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Great Britain: labor law changes coming in effect in October
Every autumn changes in British labor law come into force that keep human resource departments with plenty of extra work. This time round suspense is the order of the day as several implementation...
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16 September 2016
EU: funding limited for its Youth Guarantee
The EU’s Youth Guarantee is set to continue for a further three years, although with limited funding. The EU Commission is to provide fresh support for this instrument via an injection of €1...
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16 September 2016
Bulgaria: the new list of representative from trade unions and employers at the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC)
The decision taken by the Bulgarian government in August to recognize as representative at the national level two trade unions and five employers’ associations is under heavy critics from the...
15 September 2016
Greece: labor law negotiations recommence between Greece and its creditors
Once again representatives of Greece’s creditors (ECB, EU, IMF) visited Athens to assess the reforms already underway or intended by the Alexis Tsipras government. At the center of the discussions...
15 September 2016
EU: the CJEU takes a first step in favor of equal treatment in terms of compensation for termination of an employment contract whether it is a temporary or permanent contract
On 14 September, the CJEU delivered a ruling on a case in which it affirms that in principle, nothing justifies any difference in terms of compensation for workers on temporary or on permanent...
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15 September 2016
Portugal: the CGTP union is organizing a week of mobilization in companies
On 26 September the CGTP will be calling for better pay via the launch of a week of mobilization within companies. The Communist leaning central union body wants to start a debate on pay during a...
15 September 2016
Germany: the government adopts the draft law on flexible retirement
On Wednesday 14 September the government approved a draft law on flexible retirement (Flexirentengesetz). The Christian-Democrat’s flagship project acts as a counterbalance to the...
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14 September 2016
EU: Mr. Juncker delivers a critical yet rallying address on the state of the EU
“The European Union is not social enough and this must be remedied,” thus was the opening message of the European Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, in his 14 September State of the Union...
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14 September 2016
Italy: the government nearing a solution on early retirement
Following the 12 September meeting with the unions, Italy’s government is now nearing a solution on the early retirement issue (Anticipo Pensionistico, APE), which should allow workers over 63...
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14 September 2016
Germany: faced with the difficult job of integrating asylum seekers into the jobs market both unions and employers are putting solutions forward
While in Germany the migrant issue is under bitter discussion and is threatening Chancellor Angela Merkel’s political future, two recent studies, one from the trade union linked Hans-Böckler...
14 September 2016
News update as of September 16, 2016
On the menu: a national day of crippling strike action in Brazil on 22 September protesting new president Michel Temer’s labor law reform proposals, British and European trade unions aim to...
12 September 2016
KiK to pay out 5.1 million dollars to victims of a fire at a Pakistan factory
The German discount textile store KiK revealed this weekend that, after four years of negotiations, it will pay out 5.1 million dollars to victims of a fire which took place at a textile factory...
Germany: leading industrial firm Trumpf places German staff on annual working hours
The social partners of industrial equipment supplier Trumpf, and the IG Metall trade union, recently signed a company agreement which sets in stone the decision to scrap weekly working hours...
12 September 2016
EU: UNI Europa publishes the results of its Crowd Working Survey on Austria
Following the publication of the results from crowd working surveys that Uni Europa, carried out on the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands (c.f. article No. 9753), the European Union Services...
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12 September 2016
News update as of September 9, 2016
On the menu, a strong rise in the number of zero hours contracts in Great Britain, agreements over wages at Renault Samsung and GM in South Korea, in Hungary McDonalds is providing free housing to...
8 September 2016
Germany: the Dortmund High Court is competent to judge a case by four Pakistani workers against the KiK discount textiles chain
At the end of August, The Dortmund High Court (Rhineland) declared itself competent both to rule on a complaint filed by four Pakistani nationals against the German discount textiles chain KiK and...
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8 December 2025
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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...
15 October 2025
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Italy: collective agreement for rubber and plastics sector focuses on new skills
A month ahead of schedule, the Federazione Gomma Plastica employers' organisation and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec trade unions have renewed the collective agreement for the rubber and...
5 January 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026
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Italy: banking group Intesa Sanpaolo sharpens focus on quality of life at work
Over the Christmas period Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest bank, penned with trade unions a deal to renew the first part of the company agreement, covering work-life balance, inclusion, parenthood...
14 January 2026
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France: Decathlon steps up support for carers in new disability agreement
Like Crédit Agricole, Decathlon signed a new disability agreement on 3 December 2025, covering a three-year period from 1 January, and for the first time without requiring formal approval...
19 January 2026