The German apprenticeship system out to take on the world

Since the last crisis, we’ve seen that young people’s access to the labor world was much safer in countries with a “dual” vocational training system: Germany, Austria, the Netherlands or...

24 February 2014

EU: Berlin and Paris want to extend dual apprenticeship in Europe to tackle youth unemployment

While unemployment is breaking new records in southern Europe, Wolfgang Schäuble and Ursula von der Leyen, respectively Minister of Finance and Minister for Employment and Social Affairs in...

23 May 2013

BASF and the Catalonian Government (Spain) agree to the first dual training program at the transnational scale

The chemical company BASF and the Catalonian Department of Education (Spain) have just reached an agreement by which students from a Catalonian vocational training school can pursue a dual...

22 April 2013

Spain: new Royal Decree introduces framework to develop dual vocational training

ecree No. 1529/2012 introducing the contract of training and learning based on the dual training system was published. It is meant to gradually implement the dual vocational training system in...

19 November 2012

Corporate practices: in Kaluga, Russia, Volkswagen is training its own apprentices

Lack of skilled workers. 170 kilometers south west of Moscow, at the gates of the city of Kaluga, is a 400-ha production site, Volkswagen Group Rus, Volkswagen’s Russian subsidiary. Created in...

23 August 2012

Germany: German-style apprenticeship set out to conquer the world

The ‘dual system’ on the fringe of the Atlantic Ocean. In a workshop located one floor above the assembly hall of the American headquarters of the German chainsaw maker, Stihl, in Virginia Beach...

23 August 2012

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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...

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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators

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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”

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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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On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...

4 December 2025

EDF bans alcohol on all its sites

From 1 January 2026, French energy giant EDF (180,000 employees) will prohibit alcohol consumption at all internal and external corporate events, from social gatherings to seminars. The policy...

26 November 2025

United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal

The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...

3 December 2025

Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment

On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...

4 December 2025

EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management

Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...

17 December 2025

Austria: European rules on wage transparency expected to cause a cultural shock

With the gender pay gap in Austria being the second largest in the European Union (18.3%), the Austrian government has promised to introduce a bill next spring to transpose the European directive...

27 November 2025