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COP 21: unions appeal for a ‘fair transition’
With just a few days to go before COP 21 gets underway, unions worried over the consequences of climate change for jobs across the globe are appealing for any climate agreement to include a...
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17 November 2015
Great Britain: New left-leaning general secretary of GMB general union elected
After ten years leading the GMB union, Paul Kenny is to be succeeded by Tim Roache. Roache is expected to take the union slightly further to the left while pursuing a more aggressive stance of...
13 November 2015
Germany: the coalition government agrees unambitious ‘flexible retirement’ measures
On 10 November social experts from the three coalition government parties announced that after a year of difficult negotiations they had come to an agreement over ‘flexi-rente’. General opinion is...
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12 November 2015
Greece: public and private sector unions’ call for a 24-hour general strike for Thursday 12 November
On 12 November, Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras will have to contend with his first general strike since he came to power. Public and private sector unions are complaining about new...
11 November 2015
EU: the CJEU restricts governments’ capacity to exclude certain employment contract terminations from collective redundancy procedures
In a preliminary ruling handed down on 11 November relating to Spanish law, the CJEU decided that employment contract terminations taking the form of contractual terminations stemming from a...
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11 November 2015
Germany: Federal Labor Court rules that temporary workers also count in the vote for the Supervisory Board employee representatives
On 04 November the Federal Labor Court ruled that temporary staff would have more influence in Germany’s co-management business model. The judges had to rule on arrangements for electing employee...
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11 November 2015
EU: David Cameron sets out his demands for keeping the UK in the EU
On Tuesday 10 November 2015, UK Prime Minister David Cameron officially laid out his demands for maintaining the UK’s presence in the EU. The Prime Minister said he was looking for the EU to hold...
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10 November 2015
Denmark: During its congress, HK/Privat launches a new strategy to strengthen members’ professional competencies
The HK/Privat congress was held between 01 – 03 November and focused on boosting development of its members professional competencies to make then better able to face the challenges of the...
10 November 2015
United States: Ford comes to agreement with the UAW union
Negotiators for the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have signed a four-year wage agreement with the final of the big 3 remaining US automakers: Ford. Workers are set to receive a signing bonus of...
10 November 2015
EU: EU Commission’s intentions for a social rights platform
On 27 October the EU Commission adopted its 2016 work program that aims to ‘modernize current legislation’ in the context of both a ‘platform of minimum social rights’ as well as the introduction...
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9 November 2015
Belgium: Bpost comes to an agreement over an ‘agile’ working organization
On 29 October, following a week of industrial action, the social partners including management and the unions: 4 FGTB, 3 CSC, and 2 CGSLB came to a Joint Committee agreement with 15 votes ‘for’...
9 November 2015
Italy: widespread support expected for Saturday’s general strike in the retail sector
Under the banner ‘All out’, the Filcams-CGIL, Fisascat-Cisl, and Uiltucs-Uil unions have called on workers in those companies belonging to the employers’ associations; Federdistribuzione...
6 November 2015
Switzerland: the Federal Council relaxes obligations over recording working time
On 04 November the Swiss government (Federal Council) announced it was introducing new rules for recording working time by way of two additional articles; 73a and 73b to Ordinance 1 of the Labor...
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5 November 2015
France: the government wants to reform the working time framework in 2016
Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, announced on Wednesday 04 November a complete rewrite of the labor code over the next two years. The overhaul will comprise three levels: fundamental principles to be...
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5 November 2015
Austria: two draft laws adopted to inject more flexibility into work and achieve a better work life balance
In the fight against rising unemployment and in an attempt to boost a flagging economy, ministers and experts from both parties in Austria’s coalition government at the close of the ‘Summit...
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5 November 2015
Italy: following the closure of the 6 month Universal Exhibition, Italy’s workers are in the process of being redeployed, whilst the ‘Expo model’ concept continues to makes waves
The 2015 Universal Exhibition held in Milan from 01 May 2015 until 31 October 2015 was a great success attracting over 21 million visitors. It was also a platform for experimenting with an...
4 November 2015
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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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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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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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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