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Great Britain: Government introduces selective immigration for non-EU citizens
The Minister of the Interior presented, March 7, 2006, a plan to implement a selective immigration policy, privileging skilled immigrants and creating a points system. Its objective is to restrict...
8 March 2006
Germany: Government wants to maintain seniors at work
The German government, on March 8, 2006, adopted its annual report on retirements, and announced a series of measures called "Initiative 50 plus", intended to promote the employment of old...
8 March 2006
Poland: three bills to improve maternity leaves
The three bills proposing the extension of the paid maternity leave and the one that envisages to protect women after their paid leave were submitted, March 8, 2006, in first reading to the...
8 March 2006
Spain: Volkswagen says no job cuts on Spanish production sites
Since the head office announced a restructuring plan that would affect 20 000 employees, the social climate in the group’s Spanish companies is very bad. Because
of the Seat subsidiary company...
8 March 2006
Ford Werke : an agreement guarantees employment in exchange for wage moderation
An agreement concluded between the management of Ford Werke, the German subsidiary of General Motors, and the work's council of the car manufacturer, March 6, 2006, envisages to maintain the...
7 March 2006
Great Britain: the House of Lords examines a case of discrimination on grounds of age
The Committee of Appeals of the House of Lords, the highest judicial body of the country, is due to examine two complaints of former employees who were fired. This comes at a time when the...
7 March 2006
Malte : Legislation on fixed-term contracts could be revised
Malta will have to change its social legislation, because it has failed to correctly transpose the directive on fixed-term contracts of 28 June 1999. Public sector employees have indeed been...
7 March 2006
Poland: legislation on temporary work is criticized
Getting hired under a permanent employment contract is becoming rare in Poland. Indeed, one employee out of four is a temporary worker. Poland is the second EU country in terms of temporary...
7 March 2006
Green light given to rescue of Italian airline Volare Airlines SpA
The Commission today authorised rescue aid for the Italian airline Volare Airlines SpA. This short-term aid is intended to rescue the firm from bankruptcy and allow it to take steps to continue...
7 March 2006
Great Britain: an HSBC bank executive says he was laid off because of its homosexuality
Peter Lewis, 47, former director of the stock broking department at the HSBC investment bank, filed a complaint against his former employer, saying he was laid off because of his homosexuality...
7 March 2006
Transdev group creates a European work’s council
On 20 December 2005, the Transdev transportation group concluded an agreement aimed at creating a European work’s council. The text organizes workers’ consultation in the event of special...
6 March 2006
France : Surpreme Court’s opinion on the composition of the special negotiation body
In October 2005, the French highest Court specified that, once the special group set up in order to negociate an agreement on a European Works council, its composition cannot be modified to take...
6 March 2006
Italy : a new program to maintain seniors at work
Last week, Italian newspapers stressed the measures, known as of "re-insertion" of the seniors, adopted by the Council of Ministers on 2 March, and intended to maintain old workers in activity in...
6 March 2006
European Commission presents the “Roadmap for equality between men and women 2006-10”
The roadmap
sets out six priority areas for action in the 2006-2010 period:
6 March 2006
Globalization Fund: interview of Frederic Bruggeman
Frederic Bruggeman, project director for the Syndex cabinet (certified public accountant firm specialized in work's councils assistance), international coordinator of the European project Reflects...
6 March 2006
Germany : press comments on the AEG agreement and the conflict in the public sector
Press review from Monday February 27th to Friday March 3rd. The German press comments on the conflict at AEG and the agreement concluded between IG Metall and the management. Also in the news: the...
6 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026