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Great Britain: towards measures facilitating social mobility in the workplace
David Cameron’s government and the country’s major employers are to create the first ever national measures that can quantify and encourage social mobility within companies.
4 April 2016
Sweden: following an agreement for 600,000 industry workers other sectors conclude their own negotiations
Nothing was guaranteed in advance, as not since 1997 had negotiation positions been so far apart. Thus an agreement was signed by the industry employers’ organizations anxious to avoid the...
4 April 2016
Italy: towards the first ever application of social clauses during a transition of business process for call centers
An agreement struck on 23 March in Italy’s Basilicate region between the unions, Telecom Italia, and the call centers that have won the region’s call center market is being hailed by unions as a...
4 April 2016
Italy: the general council of Italy’s primary employers’ confederation, Confindustria, designates its new president
On 31 March, the general council of the employers’ confederation, Confindustria, designated Vincenzo Boccia to succeed Giorgio Squinzi as its head. 100 out of 192 votes were cast in his favor (198...
1 April 2016
Renault: agreement over new competitiveness plan at Valladolid
Unions announced they struck an agreement in principle over the new ‘Competitiveness and employment agreement’, which guarantees both an increase in industrial activity at the Valladolid and...
1 April 2016
ThyssenKrupp launches an online violations reporting system as part of its global framework agreement
The German metals group has put up a website that allows the group’s employees worldwide to report any violations of the global framework agreement signed with IndustriALL Global union and IG...
1 April 2016
Whirlpool: the new European works council agreement covers the entire EMEA region
Following the US domestic appliance manufacturer’s purchase of its Italian competitor Indesit, the signatories agreed to apply article 13 of the European Directive 2009, which intends for complete...
31 March 2016
Italy: first of its kind alliance at FCA-Chrysler between Fim-Cisl and the senior executives association
A first of its kind alliance has been struck between workers and senior executives at Fiat that establishes a new era in Italian industrial relations. On 29 March, Fim union and the Fiat CNH...
31 March 2016
Renault: the new EWC agreement, signed with the SNB, is placed under European Directive 2009/38
On 24 March, the French automaker together with the SNB signed a new EWC agreement. In taking up the procedure right from the start the goal was to establish an SNB according to the terms in the...
31 March 2016
Spain: first national collective agreement concluded for the metal sector
On 29 March, unions and employers announced they had signed the first national collective agreement for the technology industry and the metal services sector, which guarantees a minimum level of...
30 March 2016
Great Britain: the government is looking to reduce the number of non-European foreigners being hired
On 24 March the Government announced a series of measures aimed at ‘protecting job opportunities for UK residents and reducing UK businesses’ reliance on foreign workers,’ by adding additional...
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30 March 2016
United States: California sets $15 minimum wage by 2022
California is moving to a $15 an hour minimum wage by 2022, whereas the Federal hourly minimum is fixed at $7.25. Following several consultations with Republicans in Congress, employers’...
30 March 2016
Argentina: agreement over wages in the automobile sector
With joint negotiations already in full swing in Argentina, in mid-March Smata, the automobile union (sindicato de mecanicos y afines del transporte), struck an agreement for the new April-June...
30 March 2016
Italy: the metals unions have called for a general strike in support of their demands that their national sector collective agreement be renewed
On 24 March, following a summit meeting between the metals sector employers’ bodies, Federmeccanica and Assistal, and the sector’s three main union bodies, Fim-Cisl, Fiom-CGIL, and Uilm-Uil, the...
25 March 2016
France: adoption of a draft law on labor market reform
Expected to provide a solution to record levels of unemployment, the latest major reform of François Hollande’s five year presidential term was rewritten following demonstrations by both unions...
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24 March 2016
Germany: the Employment Minister wants to quickly create ‘jobs for a euro’ for asylum seekers as a way of getting them ‘jobs-market-ready’
On 23 March, Andrea Nahles, Germany’s Minister for Social Affairs and Labor announced that this year she wanted to create 100,000 ‘jobs for a euro’ for refugees whose asylum requests are being...
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24 March 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