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Germany: Bosch cuts individual bonuses
At the end of September, the German manufacturer announced that it would no longer pay bonuses for individual performance, to any of its 290,000 employees. The management at Bosch believes that...
27 October 2015
Finland: hesitation from the government opens the way for possible agreement between social partners
Following strong trade union mobilisation and the Finnish government’s U-turn, the situation remains muddled in Finland. Informal negotiations between social partners are committed to reaching an...
26 October 2015
Adidas: sporting goods manufacturer uses new building to experiment with new forms of work organisation
In August, Adidas inaugurated an office building on its “World of Sports” campus, but it is not your usual office block. As part of the MyArena programme, the architecture within this building —...
26 October 2015
Sweden: a trade union front creaking on the eve of negotiations
This is something that had not been seen for 20 years. On 21 October the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) announced that it would not be coordinating the demands of its 14 member unions...
26 October 2015
Germany: thousands of temporary workers risk losing their jobs as a result of the Volkswagen emissions scandal
Job losses may soon result from the biggest scandal ever to hit German automaker Volkswagen (VW). On 18 October the German Press Agency DPA indicated that according to VW’s central works council...
23 October 2015
Great Britain: the Government and Tata Steel to provide financial support for redundant steel workers
Criticized by the unions for doing nothing to help the British steel industry in crisis, on Friday 23 October, David Cameron’s Conservative Government and Tata Steel announced a package of...
23 October 2015
United States: UAW members approve the Fiat Chrysler agreement
This time round, 77% of workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) voted to approve an agreement negotiated on their behalf between their union, the United Auto Workers (UAW) and FCA management...
23 October 2015
Canada: union relief at Liberal party’s election win
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s unexpected defeat during Canada’s federal elections on 19 October has calmed Canada’s unions that had been experiencing increasingly difficult relations with the...
23 October 2015
EU: chemicals sector social partners emphasize responsible social dialogue in their agreed five-year Roadmap
The European union federation IndustriALL Europe and the European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG) have agreed upon a Roadmap for the period 2015 – 2020. Ten years after the launch of sectoral...
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22 October 2015
NGOs, guardians of CSR
Faced with increasingly powerful cross border actors, NGOs are multiplying the number of detailed and comprehensive reports including recommendations as well as the number of their ‘name and...
Germany: IG Metall’s new president announces a national campaign for redefining working time
In Frankfurt, between 18 – 24 October, IG Metall, the world’s largest major trade union with almost 2.3 million members, voted in its new management team. On Tuesday 20 October, former number 2...
22 October 2015
EU: the European Commission recommends establishing ‘national Competitiveness Boards’
On 21 October the European Commission presented a draft text recommending that the Member States establish national Competitiveness Boards. These national boards would be ‘independent and neutral’...
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21 October 2015
Great Britain: steel industry buckling under the crisis
Indian group Tata Steel announced on Tuesday 20 October that almost 1,200 jobs would be lost in yet another brutal blow to the UK’s steel industry. Businesses and unions in the sector warn that...
21 October 2015
Germany: IG Metall warns rapid refugee integration measures should not result in social dumping
Amidst fierce debate over ways to facilitate refugees’ entry into the German labor market, on Monday 19 October the metals union IG Metall during its 23rd congress being held in Frankfurt between...
21 October 2015
Russia: businesses still looking to hire highly skilled professionals, despite the economic crisis
“We need engineers to design the aircraft of tomorrow, to meet the challenges that technology raises, stated Svetlana Kraïchinskaya, vice-president of HR at United Aircraft Corporation, a majority...
21 October 2015
Italy: budget 2016 jobs measures
On 15 October Italy’s Council of Ministers adopted a draft Finance Law that both continues incentives for hiring on indefinite employment contracts albeit in a reduced fashion and that lowers tax...
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21 October 2015
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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
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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France: Decathlon introduces a ‘duty to respect others’ right to disconnect’
A right-to-disconnect agreement was signed in late September for the French arm of the Decathlon sports retail group. It sets out a "duty to respect others’ right to disconnect" and provides...
14 November 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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France: construction sector turns to long-term partial activity scheme
Amid the ongoing economic crisis hitting France’s construction sector, social partners in the public works industry (350,000 employees) signed an agreement at the end of October enabling companies...
21 November 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025