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EU: trade unions express concern over 28th legal regime for companies
The proposed “28th regime” — a single European legal framework for innovative companies — was discussed at the informal European Council on 12 February. “We all agree...
13 February 2026
EU: a European Company can legally circumvent negotiations on employee involvement (CJEU)
In a ruling handed down on 16 May, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that a European Company (SE), a status that provides a single legal regime in all member states, could be...
28 May 2024
TOTAL: agreement signed establishing the European Works Council of the future European Company (SE)
On 15 April, the French energy producer and provider concluded an agreement on employee involvement in the future European Company (SE), the conversion into which was approved at the shareholders’...
3 June 2020
Bolloré Group: agreement signed defining arrangements for workers representative involvement after the group changes to Societas Europaea status
In May 2019, Bolloré, a French transportation, communications and logistics conglomerate announced its intention to shift its headquarters and transform its status to a Societas Europaea (SE), a...
23 October 2019
Faurecia: agreement struck that institutes its Societas Europaea (SE) company committee
Faurecia now possess ‘a legal status that is more representative of the Group’s European dimension and that will bolster both its international image and its attractiveness vis-à-vis all of its...
12 February 2019
Italy: far reaching transformation has occurred in recent years in the country’s the industrial relations model
Six years have passed since FCA (then Fiat) quit the country’s employers’ body Confindustria. The resultant seismic effects on the social landscape sparked a series of structural changes that have...
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29 November 2017
Putting online an agreement that established a single works council for two European companies; Christian Dior SE and LVMH SE
Two European companies with a single common personnel representation body. The arrangement to put a single works council in place was chosen in an agreement signed by Christian Dior SE and LVMH SE...
20 January 2016
AKKA: an agreement on workers’ involvement in the future SE
On March 30 management at the French engineering and technology advisory firm signed an agreement with a SNB that puts in place an EWC for the soon to be established SE. This is the third French...
25 May 2015
OHB SE: agreement over worker participation in the newly formed SE online
On March 26, 2015, OHB, the German space technology company converted its legal structure into a Societas Europaea (SE). The change is in response to the growing Europeanization of its activities...
6 May 2015
Dassault Systèmes: signature of an agreement on employee involvement in the European company (SE)
On April 10 the French software company specializing in 3D software design together with an expressly designated SNB signed an agreement on employee involvement in the future SE. The highly...
13 April 2015
Airbus Group: agreement on employee involvement in the SE (European Company)
At the beginning of March, the aeronautics group, together with the negotiation Group specifically formed for the purpose, signed an agreement covering employee involvement in the future...
23 March 2015
Allianz SE: revision to the employee participation agreement
On July 03, 2014 an agreement revising an earlier one (2006) covering employee participation in the Allianz insurance company was signed during the SE works council meeting. The progress of...
27 February 2015
Schneider Electric: new agreement on the involvement of workers in the future European Company (SE)
Signed yesterday, June 10, the agreement on the involvement of workers in the SE will allow Schneider Electric to finalize its conversion into an SE, approved by the General Assembly on May 6. ...
10 June 2014
Atos SE: new agreement on participation of workers in the SE
At the end of 2012, IT services industry company Atos became a European company. At the time, we commented the agreement on employee participation signed within this framework. We are now...
15 October 2013
EON SE: commentary of the agreement on employee participation in the new European company
On October 16, 2012, EON SE signed the agreement on employee participation. On November 15, 2012, the company officially became a European company and the SE’s EWC met for the first time in...
11 June 2013
Hannover Re: agreement on employee involvement in the European Company
On May 3, 2012, the general assembly of Hannover Re (Hannover Rückversicherung), the German reinsurance company, one of the major reinsurance companies in the world, agreed to adopt the legal...
27 May 2013
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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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EU: BusinessEurope sets out deregulation agenda in the social field
BusinessEurope, the main lobby group representing employers and business federations across the EU, has called for a "turning point" in European social policy to help "boost competitiveness" and...
20 February 2026
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France: CDC Habitat defines a framework and means for social dialogue on AI
In an agreement signed on 23 February with trade unions, the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et consignations) Habitat (10,800 employees) guarantees that AI solutions will only...
23 February 2026
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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
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026
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United States: UAW secures historic agreement at Volkswagen plant in Tennessee
Nearly two years after establishing a presence at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant (3,000 employees), the United Auto Workers secured an agreement on wages, healthcare costs, and job...
20 February 2026