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Italy: Unicredit signs a first of its kind collective agreement over surplus executive employees
On 08 March Unicredit together with the unions signed an agreement on managing ‘surplus’ executive staff. This is the first of its kind agreement in the sector addressing executive staff...
11 March 2016
Argentina: moderate wage agreement for retailers sets the tone for other sectors
Argentina’s annual salary negotiations have started with the first agreement being concluded without a hitch. On 03 March, the retailers union the country’s largest in terms of membership (1.2...
11 March 2016
France: at least 250,000 in the streets protesting the labor law reform bill
On 09 March 2016, several hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of 130 towns and cities throughout France demanding that the labor law reform bill be withdrawn. The...
10 March 2016
Great Britain: trade unions becoming more politically active and establishing specific political funds
The Society of Radiographers has joined the ranks of those unions with a political fund to allow it engage in political campaigning. Members of the Society voted by 93% (with a 24% turnout of its...
10 March 2016
Germany: work travel distances have greatly increased (DGB Study)
In February, the German Confederation of Trade Unions published a key study on German worker mobility using data supplied by the Federal Statistics Agency, the main result of which is that...
10 March 2016
Italy: the CGIL is to present a citizen’s initiative draft law that ‘reunifies’ labor rights
The CGIL union has established a committee tasked with collecting signatures in support of a citizen’s initiative draft law that completely rewrites Italy’s Labor Code and that sees itself as an...
9 March 2016
Denmark: a marked reduction in the number of conflicts in the private sector
In 2015 the number of strike days in companies belonging to the DA, Denmark’s main employers’ confederation hit its lowest level in twenty five years. According to researchers the drop is as much...
9 March 2016
Great Britain: the Living Wage is making employers blanch
How does one absorb the costs of a mandatory rise in the minimum wage of almost 7.5% to be paid to all workers over the age of 25? This is the question bothering British businesses that remain...
9 March 2016
EU: the European Commission launches a public consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights
What will the future “European Pillar of Social Rights” that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker last year actually look like? This is in fact the question the European Executive is...
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8 March 2016
EU: posting of workers, a targeted revision underway
The European Commission has adopted new provisions to make the posting of workers fairer, more transparent, and more secure. On 08 March 2016, less than a year and a half since the European...
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8 March 2016
Germany: social partners in the chemicals sector set up the ‘SO-WIN’ training cycle as a way of getting senior management and WC employee representatives working together on the theme of sustainable development
In mid-February, the IG BCE union together with the BAVC employers’ federation announced the establishment of the “social partner workshop for innovation and sustainable development” (SO.WIN). The...
8 March 2016
Spain: first collective agreement concluded at Lidl
On 04 March 2016, management at supermarket chain Lidl together with the unions CCOO and UGT signed the first company wide collective agreement. In it is the highest minimum wage level for the...
8 March 2016
India: general strike set for 10 March protesting the Modi government’s labor law reform projects
11 central trade unions of India, including Bharatiya Majdoor Sangh (BMS), an affiliate of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have called for a national strike on 10 March protesting the...
7 March 2016
Lithuania: after almost 15 years, is Lithuania going to adopt a new labor law?
In July 2015, the Lithuanian government decided to impose a new social model in order to improve what was considered as an obsolete legislative environment that was preventing foreign investment...
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7 March 2016
Italy: as part of the Youth Guarantee program the government has launched a ‘Super Bonus’ payment for when internships are converted into permanent employment contracts
Companies with youths having worked in or still working in Youth Guarantee program internships, and go on to hire them on permanent employment contracts, can qualify for a ‘Super Bonus’ payment...
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7 March 2016
Great Britain: reform to union financing of the Labour Party is halted
With the law reforming unions, called the Trade Union Bill, still under examination by Parliament, a House of Lords committee has called on David Cameron’s government to reexamine the bill in the...
3 March 2016
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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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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...
17 November 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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