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Canada: federal bill protecting unpaid internships receives criticism
The Federal budget bill introduced on May 07 contains propositions to govern unpaid internships. It includes several amendments to Canada’s Labor Code that covers Federally regulated sectors...
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18 May 2015
EU: legislation that recognizes an ‘undertaking’ as the sole reference unit in collective redundancy decisions does not conform to EU law
On May 13 the ECJ delivered a ruling on a Spanish case that completes its judgment in the USDAW case of the previous week where the ECJ judge had confirmed the more restrictive concept of...
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13 May 2015
Ireland: the government announces it has adopted three bills on collective bargaining, sectoral agreements (REAs), and fixing national minimum wage
The Irish Government announced it was adopting some much anticipated draft laws on company collective bargaining, sectoral agreements (known as Registered Employment Agreement, REA), and a minimum...
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13 May 2015
United States: UAW unveils future plans for a works council at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga
The Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the only one outside of China which is not represented at the automobile company’s global works council. The United Auto Workers have thus...
13 May 2015
Spain: unions and employers announce an agreement in principle on the pact that regulates collective bargaining and wage trends
The agreement marks an official end to the wage freeze that hit the sector at the start of the economic crisis. In it has been penned an overall rise in wages of 1% for 2015 and 1.5% for 2016 as...
12 May 2015
Austria: both the chemicals and hotel & catering sectors conclude unusual collective agreements
Two of Austria’s key economic sectors have just renewed their respective sector’s collective agreements. The Chemicals sector (45,000 workers) signed theirs on April 24 and the Hotel &...
12 May 2015
Italy: call centers in an unprecedented crisis situation
Not a week goes by in Italy without call center workers going out on strike or using other shock means to draw attention to and denounce a situation where thousands of redundancies are hitting...
12 May 2015
Sweden: agreement in the temporary work sector strengthens the Swedish model
On April 29 an agreement was signed between the LO confederation and the employers’ body Almega Bemmanningsföretagen (staffing agency employers federation). The one-year agreement covering some...
12 May 2015
Portugal: retail sector negotiating a new collective agreement
The country’s retail sector is renegotiating its collective agreement. The current agreement was negotiated in 2009 and implemented a year later and nothing has been changed since. The country’s...
11 May 2015
Germany: IG Metall union launches an internet platform aimed at improving working conditions for ‘crowdworkers’
The traditional union May day demonstrations, this year held under the banner “we are building tomorrow’s work today”, was the venue the German metals union IG Metall chose to launch the first of...
11 May 2015
Election results for Great Britain: a mixed bag for business and a downright disaster for unions
Tighter strike laws, a referendum on a possible Brexit, attendant halting of Europe Social Directive projects (EWC information & consultation), Tom HAYES, Executive Director of BEERG (the...
11 May 2015
Germany: talks well advanced between IG Metall and BMW over an agreement to include better working conditions in subcontractor services employment contracts
The Bavarian Federation of IG Metall has just signed a collective agreement with BLG (one of carmaker BMW’s major logistics subcontractors) over better pay and hours. It is the latest result of a...
8 May 2015
EU: the ETUC equips itself to have more influence in European economic governance
For the past two years the ETUC has made collective bargaining toolboxes available to its members aimed at coordinating collective agreements and remuneration within a framework of EU economic...
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8 May 2015
Bulgaria: Lidl implements a dual professional education program
From September, Lidl Bulgaria will offer places on a dual professional educational program. This is a pilot apprenticeship program for students in the commercial sector and forms part of a wider...
8 May 2015
EU: the EU Commission lays the foundations for a Digital Single Market
A Digital Single Market is one of the EU Commission’s cornerstone projects. The project will enable the EU to take full advantage of what the digital world has to offer and it is well on track. In...
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6 May 2015
Spain: CCOO and UGT sign agreement with Telefónica’s installation and maintenance companies, but minority trade unions want to keep fighting
On 5 May, the CCOO (Workers’ Commissions) and UGT (General Union of Workers) announced that they had signed an agreement with the main companies dealing with the installation and maintenance of...
6 May 2015
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EU: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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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...
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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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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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France: cabinet adopts suspension of pension reform
On 23 October, the French Council of Ministers approved an amendment to the social security financing bill (PLFSS), confirming the suspension of the 2023 pension reform until 2028. This measure...
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24 October 2025
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Carrefour and UNI Global Union renew global agreement on promoting social dialogue and diversity
On 17 October, Carrefour, one of the world’s largest retailers, with nearly 500,000 employees worldwide, and global union federation UNI Global Union renewed their global agreement on...
3 November 2025