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South Korea: trade unions make inroads into Samsung Electronics
For the first time in fifty years a labor union affiliated with the South Korean umbrella union group, the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), has established a presence at the Samsung...
19 November 2019
OECD advocates for stronger collective bargaining in the digital age
In Berlin on 18 November and presenting the OECD’s latest report on collective bargaining entitles: Negotiating Our Way Up: Collective Bargaining in a Changing World of Work, Stefano Scarpetta...
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19 November 2019
Germany: Verdi and ING-DiBa strike deal on ‘agreement for the future’, which introduces an individual training allowance
German labour union Verdi and the management of German bank ING-DiBa struck an agreement at the start of November to renew their collective agreement ‘for the future’ (Zukunftsvertrag), which is...
18 November 2019
France: how Coca-Cola European Partners France relaunched and rebuilt social dialogue to support its new business plan
With production volumes on the decline, a transformation of the French market, three redundancy plans in five years, CCEP France – which produces, bottles and markets Coca-Cola in France – has...
18 November 2019
EU: final adoption of directive on cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions
Today the Council of the European Union finalised the adoption of the directive that seeks to facilitate the “mobility” of companies within the European area, while guaranteeing the rights of...
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18 November 2019
Portugal: monthly minimum wage to rise by 35 euros
The Portuguese council of ministers, the executive body within the country’s government, have approved a 35-euro increase to the national monthly minimum wage, which will take effect from 1...
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15 November 2019
Italy: Milanese retail sector social partners agree on more flexible rules for recourse to temporary employment contracts
On 06 November, the territorial agreement called ‘Milan a tourist city’ (Milano città turistica) was signed. It allows more workers to be hired on temporary employment contracts during certain...
15 November 2019
India: Starbucks announces it has achieved gender pay equity and will continue to raise the female employee participation rate
On 05 November 2019, Tata Starbucks, a 50/50 joint-venture between Tata Global Beverages and the Californian Starbucks company announced in a statement (here in English) that its female...
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15 November 2019
Inditex: renews its global framework agreement with IndustriALL Global on respect for working conditions throughout the whole production chain
On 13 November, at the ILO's head offices in Geneva, Inditex Executive Chairman, Pablo Isla, and the general secretary of IndustriALL Global Union, Valter Sanches, signed the agreement extending...
14 November 2019
Switzerland: a new agreement for Lidl focuses on longer paternity and maternity leave periods
On 08 November, Lidl Suisse, together with the trade unions Syna and the Swiss Society of Commerce Employees (Société suisse des employés de commerce), signed a new collective convention for the...
14 November 2019
South Africa: creation of leave entitlements for 2nd parents, adoptive parents, and parents of children born from surrogacy agreements
The ‘Labour Laws Amendment Act, 2018’ came into force on 01 November 2019. Inter alia the law introduces the employee’s right, irrespective of gender, to specific second parent leave, adoptive...
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14 November 2019
Germany: an ‘Artificial Intelligence Observatory’ is set to be established
With more and more robots and algorithms relieving employees from simple repetitive tasks and with digital solutions increasingly pervading all sectors of activity, Germany’s government is...
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14 November 2019
Sweden: new pension reforms
In May 2019 the Swedish government launched a wide-ranging process of pension reform comprising several aspects including: improving the lowest pensions (that will primarily benefit women who were...
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13 November 2019
Brazil: government proposes a new employment contract to promote youth employment
On 12 November 2019, and in line with its goal of creating 1.8 million jobs by 2022, the government of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro passed a ‘provisional measure’ that...
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13 November 2019
Italy: collective agreement renewal for the water and oil services sector
On 07 November 2019 social partners in Italy’s water and oil sector signed a draft agreement to renew the sector’s collective agreement that expired on 31 December 2018 and that covers some 48,000...
12 November 2019
Austria: metals sector social partners agree on pay rise of between 2.6% and 2.8%
On Friday 8th November, pay negotiations across the six sub-sectors of Austria’s metals industry came to a conclusion, after an agreement was reached in the foundry sector. The six agreements...
12 November 2019
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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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 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...
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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Greece: hospitality sector signs first collective agreement aligned with National Social Pact
The hospitality sector (125,000 employees), one of Greece’s largest industries after retail, signed a new two-year collective agreement on 17 March. The text, effective from 1 April 2026...
19 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: a wave of redundancy plans in the automotive sector
The latest financial results presented in early 2026 by major German car manufacturers show sharp declines. This collapse in profits has triggered the announcement or confirmation of massive job...
16 March 2026