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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
OHB SE: agreement over worker participation in the newly formed SE online
On March 26, 2015, OHB, the German space technology company converted its legal structure into a Societas Europaea (SE). The change is in response to the growing Europeanization of its activities...
6 May 2015
Spain: the judicial system is systematically reestablishing the principle of extending collective agreements beyond their expiration date
The Supreme Court magistrates have once again called into question one of the country’s key 2012 labor reforms. They confirmed the primacy of the labor law content of agreements previously agreed...
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5 May 2015
New Zealand: zero hours contracts scrapped in fast-food industry
McDonald’s, KFC. Burger King… New Zealand’s fast food giants have one by one been scrapping their zero hours employment contracts in response to a campaign by the union Unite. Controversy over...
5 May 2015
Germany: GDL the train drivers’ union has launched the longest strike in rail history in defense of its right to conclude collective agreements for its own members
In the face of widespread annoyance for both passengers and businesses alike the niche corporatist train drivers’ union, GDL, has just launched its 8th strike since the start of its long running...
4 May 2015
Italy: commercial sector unions commit to combatting discrimination against homosexuals at work
In Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige in northern Italy, the commercial sector unions have made an official commitment to combat discrimination against homosexuals at work. Together with an association...
4 May 2015
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
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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Italy: collective agreement for rubber and plastics sector focuses on new skills
A month ahead of schedule, the Federazione Gomma Plastica employers' organisation and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec trade unions have renewed the collective agreement for the rubber and...
5 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026
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Italy: banking group Intesa Sanpaolo sharpens focus on quality of life at work
Over the Christmas period Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest bank, penned with trade unions a deal to renew the first part of the company agreement, covering work-life balance, inclusion, parenthood...
14 January 2026