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News update as of September 22, 2017
Spain/Government proposes discussion with social partners over temporary contract with rising protection. With social partners having recommenced dialogue on Monday 18 September, the Spanish...
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21 September 2017
EU: employers have to consult employee representatives as soon as they intend to unilaterally amend working conditions that could lead to a termination in the employment contract (CJEU)
On 21 September in a ruling handed down in Polish case the CJEU affirmed the principle whereby an employer is obliged, in line with the EU directive on collective redundancies, to consult with...
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21 September 2017
Generali: joint European declaration promoting teleworking
Italy’s insurance group Generali is looking to develop teleworking as one of the aspects of smart working. Management and the EWC select committee signed a declaration on 16 May 2017 whereby they...
21 September 2017
Italy: smart working gaining ground in company agreements
Italy’s major companies haven’t waited for the law of 22 May 2017 in order to try out several ‘agile working’ formulae, whereby they provide staff the option to work one or two days per week away...
20 September 2017
Germany: as part of the metals sector collective negotiations, IG Metall is calling for a sizeable pay rise and the right to reduce working time for a temporary period
Germany’s regional level collective negotiations that are set to start in mid-November for the metals and electro-technical sectors promise to be both challenging and innovative. Challenging...
20 September 2017
Safran: renews its European Framework Agreement for Professional Integration of Young People
On 19 September, Safran Group together with the European Industry Union Federation, IndustriALL Europe, renewed the European Framework Agreement for Professional Integration of Young People, which...
19 September 2017
Germany: ahead of the upcoming legislative elections the main political parties put forward their views on co-determination, part-time work, and the minimum wage
If the polls are to be believed then Angela Merkel is set to return for a fourth consecutive mandate as German Chancellor following the elections on 24 September and in this vein talk is rife over...
19 September 2017
China is taking steps to attract foreign talents
China, already among the top-ranking countries for research and development, is dramatically lacking top level talents. The Chinese authorities have recently announced measures aimed at attracting...
19 September 2017
EU: a fresh set of measures to renew Europe’s industry
In his annual state of the union address, the President of the European Commission announced a new strategy for Europe that would enable industry to ‘stay or become the world leader in innovation...
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18 September 2017
Austria: positive backdrop for annual negotiations in metal sector
Autumn-time negotiations are set to commence in the Austrian metals sector on Tuesday 20 September. The talks concern some 186,000 employees across six sub-sectors, each of which will negotiate...
18 September 2017
United Kingdom: Court of Appeal ruling on IBM case affords employers greater power to alter their company pension schemes
While the country’s High Court said in a flagship ruling in 2014 that the IT giant IBM had undermined the trust of its employees by making changes to its pension fund, the Court of Appeal...
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18 September 2017
Germany: agreement signed to create an internal job portal at Volkswagen group
After the blow dealt by the ‘dieselgate’ scandal as well as the movement towards electric cars, the German automobile giant launched an extensive restructuring programme, which aims to reduce...
15 September 2017
EU: pregnant women may be granted special protection in the case of collective redundancies
On 14 September, in an opinion given on a Spanish case, Advocate General Sharpston invited the Court of Justice of the European Union to rule that a collective redundancy does not always...
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15 September 2017
In brief, Italian government to put in place tax incentives to encourage measures to aid work-life balance
A decree signed on 13 September by Giuliano Poletti, the Italian minister for labour and social policies, and Pier Carlo Padoan, the country’s economy and finance minister, has unlocked 110...
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15 September 2017
Portugal: tensions rising between unions at the Volkswagen Palmela facility (Autoeuropa)
30 km south of Portugal’s capital Lisbon social conflict continues at the Volkswagen Palmela facility. The main CGTP affiliated union the SITE-SUL is challenging the mandatory Saturday working...
14 September 2017
Brazil: Mercedes-Benz before the courts over unfair dismissals
At the start of September Brazil’s Labor Ministry, the MPT ,brought an action to the courts against automaker Mercedes-Benz that has a facility in São Bernardo do Campo, in the São Paulo area...
14 September 2017
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