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Italy : the national metalworkers contract is renewed
After thirteen months of negotiations and a strike of 62 hours, social partners of the Metal Industry sector reached an agreement on the new national contract. (Ref. 0679)
30 January 2006
Netherlands : plan to set a ceiling for public sector salaries
Big changes are in sight for salaries in Netherlands’ para-public sector. The Parliament wishes to set a money ceiling for certain functions. (Ref.0677)
28 January 2006
Great Britain : press review- January 23rd to 27th 2006
Governmental plans to offshore Department for Work and Pensions' call-centers, and major overhaul for the Incapacity Benefits (IB) system, were very interesting issues for the British press this...
27 January 2006
Germany: press review -January 20th to 27th 2006
The German press has picked up the controversy on the family policy, which is dividing partys in the coalition government of Angela Merkel. (Ref. 0675)
27 January 2006
Great Britain : a draft bill about corporate manslaughter that would cover death at work
After years of beating about the bush, the new law on deadly accidents at work is ready and has to be submitted to Parliament. (Ref. 0674)
27 January 2006
European social partners due to deal with harassing and violence at work
On February 7th, 2006, European social partners will open a negotiation aimed at concluding a voluntary agreement on harassing and violence at work. (Ref 0671).
26 January 2006
European social partners agree on a work programme for 2006-2008
On January 26, 2006, in Brussels, negotiation teams of European employers (Unice/UAPME and CEEP) and the European Confederation of trade unions (ETUC) agreed, at a meeting of the committee for...
26 January 2006
Belgique : a charter to fight against discriminations in the Brusells region.
Already 40 companies of the Brussels region have signed a charter on diversity, in order to fight against discriminations during the hiring process and to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity...
26 January 2006
Netherlands : employers don’t want to be forced to pay for child-care fees
On January 20th, 2006, Netherland’s employers said the government’s plan to make companies contribute by law to parents’child-care fees was "unacceptable". (Ref.0673)
26 January 2006
For european parlementary, EU funding must be restitued in case of relocations
In a report adopted the 24 january 2006, the Regional Developpment Committee call on the Commission and the Members states to prevent potential damage in link with relocations. (Ref. 0668)
26 January 2006
A European coordination group of trade-unions is created within the Delphi group
The European federation of metallurgists (EFM) set up, January 20, 2006, in Brussels, a European coordination group of trade unions within the U.S. automobile equipment supplier Delphi. (Ref. 0669)
26 January 2006
Czech Republic : three experimental programs could lower unemployment in some areas
During the first half of this year, the Czech Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is going to launch three experimental programs (in Moravian-Silesian region, Karlove Vary and Usti nad Labem...
25 January 2006
Czech Republic: average salary should continue to rise firmly
Given the current pace of the economic growth, the head of the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions, Milan Stech, said that the average salary in the Czech Republic should reach 27000 CZK...
25 January 2006
Czech Republic : REACH legislation will cost Czech companies a lot of money
The new European Union legislation concerning registration, evaluation, approval and limitation of chemicals (REACH) should impose strict rules on Czech companies. (Ref. 0667)
25 January 2006
Great Britain: incapacity benefits will be severely limited
The work and pensions secretary has announced the main measures of a forthcoming reform of incapacity benefit (IB). IB is due to the sick, the handicapped and people in incapacity: the government...
25 January 2006
Hungary : new rules for temporary staff
The main idea of the amendment is that temporary staff can no longer be a back-stair for employers. In many cases, employers had established a second firm specialised in providing the parent...
25 January 2006
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Germany: legal battle at Tesla ahead of works council election
The Frankfurt/Oder labour court has postponed a mid-November hearing in the case between the IG Metall union and Michaela Schmitz, employee representative and head of the works council at the...
28 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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AI-driven job cuts on the rise in tech sector
As leading tech companies ramp up investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and roll out transformation plans to boost its development, layoffs across the sector are increasing. But are the job...
7 October 2025
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France: generative AI and older workers central to BPCE’s skills management strategy
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...
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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 October 2025
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Carrefour and UNI Global Union renew global agreement on promoting social dialogue and diversity
On 17 October, Carrefour, one of the world’s largest retailers, with nearly 500,000 employees worldwide, and global union federation UNI Global Union renewed their global agreement on...
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