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Spain: “We don’t want to go back to the 1980s or 1990s, but to move towards flexibility and adaptation at companies that is negotiated and not imposed on employees in an opaque way,” says CCOO general secretary Unai Sordo
Unai Sordo, general secretary of the Workers' Commissions (CCOO), the largest trade union in Spain, with 977,000 members and 97,000 union delegates across companies, set out what he hopes can be...
24 February 2020
Great Britain: banking group Barclays trials staff ‘surveillance’ software
Barclays, one of the UK’s largest banks, has incurred the wrath of some of its staff in recent days after it installed software on their computers to assess their time spent working and their...
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24 February 2020
Germany: collective agreements in 2019 marked by rise of ‘options models’ for working time
The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) at the Hans Böckler trade union foundation, which manages the organisation’s collective agreement database, has recently published its summary...
20 February 2020
United Kingdom: average wages return to pre-financial crisis levels
Almost 12 years on from the financial crisis of 2008, which heralded a deep recession and a rise in unemployment, wages in the UK have risen back to the level they were before the crash, the UK...
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20 February 2020
Italy: Jobs Act provisions on protections in the event of dismissal deemed by Council of Europe committee to breach the European Social Charter
The European Committee of Social Rights, which monitors respect of the European Social Charter by member states of the Council of Europe, has ruled in favour of Italian trade union CGIL, which...
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20 February 2020
Great Britain: UK’s points-based immigration system unveiled
In the evening of 18 February the UK government revealed new immigration and visa rules that will come into operation after the UK’s EU exit transition period comes to an end. The future system...
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19 February 2020
Germany: metallurgy sector companies are struggling with complex working time options
The Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW) that is financed by the Gesamtmetall employers’ confederation has surveyed almost 800 companies to determine how well new labor options have been...
19 February 2020
Spain: repeal of labor law article authorizing employment termination on grounds of repeated periods of sick leave
Spain’s government has repealed an article in the Labor Code that allows for employment contract termination on the grounds of accumulated work time absences, even when the absences are...
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19 February 2020
Telenor: renews the global agreement with UNI Global Unio
On 14 February, Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor ASA signed a new global agreement with UNI Global Union that runs for three years and introduces several new provisions pertaining to...
18 February 2020
Saint-Gobain introduces social protection program worldwide
On 13 February the French construction materials company launched its “CARE by Saint-Gobain” social protection program that will provide specific minimum cover for all the Group’s more than...
18 February 2020
Italy: Fastweb telecommunications company lowers working time while keeping salaries unchanged
According to a company agreement signed on 06 February, the number of hours in the working week for many of Fastweb’s employees will fall from 40 to 38. This is a landmark move for a sector facing...
17 February 2020
Mexico: regulation of outsourcing causes division amid debate in parliament
The regulation of outsourcing (the subcontracting of workers or “terciarización”) is a well-worn topic in the Mexican world of work. The issue has now entered a decisive phase, however, as some...
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17 February 2020
Spain: USO trade body shuns Solvay policy that recognizes competences acquired as part of staff representative mandates
In what appears to be a real culture clash, the USO trade body is criticizing the Charter agreed between management at the chemical company and its European Works Council, over recognition for...
17 February 2020
Denmark: new collective agreement reached in industry
On 9 February, the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) and the Central Organisation of Industrial Employees in Denmark (CO-industri) struck a deal on a new collective agreement for industry. The...
14 February 2020
Italy: Fondimpresa- the interprofessional fund for lifelong training releases €5 million to develop active employment policies
Founded 15 years ago by the employers’ Confindustria organization and the central union organizations (Cgil, Cisl, and Uil), the Fondimpresa (that finances employee lifelong training...
14 February 2020
Chile: from February 2020, paid leave for parents to care for sick children extended to cases of terminal illness
The SANNA law (Seguro de Acompañamiento para Niños y Niñas) has recently entered its third phase of application. Since 2018, this law (Ley n°21.063) has allowed for the...
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14 February 2020
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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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026