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March 03, 2023

French federation of health mutuals plans to cut over 25% of jobs in four months

The National Federation of the French Mutuality (FNMF), the representative body of the majority of health mutuals in France, has announced plans to cut at least 62 jobs by July 2023 – just over a quarter of the workforce. The redundancy plan has been denounced by the staff representative body of the... Find out more

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February 28, 2023

A 4-day week trial demonstrates the benefits of working time reduction

A recent pilot program in the United Kingdom has demonstrated that reducing working hours result in significant benefits to employees' well-being and productivity. Non-profit organization 4 Day Week Global, the UK’s 4 Day Week Campaign, and think tank Autonomy conducted a six-month trial of a 4-day... Find out more

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February 16, 2023

First step towards the recognition of breast cancer as an occupational disease in France

At the beginning of February, a night worker had her breast cancer recognised as an occupational disease for the first time in France. This decision was the result of a large-scale union campaign which made good use of a worker's survey to raise public awareness but also to mobilise around the issue... Find out more

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February 10, 2023

The Green Deal and the renovation wave: an asbestos time bomb for European workers

On Monday 6 February 2023, members of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament will start discussions on amending the Directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (Trillet-Lenoir Report). With the adoption of the... Find out more

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February 08, 2023

Telework Observatory established by the CGT trade union of professionals

On 15 December 2022, the French union of professionals and skilled workers of the General Confederation of Labour (Ugict-CGT) launched the Telework Observatory (l’Observatoire du télétravail). The Telework Observatory is a resource centre and place of exchange which, according to its president Louis... Find out more

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January 16, 2023

Tesla workers afraid of denouncing the worsening of working conditions

At its annual news conference, the German union IG Metall said a growing number of Tesla workers reported longer working hours with little free time. IG Metall, with an office near the automaker’s plant in Brandenburg, is in regular contact with Tesla workers. ‘Tesla is not doing enough to improve... Find out more

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January 16, 2023

EU-OSHA’s newly released generic risk assessment tool

On 22 December 2022, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) released a new risk assessment solution for companies not yet covered by any of the existing sectoral tools. Occupational safety and health (OSH) management is essential not only to ensure the safety and health of... Find out more

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January 16, 2023

Pressing need for a strong EU response to tackle psycho-social risks

On 7 and 8 December 2022, the European Trade Union Institute held the 8th edition of the ‘Psychosocial Risk Network’ meeting. The meeting focused on new research outcomes to contribute to shaping a collective answer to this urgent problem across the EU. Studies show that the risks are common across... Find out more

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December 07, 2022

Adoption of a social charter for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

On Wednesday 16 November 2022, the Paris Council voted to create a social charter to make the French capital, host city of the 2024 Olympic Games, an example in terms of safety at work. Supported by the Communist and Citizen Group (GCC), the draft resolution aims to achieve "zero death at work"... Find out more

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November 08, 2022

Fatal accidents at work on the rise in 12 Member States

New data on work-related accidents released by the European Union statistics agency Eurostat suggest that the long-term trend toward safer workplaces is levelling off and may soon reach a plateau. Despite the global economy slowing down during the Covid-19 pandemic, fatal accidents at work rose in... Find out more

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