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Hungary: the automotive industry has a manpower shortage and is under pressure to raise wages
Several recent social movements have brought a new situation in the Hungary’s automotive industry to light, namely, manpower shortages are pushing employers to raise salaries and cooperate further...
14 April 2016
Lufthansa: five Austrian, German, and Swiss trades union set up the DACH European aviation trade union alliance
In Vienna on 08 April, Austrian services union Vida, Germany’s cabin personnel union UFO and pilots union Cockpit, together with their Swiss equivalents Kapers (cabin personnel) and Aeropers...
13 April 2016
ENGIE: an interview with Henri Ducré, Executive Vice-President, in charge of Group Human Resources, on the European Social Agreement
For the HR head, the European Social Agreement signed on 08 April by Isabelle Kocher and Gérard Mestrallet (see our article n°8597), must, first and foremost, give employees confidence in the...
13 April 2016
Finland: 300 collective agreements to be signed before the end of May
On 29 February, union and employers agreed on a competitiveness pact (c.f. article No.9526) in a bid to boost Finland’s competitiveness. This government approved agreement served to calm tensions...
12 April 2016
Brazilian and German unions join forces to improve working conditions along the supply chain in the orange juice production sector
On 11 April during a press conference held in Berlin, representatives of the German services union Verdi, several of Brazil’s trade unions, and the Christian initiative Romero criticized...
Chile: congress approves a labor law reform that recreates industrial relations
Following sixteen months of legislative procedure amid much controversy, Chile’s congress has adopted its labor law reform. The country’s still to be enacted new Labor Code incorporates profound...
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12 April 2016
ENGIE: signature of a European Agreement to safeguard workers’ employability as the group undergoes its business transformation
On 08 April, the energy group together with three European union federations - IndustriALL Europe, EPSU (European Public Services Union and the EFBW (European Federation of Building and...
11 April 2016
ENGIE: interview with Sylvain Lefebvre, IndustriALL Europe Deputy General Secretary, negotiator of the European Labour Relations Agreement
On 08 April the French energy group together with three European union federations (IndustriALL Europe, EPSU, and EFBW) concluded a "European Labour Relations Agreement" that focused on...
11 April 2016
Belgium: government agreement over budget and reforms to working time
The government’s 2016 budget was presented on Saturday 09 April under the heading ‘a responsible budget in line with European commitments’ and marks a step on the road to improving the structural...
11 April 2016
Argentina: national banking strike after sector agreement negotiations get stuck
Argentina’s joint banking sector negotiations have hit their first snag. Following weeks of efficient negotiations, which have confirmed the short-term wage rise model, (c.f. article No. 9545 and...
11 April 2016
General Electric: European mobilisation effort to keep jobs and protest deindustrialization
On 08 April, the European union federation, IndustriALL Europe, coordinated its trade union bodies with membership within General Electric to undertake a European Action Day taking place...
8 April 2016
Renault: interview with Tristan Lormeau, Corporate HR Director, on the new Group Works Council agreement
On 24 March, the French auto manufacturer together with a special negotiation body (SNB) signed a new Group Works Council agreement. “It was a question of providing our agreement with a stable...
7 April 2016
Norway: an agreement struck for an industry weathering the oil crisis
It’s a question of managing the situation until the oil crisis comes to a close and this is underlying the main reason for the employers’ body, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise NHO...
7 April 2016
European works council: the European Trade Union Institute renewed its EWC portal
Thus an opportune moment to turn the spotlight back on a database of European Works Council agreements as well as other pertinent information kept by European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), which...
7 April 2016
Austria: the banking sector negotiates a 1.24% wage rise and the setting up of a ‘labor foundation’
In Vienna, on 29 March, Austria’s banking sector’s social partners fourth meeting came to a close with the partners managing to find a compromise over renewing the sector’s collective agreement...
6 April 2016
News update as of 5 April 2016
EU labor costs according to Eurostat data. On 01 April, the European statistics office published its annual report on average hourly labour costs (wages plus employers’ social contributions...
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5 April 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
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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