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Italy: Acea and trade unions strike company agreement marking partial break from Jobs Act
Acea, the energy and water supply company based in Rome, has created a stir in the sphere of industrial relations in Italy, after it signed a company agreement with three trade unions -...
12 February 2018
United Kingdom: the rise of self-employment, the reality for more than 15% of workers
The number of self-employed workers in the UK has increased significantly between 2001 and 2016, rising from 3.3 million to 4.8 million people, according to a study conducted by the Office for...
12 February 2018
News update as of February 9, 2018
Italy/ Social partners struggling to seal agreement to reform collective bargaining model. After a year and a half of talks, Confindustria, the Italian employers’ federation, and the three main...
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9 February 2018
Germany: new coalition government seeks to tighten framework on fixed term employment contracts and to facilitate election to WCs
While trade unions appear more or less satisfied with the coalition governments draft joint agreement that was presented on 07 February, employers’ bodies remain nonetheless unimpressed. Business...
8 February 2018
Brazil: government presents a softer version of its pension reform bill
Brazil’s parliament has just returned to work after the summer recess and proceedings got underway with a presentation by the government on 07 February of a slightly altered draft for reforming...
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8 February 2018
Great Britain: sick and holiday pay for vulnerable workers form part of the government’s Good Work’ plan
On 07 February 2018 the UK government unveiled its official response the independent Taylor review that was published in July 2017. A whole raft of measures were announced to boost both the...
7 February 2018
Poland: towards a new social dialogue
On 31 January 2018, Poland’s President presented parliament with a draft reform of the tripartite Council for national social dialogue and other social dialogue organizations. The draft reform is...
7 February 2018
Argentina: mobilization efforts recommence after summer lull
As the January summer parliamentary truce came to a close Argentina’s social relations restarted where they had left off, namely within a climate of tension and conflict. With December’s pension...
7 February 2018
Germany: metal sector agreement includes a 4.3% salary increase and a landmark provision to make working time more flexible
Late into the evening of 05/06 February the metal sector’s social partners, IG Metall and the employers’ body struck a new collective agreement that is set to run for 27 months and covers the...
6 February 2018
Poland: law to ban Sunday shopping adopted
A law to greatly limit Sunday shopping in Poland was passed on 30 January 2018. The law, which will also ban trade on public holidays, will be gradually implemented from 1 March. However, a number...
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5 February 2018
Germany: Deliveroo’s first works council to be elected in Cologne
Riders working for the food delivery platform Deliveroo in Cologne have decided to follow the example of their colleagues at Foodora by setting up a works council, which will be elected on 16...
5 February 2018
News update as of February 2, 2018
On the menu : Tripartite social agreement for 2018-2020 signed in Russia, agreement at Royal Mail to reduce working time and establish a ‘ground-breaking’ pension system, Qatar Supreme Committee...
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2 February 2018
Germany: metals sector negotiations reaching breaking point
Despite certain somewhat alarming reports, metals sector collective negotiations between the IG Metall union and the employers Gesammtmetall body still continue under what can be called a...
1 February 2018
Sweden: towards limiting the right to strike?
This question has come up since repeated strike action at the port of Gothenburg during 2016 and 2017, and which, according to the labor Minister Ylva Johansson, demonstrates that the Swedish...
1 February 2018
Italy: banking sector social partners sign an agreement strengthening the sector’s Employment Fund
On 29 January 2018, Italy’s Banking Association L’Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI) together with the trade unions, FABI, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, UGL Credito, Uilca, and Unità Sindacale Falcri...
1 February 2018
Great Britain: “Apprenticeships have always been stigmatized” – an interview with an expert from the CIPD
Last week and following a spectacular and near 60% plunge in the number of people registering for apprenticeships between May-July 2017 in England as compared with a year earlier, the UK...
31 January 2018
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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: 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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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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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