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E.ON Energy Trading: German company becomes a SE
This is a first in the German energy sector. E.ON Energy Trading, a subsidiary of the German energy giant E.ON, is the first German company to turn into a European Company (SE). After signing, on...
2 June 2009
GfK: analysis of the agreement on the involvement of employees in the European company
studies institute worldwide, the German group GfK (10.000 employees of which 80% are outside German territory), has just converted to a European Company on February 3, 2009. The group came to an...
1 April 2009
MAN SE: analysis of the agreement on the involvement of workers in the future European company
producer of engines for transport and power plant applications MAN (51.000 employees) signed, on February 18, 2009 in Munich, an agreement on the involvement of employees, thus allowing the group...
31 March 2009
Tesa: agreement on employee representation in the future European company
rmany of the European company status (SE), Tesa AG – one of the world leaders in adhesive tapes – is about to complete its transformation into an SE. In late 2008, the management of...
13 March 2009
Interseroh: the German group chooses to become a European Company
Announced in September 2007, the transformation of the Interseroh AG group into a European Company (SE) was approved by the shareholders on June 25, 2008 in Cologne during the general assembly. On...
2 July 2008
Klöckner & Co: the German group turns into a European Company
102 years after its creation, the Klöckner & Co company, the largest independent multi-metal distributor in the world, laid the foundation stone for its transformation into a European Company...
1 July 2008
BASF SE : agreement on the involvement of employees in BASF SE
The transformation of chemistry's No. 1 into a European Company took about 9 months, from the permission given by shareholders on April 26, 2007 to the registration in the trade register on...
4 February 2008
BASF: agreement on workers’ involvement in the future European Company
After several months of negotiation (see our article No. 070584), the German group's management and the special negotiations’ body (SNB), which gathers the company'’s staff representatives...
23 November 2007
Hager Group EC: 27 countries will be represented in the European Company’s future works council
Since June 15, the German group Hager, specialized in electric installation equipment, is recorded in the Saarbrück trade register with the status EC. On September 18, 2007, staff representatives...
17 September 2007
Tools: agreements on workers’ involvement in a European Company
We are providing our subscribers with all of our resources. They are generally linked to our dispatches' attached files. However, to make your research easier, we are also publishing "tools...
1 August 2007
Fresenius SE : analyze of the agreement on workers’ involvement in the European company
The Fresenius group (107.348 employees,) specialized in medical and pharmaceutical supplies and services, transformed into a European company (Societas Europaea-SE) on July 13, 2007 (see our...
30 July 2007
Fesenius: the German group changed into a European Company
The Fresenius group (107.348 employees,) specialized in supplies and medical and pharmaceutical services, changed into a European Company. After the favourable vote from he shareholders' general...
25 July 2007
Mensch und Maschine Software SE: a German small business wants to protect itself against laws on joint management
An important small business specialized in software, the Mensch und Maschine Software AG (MuM) company adopted the status of European Company (EC) in December 2006. The main goal is to clarify...
9 July 2007
Porsche: the car manufacturer adopted the status of European Company
During an extraordinary general assembly on June 26, 2007 in Stuttgart, the luxury German car manufacturer Porsche AG's shareholders gave the green light to the transformation of the company into...
27 June 2007
Scor: synthesis of the agreements setting up a common committee for the group’s three European companies
The three agreements on workers' involvement within the European companies Scor global P&C EC, Scor global life EC and Scor EC were adopted by each future EC's special negotiations group. A common...
16 May 2007
Scor: the reinsurance group chose a committee common to the three European companies to represent its employees
Staff and management representatives involved in the Scor group's three special negotiation body came to result that could inspire others companies. One the one hand, because it is the first...
16 May 2007
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20 October 2025
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...
15 October 2025
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
4 November 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 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