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Vodafone looks to boost the digital skills of 10 million young people worldwide
At the end of March 2018, UK telecommunications giant Vodafone presented a landmark program that aims to provide careers guidance as well as more access to digital training for up to 10 million...
4 April 2018
Germany: unprecedented agreement on occupational health management reached by Primark and Verdi
The services industry trade union Verdi and the Irish clothing retailer Primark have reached an agreement to provide training for management staff on workplace health. The agreement, which is one...
30 March 2018
United Kingdom: government unveils £12 million fund to boost adult skills
The UK’s skills minister Anne Milton announced on 29 March that some 11.7 million pounds (13.3 million euros) would be freed up to fund 32 new projects in the country, to help adults learn new...
30 March 2018
News update as of March 28, 2018
On the menu : IndustriALL Global Union and the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and have filed a complaint with the OECD Brazil national contact points against the British-Australian...
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28 March 2018
Finland: last minute agreement for the banking sector
Following five months of negotiations, and sector-wide strike action set for the start of April (c.f. article No. 10611), employers and unions have finally accepted conciliator Minna Helle’s...
26 March 2018
Solvay: signing of a charter on the recognition of employee representative skills
On 28 February, Solvay CEO, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu and EWC coordinator Albert Kruft together signed the first European text that recognizes skills acquired by those undertaking employee...
26 March 2018
Poland: rising labor market demand side pressures means employers are being increasingly creative in offering social benefits
Faced with constant falling unemployment and a dearth of skilled candidates, employers are varying the range of social benefits they offer in order to attract the best talent. Below is an overview...
26 March 2018
Germany: new employment minister seeks to combat poverty and introduce right to temporary part-time work
Debate is raging in Germany over poverty in the country and the impact of the labour market reforms (Hartz IV) introduced under former chancellor Gerhard Schröder. In his first general policy...
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23 March 2018
Great Britain: a return to higher real salaries?
On 21 March 2018, the UK’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) reported that salaries in the country rose an annual 2.6% in the quarter between November 2017 and January 2018. Against this...
22 March 2018
Japan: banks may launch their own recruitment service
In light of regulatory reforms within the banking sector as announced by the Financial Services Agency, the FSA, Japan’s banks will be able to provide their customers with recruitment support...
22 March 2018
Hungary: new worker profiles entering the manufacturing sector
Hungary’s manufacturing companies are currently having to cope with serious manpower management challenges. According to a recent survey, 88% of businesses are struggling to manage a manpower...
22 March 2018
News updates as of March 21, 2018
On the menu : Can blockchain technology help combat forced labor? , In Spain, Las Kellys, the female hotel cleaning staff group is seeking to be recognized as the sector's interlocutor, TIM...
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21 March 2018
Finland: continued stalemate for negotiations over a new finance sector collective agreement
Although still in process, negotiations for finance sector collective convention have made no serious progress. The sector’s trade unions have announced fresh strike action for the weeks ahead.
20 March 2018
EU: agreement on European rules for posted workers
On 19 March representatives of Europe’s three institutions (The European Commission, Council and Parliament) finished deliberating the rules over situations where workers may be temporarily sent...
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20 March 2018
Germany: metal sector social partners adapting professions and work-linked training to fit the digital age
With Industry 4.0 in full swing across Germany, on 15 March the country’s employers’ federation Gesamtmetall, the machine-tool federation VDMA, the central electrical-electronic union ZVEI, and...
20 March 2018
Estonia: historic agreement on collective agreements extension
Are Estonia’s industrial relations coming to maturity? Trade unions have traditionally been viewed as extensions of the country’s communist era and as such have struggled to secure legitimacy...
20 March 2018
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
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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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...
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