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Audi looking to replace vehicle production lines at its new sites
More than a hundred years after Henry Ford invented the vehicle production line, Germany’s carmaker Audi is on the brink of revolutionizing its own production processes. Out go the traditional...
5 December 2016
Finland: new decentralised negotiation model hinders push to reach agreements for 2017
Traditionally, the model for negotiations in Finland has been heavily centralised. Trade unions, employers and the government would negotiate a tri-partite central deal to establish minimum wage...
5 December 2016
Spain: government announces 8% minimum wage increase, negotiated with socialist opposition
The agreed rise will bring the country’s minimum wage from €655.20 up to €707.61 per month over a 14-month period, which the government says marks the biggest change for 30 years. The trade unions...
2 December 2016
Amnesty International highlights human rights violations in the palm oil sector including at ‘sustainable’ plantations
In a report published on 30 November, Amnesty International denounces social and human rights violations in Indonesia’s palm oil sector that are occurring on such a scale as to call into question...
Germany: collective agreement reached in temporary industry applicable until 2019
On Wednesday 30 November, social partners from the temporary work sector put forward an outline for an agreement that offers wage increases in four phases. The size of the raises varies according...
2 December 2016
News update as of 01 December 2016
On the menu : France/draft law on multinational companies due diligence should be adopted by end January/beginning February 2017; Great Britain/the gig economy is at the center of an independent...
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30 November 2016
Spain : three questions to Gonzalo Pino, UGT Union Policy secretary
Gonzalo Pino, UGT Policy Unit secretary explained to Planet Labor why the organization is taking the lead over salaries, following years of a more moderate position.
30 November 2016
Portugal: retirement age rises in 2017 and early retirement pensions will be more heavily penalized
On 29 November the Portugal’s budget was adopted. Retirement age is extended by three months in 2017 to sixty-six years and three months, and by a further month in 2018. In addition, early...
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30 November 2016
United States: a future pro-working class yet anti-union President ?
It is a well-known fact that Donald Trump the businessman and the trade unions are not the best of friends. However how will their relationship develop as the President-elect has to implement a...
30 November 2016
EU: gender based violence, a topic for unions and collective bargaining
On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) published a study called ‘Safe at home – Safe at work’ that...
Germany: Labor Minister gives details on draft reforms aiming to meet the challenges of the digital transformation including boosting lifelong training and more labor flexibility
During a conference held in Berlin on 29 November, a year and a half after sounding the starting gun to ‘national dialogue on the future of work in the digital age, the Minister for Labor and...
29 November 2016
Great Britain: PM Theresa May wants more transparency in executive pay
On Tuesday 29 November, UK PM Theresa May unveiled proposals for the government’s future corporate governance reforms. In particular the PM intends for measures to put an end to excessive pay and...
29 November 2016
Spain: a hotel leader criticizes working conditions in the hospitality sector
Antonio Catalan, president of the Marriott AC Hotels chain has criticized hotels for using temporary employment and precarious working conditions as their basis for growth. His words echo those of...
29 November 2016
Italy: metal industry social partners reach draft deal on new national collective agreement for the sector
The talks were long deadlocked on the issue of wage raises, but the social partners appear to have resolved the thorny issue, satisfying both the needs of workers and the demands of companies...
28 November 2016
Spain: unions to mobilise in December and protest against the government’s lack of commitment to social dialogue
The head of Spain’s government met with social partners on 24 November, in a meeting which should have marked the reopening of the country’s social agenda. However, the encounter ended in deadlock...
28 November 2016
Argentina: jobs pact until March 2017
During the week of 21 November Argentina’s government announced that the employers’ associations and unions had signed an agreement, the goal of which is to stave off redundancies against a tense...
28 November 2016
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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...
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14 October 2025
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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EU: Court of Justice largely upholds directive on adequate minimum wages
On 11 November, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld most of the directive on adequate minimum wages, rejecting Denmark’s claim that it infringed on national sovereignty over wage...
12 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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Germany: report previews draft bill to transpose EU Pay Transparency Directive
On Friday 7 November, Germany’s commission for a 'less bureaucratic implementation' of the EU Pay Transparency Directive — made up of employer and trade union representatives — submitted its...
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