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Great Britain: the BECTU union makes its first inroads into organizing highly qualified workers in the visual effects sector
The BECTU broadcasting and entertainment union has begun taking its first concrete steps to organising workers in the growing VFX (visual effects) sector. Tougher working conditions in the sector...
10 February 2016
EU: the Court of Justice of the European Union is called on in a case that threatens Germany’s system of employee co-determination
On 16 October 2015, the Regional Appeal Court of Berlin, brought a case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for a preliminary ruling where the Luxembourg based CJEU was called on...
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8 February 2016
Great Britain: unions try to win over wider public opinion while the House of Lords deliberates the Trade Union Bill
While the Trade Union Bill, a bill on the right to strike, is currently being examined in the House of Lords, on Monday 08 February, Britain’s trade unions launched their ‘Heart Unions Week’ in a...
8 February 2016
Germany: crafts trades’ federations and IG Metall discuss the implementation of refugee occupational integration
380,000 refugees waiting for jobs integration. Germany’s economy is doing well, yet nevertheless it has to tackle the issue of integrating refugees into the jobs market, because a significant...
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5 February 2016
Great Britain: Bank Santander and the CWU union agree a 3 year pay deal that guarantees more transparency and fairness in salary progression
Following what the CWU communications union called ‘marathon set of lock-down talks’ a three year agreement has been signed with banking and finance group Santander that institutes transparent pay...
5 February 2016
Belgium: banking sector signs 2015-2016 collective agreement
On 28 January 2016, following months of bitter negotiations, employers and unions in the banking sector have officially signed a collective labor agreement marking the closure of a raft of...
5 February 2016
Poland: positive outlook for the labor market in 2016
According to economists’ forecasts, 2016 will be a good year for workers. Large-scale emigration has left businesses struggling to hire staff. As a result salaries have gone up and businesses are...
4 February 2016
Denmark: integrating refugees into the labor market is a high priority for the tripartite negotiations
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has called the social partners together for tripartite talks on 11 February. Top of the agenda is how to integrate refugees into the labor market. The social...
4 February 2016
Great Britain: GMB union and Humberside Engineering Training Association launch a joint initiative to promote apprenticeships with the region’s employers and younger workers
The GMB union together with Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) have launched an initiative to encourage Humberside’s employers and younger workers into apprenticeships. Unions have...
4 February 2016
Italy: a new agreement for the recently formed Finmeccania One Company model
Since 01 January 2016, former 100% Finmeccania subsidiaries Agusta Westland, Alenia Aermacchi, Selex ES, Oto Melara and Wass, have merged into one single company operating with seven divisions...
4 February 2016
News update as of 3 February 2016
Brexit/Proposals to keep Great Britain in the EU. The European Commission intends to establish a specific body tasked with examining current legislation to verify that it fully respects the two...
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3 February 2016
France: a company is sentenced to redeem eight years worth of profit sharing amounts to its employees that had been unpaid due to a tax avoidance scheme
In a ruling on 02 February 2016, the Versailles Court of Appeal imposed several liability on both the publishing company Wolters Kluwer France (WKF) and its parent holding company Holding Wolters...
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3 February 2016
Greece: unions call for a new general strike on Thursday to protest against pension reforms
On the anniversary of the radical left’s accession to power in January 2015, anger is growing across all segments of Greece’s society. The draft law on pensions that the government put to the...
3 February 2016
Italy: the government strengthens independent workers’ rights and allows more flexibility for employees via the introduction of smart work
On 28 January 2016, Italy’s Council of Ministers adopted a draft law that establishes a new status for non-entrepreneur independent workers. The goal is to implement a “modern system of rights and...
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2 February 2016
Germany: IG Metall recommends a wage raise of between 4.5% and 5%
Following consultations with its seven regional federations, IG Metall, Germany’s largest trade union in terms of membership numbers, announced on the 02 February that it would enter into the...
2 February 2016
Great Britain: the government commits to boosting apprentices and female participation in the transport sector
The UK Minister for Transport has unveiled a new strategy requiring companies who tender for transport infrastructure building projects to create apprenticeships and recruit women.
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2 February 2016
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United Kingdom: government urged to legislate against forced labour
After consulting victims, businesses and NGOs, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has published a report showing that the UK is lagging behind in the fight against forced labour. The...