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Denmark: latest elections show a dramatic increase in the number of workers elected to Parliament
Election results from June 18 show the Danish People’s party (Dansk Folkeparti) emerged as the country’s second largest political force and has contributed to increasing the number of workers in...
23 June 2015
Sweden: a new agreement to develop the commerce sector
How can Sweden’s social model cater for e-commerce and the effects of globalization and yet still maintain its integrity? This was the central question that the agreement signed on June 15 2015...
23 June 2015
Brazil: Dilma Rousseff’s tightening of access to retirement for long careers is just the start of more widespread reforms
On June 18, President Dilma Rousseff passed a presidential decree that tightens access to a full pension for those having worked long careers. If ratified by congress (required within 120 days of...
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23 June 2015
Germany: Supermarket chain Real’s decision to no longer apply the sector’s collective agreements marks a new stage in their decline
Whilst collective agreements for some 3 million workers in the retail sector are in the throes of being negotiated, the German supermarket chain Real SB-Warenhaus GmbH that belongs to the Metro...
22 June 2015
Spain: new collective agreement for the chemicals industry
On June 18, business leaders and unions have announced an agreement in principle on the sector’s 18th collective agreement. The sector’s majority union federations signed the document including...
22 June 2015
Belgium: a new chemicals sector agreement puts a ‘demographic fund’ in place
As usual, the chemicals sector (CP 207) has opened Belgium’s sectoral collective agreement signing season. On June 08 the social partners agreed on a protocol and on June 16 the union bodies all...
22 June 2015
Germany: conflict escalating at Deutsche Post as DPVKom joins strike action
10 days after services union Verdi went on indefinite strike at Deutsche Post DHL, DPVKom, the Post and Telecoms union, has announced it will join the action. The union started consultations on...
18 June 2015
Italy: FS and Trenitalia sign an agreement with unions over common lines of action to combat assaults on personnel
On June 15, the transport unions concluded an agreement with Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Spa (FS) and Trenitalia Spa* on common action to be taken to combat attacks on their personnel. Assaults...
18 June 2015
Great Britain: Wages rising at fastest rate since the economic crisis
UK wages rose by a near 8-year record high of 2.7% between February and April compared with a year earlier.
18 June 2015
Norway: a note on changes to the Working Environment Act (arbeidsmiljøloven) coming into force on July 01
Despite fierce opposition and demonstrations from trade unions, the draft law changing several rules on the Working Environment Act (arbeidsmiljøloven) was approved by the Norwegian parliament on...
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17 June 2015
Sweden: negotiations set to restart over industry worker job security agreement (omställningsavtal)
Interrupted in December 2013 negotiations over the “omställningsavtal” agreement, between the PTK (federation of private sector administration employees) and the employers confederation Svenskt...
17 June 2015
Great Britain: Unite members set up specific strike fund to gear up against looming job losses at Rolls Royce
The 12,000 Unite members at Rolls Royce have voted to set up their industrial action fund by paying £1 per month to their Unite union (in addition to their union subs). The ‘war chest’ is expected...
16 June 2015
Germany: faced with labor shortages, businesses are increasingly looking to refugees to fill the gap
Just a few days ahead of the summit meeting between the representatives of the Federal State and the Länders on June 18, Germany’s large employers federations and trade unions have come together...
16 June 2015
Great Britain: About turn for non-European skilled workers as cap on migrants is reached for first time
For the first time the UK had to close its doors to non-European skilled workers earning under 155,000 GBP a year (214,000 €) because the maximum allowed number of working permits per month was...
16 June 2015
Germany: future reforms to interim work starting to make waves
The Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Andrea Nahles has kept up momentum with multiple announcements on the content of her reform to temporary work and services contracts due to be...
15 June 2015
Italy: Council of Ministers gives final approval on two new Jobs Act decrees
On June 11 the Italian Council of Ministers gave final approval for two new decrees relating to the Jobs Act – the law enabling labor reforms approved in December 2014 (c.f. article No. 8763)...
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12 June 2015
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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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During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
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