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EU: European social initiatives are expected for the end of April
In a bid to rebuild Europe’s image that has been tarnished by Brexit and the rise in populism, the EU Commission will, on 26 April, put forward a series of proposals to strengthen the Social...
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5 April 2017
EU: Youth Guarantee falls short of initial expectations
A new report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) examines the progress made in implementing the EU Youth Guarantee.
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5 April 2017
New Areva: agreement signed to support group’s social transformation
On 31 March, after four months of negotiations, Areva signed its first ‘social contract’ with trade unions. The agreement comes as the French nuclear power giant is faced with significant...
4 April 2017
Germany: the SPD party proposes establishing additional family aid should it win the federal elections
With some six months remaining before the federal elections, the Social Democrat party (SPD) is making family policy one of its key national campaign points. On 03 April Families Minister Manuela...
4 April 2017
Italy: an agreement at Enel on changing performance bonuses into welfare services
On 27 March, management at Italian energy manufacturer and distributor Enel together with the Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions signed an agreement that allows employees at the...
4 April 2017
Greece: social partners conclude a national collective agreement
A national collective agreement has been secured between the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the employers’ bodies, the major thrusts of which are similar to the agreement that...
3 April 2017
Spain: overview of ongoing negotiations among social partners
The Spanish government and social partners in the country have launched negotiations on new amendments to its labour code. A series of topics have been tabled, ranging from: the establishment of...
3 April 2017
Sweden: new agreement in industry sector includes 6.5% wage increase over three years
On 31 March, an agreement was reached in extremis by the five unions that form part of the Facken Inom Industri grouping and the employer groups in the industry sector. Unusually the agreement...
3 April 2017
Germany: law adopted to reduce wage gap between men and women
On Thursday 30 March, Germany’s Bundestag adopted a long-discussed law on equal pay of men and women. In order to reduce the sizeable wage gap that exists between men and women, the bill...
31 March 2017
France: CFDT becomes largest trade union organisation in private sector
On 31 March, the level of trade union representation across industries in the private sector was made public. The statistics are published every four years according to the results of professional...
31 March 2017
Netherlands: workers on service provision contracts to benefit from legislation on minimum wage and paid leave allowance
Under the law adopted on 28 March, legislation on the minimum wage and paid leave has been extended to apply to workers employed under a service provision contract. The change comes after another...
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31 March 2017
Great Britain: to minimize uncertainty, London will copy European law into UK law
After having triggered Article 50 on 29 March and thereby launching the UK’s official exit from the EU, on 30 March the government published its White Paper on Legislating for the United Kingdom’s...
30 March 2017
Italy: Italcementi restructuring enables managers to move to local SMEs
Italy’s multinational cement company Italcementi, bought in 2016 by Germany’s HeidelbergCement has launched a landmark initiative, which in collaboration with the employers’ body Confindustria and...
30 March 2017
Germany: employers hold that metal workers are satisfied with their working time
At a time when the IG Metall union is calling for more employee friendly working time flexibility, on 27 March the employers’ body Gesamtmetall unveiled the conclusions of a representative survey...
29 March 2017
Spain: the second national collective agreement is signed for the metals sector
On 27 March, the CCOO and UGT-FICA unions, together with the employers’ body, Confemetal, signed the second national collective agreement for the metals sector (industry, technology, and...
29 March 2017
LafargeHolcim: signs an agreement establishing an EWC
Signed on 27 March, the agreement puts an EWC in place for the new group that resulted from the merger in 2015 of two cement giants, one Swiss and one French, and places it under Belgian...
29 March 2017
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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