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Stora Enso and the ILO sign a unique partnership to promote decent work and combat child labor in Pakistan
Following accusations of ignoring the use of child labor in its 35% owned joint venture unit in Pakistan, the Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer has signed a partnership with the ILO to eliminate...
Great Britain: despite near zero inflation, collective disputes over salary rises are proliferating
Currently, disputes over annual pay rises are in much evidence. This is not surprising given that this time of year is the traditional time for the settlement of annual pay rises, with the 1 April...
23 April 2015
Germany: Andrea Nahles, Labor Minister, kicks off a “national dialogue” over working in the digital age
How do we want to work in the future? Are jobs destined to disappear in the digital age? How will DIGITAL affect social regimes, labor law, co-management? In short how will the arrival of the...
23 April 2015
France: the Council of Ministers adopts a draft law that simplifies workers representation bodies
On April 22 the Council of Ministers adopted a draft law that aims to improve both the efficacy and efficiency of social dialogue. In it companies with less than 300 staff can regroup the various...
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22 April 2015
Austria: launch of partial retirement program in an attempt to retain older workers
The Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Rudolf Hundstorfer has sent a draft law on a new form of “partial retirement” (Teilpension) for consultation to the various departments and to...
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22 April 2015
Spain: unions propose their Decalogue of urgent measures on occupational risk prevention
Twenty years after the law on occupation risk prevention, the CCOO and UGT unions are drawing attention to the rising number of work related accidents and together they have published a list of...
22 April 2015
Italy: merit based salaries for Manfrotto (Vitec Group Imaging Division) employees
Being a leader and innovating can get you up to 12% more in salary if you are an employee in the Italian company Manfrotto whose head office is based in Cassola North East Venice. Employing some...
21 April 2015
Russia: foreign businesses scarce among the top employers ranking
Russia’s most popular employment site HeadHunter (hh.ru) has published its 2014 top employers ranking that aims to be as simple and as transparent as possible in a context where an employer’s...
21 April 2015
Spain: technicians working in Telefónica’s subcontractor installation companies’ network go on strike in protest at deteriorating working conditions
Workers in businesses contracted to install and maintain Telefónica’s fiber optic network have rallied across the country in protest at “the constant deterioration” in working conditions. They...
20 April 2015
Germany: the big four industry unions sign a cooperation agreement aimed at keeping inter-union competition at bay
On April 15 the big four German industrial unions: IG Metall (Metals), IG BAU (Construction), IG BCE (Chemicals/Energy), and EVG (Rail) signed an agreement aimed at “better representing German...
20 April 2015
Portugal: a law on parental and father only leave aims to boost birth rates
On Friday April, 17 Portugal’s parliament adopted a series of measures aimed at boosting the country’s birth rate. Three of these measures will impact the labor market: simultaneous parental...
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20 April 2015
Renault: a new amendment to the agreement on the vehicle manufacturer’s EWC provides for a new SNB that will increase the EWC’s legitimacy
The amendment from March 24, 2015 aligns Renault’s 1995 voluntary agreement in anticipation of the implementation of the EWC and its subsequent various modifications with the requirements of the...
17 April 2015
Germany: a federal labor tribunal has reaffirmed the unions right to negotiate advantages specifically for their own members
In a judgment handed down on April 15. The Federal Labor Tribunal (BAG) recognized that the payment of employee benefits specifically negotiated by IG Metall for its members during talks over a...
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17 April 2015
Italy: Fiat Chrysler to pay out bonuses that are linked to financial results
"In recent years, FCA has had to deal with the historical remnants of a stale labor relations model which pitched capital against labor. Those days are finally over," said FCA chief Sergio...
17 April 2015
Greece: consultation process started between the Minister for Labor and the social partners
This Wednesday the Greek Minister for Labor Panos Skourletis commenced consultations with the social partners the aim of which is to present, by the end of the month, the radical left-wing’s...
17 April 2015
International: Société Générale’s and BNP Paribas’ global trade union alliances have defined their working frameworks
On April 14, 56 participants from 16 countries officially launched two global trade union alliances, one each for Société Générale and BNP Paribas. The meeting brought union leaders together from...
17 April 2015
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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