faced with the absence of proposal from the employers, IG-Metall answers with a...
15 March 2006
Great Britain: the State is responsible for British employees’ retirement savings losses
Because its responsibility is involved in the disappearance of the retirement savings of almost 100.000 British employees, the government was asked, March 15, to grant compensation to the people...
15 March 2006
Netherlands: three scenarios for reforming the Welfare state
In a report published on March 10, the experts of the central forecasting office (CPB), a consultative body, say new social reforms are needed. Called “ reinventing the Welfare state", this report...
15 March 2006
New social security forms for migrant workers will soon be available
The forms required by social security offices to apply the Community legislation on migrants were renewed in order to take into account the EU enlargement but also the agreement on free movement...
15 March 2006
The CJEC’s decision concerning the deduction of social security contributions in two member states.
With its decision from 9th march 2006 concerning a company manager, self-employed in Holland and employed in Belgium, the Court of justice of the European Communities reminds the conditions...
15 March 2006
Netherlands: employers ask government to ease the requirements for entry for highly qualified foreigners
Today, more Americans and Chinese ask for work permits than foreigners from traditional immigration countries. On the 91 000 foreigners that came to settle in the Netherlands in 2005, some 3 150...
14 March 2006
The Commission wants a «European alliance for a competitive and sustainable enterprise»
The European Commission should make public, next March 22, its communication on corporate social responsability (CSR). This document takes a new direction if we compare it to the previous ones. In...
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14 March 2006
Great Britain: a new report on overtime
The average British worker does three years and a half of overtime in his life, but half of it is not paid. The Clerical Medical insurance company publishes two months after the TUC’s report its...
14 March 2006
France : the main measure of the law on equal opportunities is violently contested
On March 9th, the Parliament definitely passed the law on equal opportunities. This law contains several measures aimed at fighting against discriminations, and others aimed at reducing the...
14 March 2006
The EU Council of ministers splits up because of the draft services directive
During a dinner organized on the eve of the EU Finance ministers meeting , held last March13, the ministers commented the amendments adopted by the European Parliament on the draft directive (see...
14 March 2006
A proposal for a European model of ethical alarm
The European authorities group in charge of data protection (known as article 29 group) wants to create a "European model" of the professional alarms devices (whistle-blowing), set up in certain...
14 March 2006
CJEC gives its opinion on collective agreement’s fate in case of transfers of undertakings
In the event of a transfer of undertakings, even if the employment contract mentions that the employment relationship is governed by a specific collective agreement, the transferee is concerned by...
13 March 2006
Germany: SPD asks for a mediator to put an end to strikes in the public sector
Prominent figures of the German social democrat party (SPD) indeed accused Hartmut Möllring, president of the employers' organization of Länder (Tarifgemeinschaft deutscher Länder or TdL) and the...
13 March 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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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026