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Denmark: a tripartite agreement to make occupational training more attractive and to facilitate the return to work for the jobless
Between 8,000 and 10,000 extra training places and 30% of youths choosing vocational educational training by 2025 are the goals declared in a new tripartite agreement on youths and occupational...
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8 September 2016
Sweden: trade union body Unionen developing closer ties with its German counterpart IG Metall to better manage digital platform working
In June 2016, Unionen, Sweden’s private sector union, concluded a ‘strategic’ cooperation agreement with its corresponding German body, IG Metall (metals and electronics), so that Unionen can...
8 September 2016
News update as of September 6, 2016
On the menu, Continental is set to develop flexible working in its subsidiaries worldwide, another chapter unfolds in the VW | UAW dispute over unionizing a plant in the southeastern US city of...
6 September 2016
Great Britain : ‘Gig’ economy workers start challenging their employment conditions
The first strong signs of workers contesting their employment conditions with companies operating as part of the ‘gig’ economy have taken place this summer. They have been spearheaded by a small...
5 September 2016
Italy: social partners submit proposals to government for managing corporate restructuring
The decision by Confindustria, the Italian employers’ federation, and the CGIL, CISL and UIL, the three large trade union bodies, to resume social dialogue has started to bear fruit. On 1...
5 September 2016
Great Britain: a boost for the auto industry
Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is to invest £35 million (€41.4 million) in a bid to boost the auto industry. As a result of this investment almost 3,000 new skilled jobs are expected for...
2 September 2016
31 August 2016 news review
On the menu, around fifty US businesses have signed up to a White House initiative promoting equal pay - an NLRB decision requires the US fast food chain, Chipotle, to review its policy over staff...
29 August 2016
Great Britain: a trade union is challenging Lloyds Blank over the female pensions gap
British banking group Lloyds has to face a legal challenge at the employment tribunal over pensions that are said to discriminate against female staff in terms of the supplementary pension system...
29 August 2016
Great Britain: numbers partaking in strike action reach all-time low in 2015
The year 2014 was marked by strong levels of social mobilisation in Britain, with 733,300 individuals involved in strike action (see article n° 8506). However, in 2015 this number reached just...
29 August 2016
Poland: a minimum wage for civil law contracts
According to Central Statistical Office 700 thousand Poles (4.4 % of workers) are employed on the basis of civil law contracts instead of labour law contracts. However, most of them, if they had a...
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29 August 2016
Argentina: confederation of labour (CGT) united under one banner
After eight years of separation, the three main union bodies which make up the Argentinian CGT (General Confederation of Labour) officially announced their reunification on 22 August. The...
29 August 2016
Planet Labor news reports suspended during the month of August
Dear readers, during the holiday period in Europe we will be suspending our news information service. Between Friday evening on 29 July until Monday morning on 29 August we will not be posting any...
27 July 2016
Great Britain: changes to executive salaries in the offing?
The pressure on bosses at UK companies was turned up a notch yesterday, after the publication of a report recommending that firms make the salary gap between chief executives and other employees...
27 July 2016
Luxembourg: draft law reforming working time is delivered to the Chamber of Deputies
On 21 July the draft law ‘concerning working time organization and modifying the Labor Code’ that was adopted by the Council of Ministers on 01 July was delivered to the Chamber of Deputies the...
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26 July 2016
Spain: hotel cleaning ladies organize themselves and establish the ‘Las Kellys’ association
Since the start of what is being hailed as one of Spain’s best tourist summers ever, female hotel cleaning room staff have criticized deteriorating working conditions, including excessively long...
26 July 2016
Hungary: tough summer expected for the auto sector
VASAS, the metals union federation, has announced an initial wave of strike action to take place during the summer months in six businesses within the auto sector, the names of which have not been...
25 July 2016
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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