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Italy : salaries and bonuses are the main theme in company agreements
The second report (here) on second level collective negotiations undertaken by the Cgil trade union together with the Fondazione Di Vittorio, which studied 1,887 agreements signed between 2017 and...
23 January 2020
Germany: Families Minister wants sanctions on companies failing to set female management board targets without valid justification
On 22 January 2020 the DIW Berlin (The German Institute for Economic Research) published its latest ‘Female Manager Barometer’ survey that revealed the proportion of women on the management and...
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22 January 2020
Italy: survey shows that workers employed under ‘permanent contracts with rising levels of protection’ are no more likely to have their contracts terminated than those hired under ‘classic’ employment contracts
At a time when some political parties (including the Five Star Movement) have been seeking a review of the well-known Article 18 Workers Statute, which is presented as making individual employment...
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22 January 2020
Great Britain: government gives a voice to victims of sexual harassment at work
On 17 January 2020 the UK government launched a major survey of 12,200 victims of sexual harassment, giving them an opportunity to express themselves. The goal of the ruling Conservative...
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22 January 2020
Germany: many workers would like to be working more hours whilst others would prefer fewer
According to a 2018 survey of workers (Mikrozensus) in Germany, undertaken by the Wiesbaden-based Federal Statistics Office, and published on 16 January 2020, (here), roughly 2.2 million workers...
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21 January 2020
Great Britain: two banks ban consultants from providing services via private sector consultancies in a bid to avoid the new IR35 reform
The IR35 tax reform is intended to combat disguised employment situations from occurring within medium and large private sector businesses. From April 2020 these businesses will have to indicate...
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21 January 2020
Spain: CCOO trade union critical of gender pay gap in fisheries canning sector
‘Pescar derechos’ (fishing for rights) is the slogan the CCOO trade union has adopted to launch a campaign calling for gender pay equality in the fishing-related canning industry...
21 January 2020
Poland: government launches pilot programme to develop innovation skills from a young age
How do you develop the skills needed for tomorrow, to ensure the long-term competitiveness of your country? The Polish government has sought to address this question by launching a pilot project –...
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20 January 2020
Germany: the left and trade unions relaunch push for €12/hour minimum wage
On 14 January, the president of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), Reiner Hoffman, launched an initiative to increase the country’s minimum wage to 12 euros per hour (up from €9.35 at...
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20 January 2020
Italy: fashion and textile sector trade unions present platform of demands for collective agreement renewal
A 115-euro wage increase, efforts to combat dumping – a practice that remains commonplace at subcontracting companies, the development of second-level collective bargaining, and the...
20 January 2020
Germany: ‘Auto Summit’ to prepare support and tools aimed at training and maintaining employment
On 15 January the Federal Chancellery hosted a summit meeting that focused on safeguarding employment in Germany’s auto industry. All the relevant actors in the sector attended the meeting and...
16 January 2020
Spain: national securities supervisory authority calls for greater gender parity on company management boards
Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CMNV) in charge of supervising Spain’s stock markets wants listed companies to have at least 40% female representation on their boards of...
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16 January 2020
Great Britain: one out of every five employees its banned from discussing their salary with co-workers
On 15 January a survey by the trade union confederation the TUC revealed that 18% of UK employees have to uphold salary confidentiality clauses. Called ‘pay secrecy’ or...
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16 January 2020
EU: European Commission presents initial initiatives for building a strong social Europe
Preserving the social market economy, a cornerstone of the EU, building upon it and maximizing current transformation processes (digital, environmental, demographic) in order to strengthen and...
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15 January 2020
EU: an investment plan and a mechanism for the Just Transition to underpin the European Green Deal
On 14 January the European Commission presented its investment plan that will underpin its Green Deal (c.f. article No. 11541 on the EU Green Deal). Significant investment will be required for the...
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15 January 2020
EU: the European Commission wants national minimum salaries that enable workers to live decently
While still candidate for the position of EU Commission President, and in a bid to secure European Socialist support for her candidacy, Ursula von der Leyen threw her support behind the concept of...
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14 January 2020
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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
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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval
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