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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
Portugal: agreement on work conditions at Autoeuropa
In order to obtain the construction of new Volkswagen models, and thus to maintain employment, employees of the Portuguese company Autoeuropa, a subsidiary of the group, have negotiated an...
24 January 2006
EDF: seminar on European work councils
The EDF group and its European work councils, instituted in 2003, jointly organized a seminar, which took place between December 6 and 8 2005. It was devoted to the role of European work councils...
24 January 2006
Denmark: next spring should be tough for workers
The liberal-conservative government is due to make its proposals for a pensions reform next February. Just 18 months after the lowering of the retirement age from 67 to 65 years old, political...
24 January 2006
Great Britain: Department for Work could offshore some of its divisions in India
The civil servants’ main trade union (PCS) revealed to the press a confidential report from the Ministry for Work and Pensions on the possibility of relocating to India its call-center activities...
23 January 2006
Germany: the Bundestag again discusses a bill on discrimination
On January 20, 2006, German deputies, once more, failed to agree on a bill aimed at transposing in the German law four European directives which fight discriminations. (Ref. 0656)
23 January 2006
Latvia : changes in social sphere starting January 1st, 2006
Improving and developing the state’s social policy involving employment, social services and social assistance, social insurance and gender equality fields: these are the goals of the reforms that...
23 January 2006
Transitional periods for employment to remain
Next February 8th, the Commission will draw a balance over the free movement of workers from Central Europe, nearly 2 years after the last enlargement. Austria and Germany are againt the abolition...
23 January 2006
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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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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United Kingdom: government “names and shames” companies that fail to pay the minimum wage
The news. On September 3, the UK government published a list of employers penalised for failing to comply with the National Minimum Wage. Nearly 660 companies were named, including fast-food chain...
4 September 2026