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Social partners at Eurogate, one of the largest port operators in Germany, with around 5,000 employees, penned a collective agreement “on the future” at the end of 2018, following several years of...

17 June 2019

United States: UAW union rejected again by workers at Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Once again trade unionists from the United Auto Workers (UAW) have been defeated in elections at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, a city in the southern state of Tennessee. The result came...

17 June 2019

Netherlands: agreement on pensions reform on its way to becoming law (in brief)

After several years of negotiations, an agreement in principle was reached on 5 June between employers, unions and the government on a pensions reform, which is now set to materialise after votes...

17 June 2019

Germany: national strategy for continuous training unveiled to address the impact of the digital transformation on jobs

Amid the rapid shift taking place in the employment market as a result of the digital transformation, the rise of artificial intelligence technology, and the energy transition, a first-ever...

13 June 2019

EU: texts on the European Labour Authority, working conditions and work-life balance definitively adopted (in brief)

The adoption of this trio of texts, which took place today on 13 June at the meeting of the Council on Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers, was a formality. The next step is for these...

13 June 2019

Finland: new government set to enact significant changes

Finland’s new government was appointed on 6 June by the country’s president and is distinguished by the level of female representation, including 11 women compared to 8 men, as well as the fact...

13 June 2019

United Kingdom: appeal tribunal rules that regular, voluntary overtime hours must be considered when calculating holiday pay

On 10 June, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that overtime hours subject to normal remuneration and worked both voluntarily and regularly should be taken into account when calculating...

13 June 2019

International: interview with Guy Ryder, ILO director general, on the issues to be covered at the International Labour Conference

The International Labour Conference (ILC), which takes place every June in Geneva, sets out the main International Labour Organization guidelines and adopts international standards. The conference...

10 June 2019

Germany: easing of conditions for economic migration

On 7 June, Germany’s Bundestag approved seven bills on immigration and integration, including a bill on the immigration of skilled workers ("Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz"). The law will come into...

10 June 2019

International: G7 members ready for deeper cooperation to reduce social inequality in globalised world

The labour and employment ministers from the world’s seven leading powers met at the G7 Social, held in Paris on 7 June under the French presidency. The ministers agreed on a ‘Social Communiqué’...

10 June 2019

Germany: IG Metall warns that many companies have no strategies to handle the major industrial changes ahead

During a press conference held in Frankfurt on 05 June, and on the occasion of the presentation of its ‘Transformation Atlas’, Germany’s IG Metall trade union has launched a ‘Red Alert’ over the...

6 June 2019

Orange Business Services: a lab to observe HR innovation across the world

The HR Innovation Lab recently launched by Orange Business Services is a mix between a think tank and a laboratory, intended as a venue for observing developments beyond the company, not only in...

6 June 2019

Telefónica: cross-cutting digital transformation

Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica, which is present in 24 countries and employs more than 120,000 people across the world, spoke to Planet Labor about its digitalisation ambitions and...

6 June 2019

Germany: employment agencies being creative in a bid to convince start-ups that they can help them recruit

For the past two years, employment agency advisors in Berlin, Hamburg, and in North Rhine-Westphalia have been going out on their own particular version of ‘safari’. In fact these advisors have...

5 June 2019

Argentina: annual salary agreements for the commerce, oil and metallurgy sectors

With inflation rampant, social partners from Argentina’s key economic sectors including commerce, oil, and metallurgy, are reaching a series of annual salary agreements. Salary revaluations have...

5 June 2019

News update as of May 29, 2019

On the menu : OECD adopts recommendations on the ethics surrounding artificial intelligence, World Health Organization officially recognizes ‘burn-out’ as an occupational syndrome and an online...

29 May 2019

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After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...

10 September 2026

Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure

Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...

23 September 2026

Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour

The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...

3 September 2026

Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027

The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...

1 September 2026

Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency

The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...

8 September 2026

EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement

The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...

17 September 2026