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Great Britain: appeal court confirms that holiday pay should include results based commission
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling that result based commission must be taken into account when calculating workers holiday pay has again been upheld by the UK courts, which...
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11 October 2016
Germany: new trends occurring in German company agreements
The union foundation holds the largest company agreements archives. Its WSI policy research institute carries out an annual study of German works councils (> 4,500 WCs are questioned). Using...
10 October 2016
Italy: the welfare enterprise is gaining ground
Company collective agreements are increasingly including measures that cater for employees' welfare, in large part thanks to tax breaks put in place in 2016.
10 October 2016
IndustriALL Global Union 2nd Congress: the international industry union federation looks to act as a counterweight to global capitalism
Fighting Forward – A Luta Continua! During their addresses, delegates from the young international industry union federation’s second congress held in Rio de Janeiro (04 – 07 October)...
10 October 2016
Spain: unions are calling for a share of economic growth in the form of a 4% wage rise for 2017
Employers’ bodies and trade unions are preparing for the forthcoming rounds of negotiations that will determine the wage rise recommendations to be used during the 2017 sector and company...
7 October 2016
Germany: agreement on law for equal pay between men and women
After years of discussions, the heads Germany’s coalition parties reached an agreement yesterday on a law to close the gender pay gap (Entgeltgleichheitsgesetz). Under the new law, employees at...
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7 October 2016
Poland: government proposes better management of temporary work and better regulation of temp agencies, especially those which post workers
Poland’s Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs has decided to revise a law dating back to 9 July 2003 on the employment of temporary workers. The aim is to give such individuals a better...
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7 October 2016
News update as of October 6, 2016
On the menu: a new leadership team for IndustriALL Global Union, Italy’s metals sector now in line to renew its national collective agreement, in France the draft law on multinational companies’...
5 October 2016
EU: the European Commission reports on progress with initiatives for youths and employment
The Youth Guarantee and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), two instruments dating back three years have made inroads in the fight against youth unemployment. Thus the conclusion of the...
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5 October 2016
China: towards structural changes in collective dispute management?
When in Spring 2015, the Chinese government issued a directive demanding party cadres and bureaucrats across the country to “make the construction of harmonious labor relations an urgent...
5 October 2016
Finland: social partners are skeptical over both the government’s universal basic income plan and the pilot scheme set for the start of 2017
In 2015, Finland’s government announced it was looking to put a universal basic income in place that would be paid by the country’s social security body, Kela, to all non-retired adults and that...
4 October 2016
Tchibo: signs a global framework agreement over international labor standards throughout the textile supply chain
On 27 September together with the international union federation IndustriALL Global Union, the German family owned retailer, Tchibo signed a global framework agreement aimed at developing...
4 October 2016
Caterpillar: unions agree on a joint European strategy
On 26 September, the European union federation IndustriALL Europe held a trade union coordination meeting, the upshot of which was to set out a European strategy in response to Caterpillar’s...
4 October 2016
Great Britain : London-specific work permit to counter Brexit effect
London is hoping that the creation of a specific work permit for the city will help avoid the flight of businesses in the aftermath of the UK’s departure from the European Union. Furthermore, the...
3 October 2016
EU: social partners not ready to begin negotiations on work-life balance
On 30 September, after one year of consultation, the social partners notified the European Commission that they would not be initiating negotiations to review provisions regarding parental leave...
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3 October 2016
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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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026