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Germany: rising numbers of older workers make an abrupt turn
According to recent data published by the Federal Employment Agency, Germany’s wave of increased activity amongst the older worker cohorts and considered as one the country’s previous governments’...
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14 April 2015
Spain: national agreement signed for the hospitality sector
Unions in Spain’s hospitality sector, the CCOO-Servicios and UGT-SMC as well as the employers’ bodies CEHAT and FEHR have ratified their fifth national framework agreement for the hospitality...
14 April 2015
How digital campaigning could influence businesses’ social practices
Last February, Italian clothing brand Benetton agreed to contribute to a compensation fund for victims of the Rana Plaza disaster (c.f. article No. 8912). This last minute turnaround by the...
Dassault Systèmes: signature of an agreement on employee involvement in the European company (SE)
On April 10 the French software company specializing in 3D software design together with an expressly designated SNB signed an agreement on employee involvement in the future SE. The highly...
13 April 2015
United States: biggest ever mass rally demanding a generalized rise in low wages is set for April 15 (4/15)
The ‘Fight for $15’ movement focuses primarily on achieving a general rise in the lowest salaries to fifteen dollars (compared with the federal minimum of 7.25$). However the movement’s scope is...
10 April 2015
Brazil: a general strike in protest at the ‘outsourcing’ bill is set for April 15
Brazil’s main trade union center, CUT (La Central Unica dos Trabalhadores, Unified Workers' Central) has called for a general strike on April 15. This call comes after the House of Representatives...
10 April 2015
Germany: 100 days in and the country’s minimum wage has not caused the damage that some quarters had feared
Germany’s newly implemented minimum wage will pass the 100-day mark on April 10 2015. First reports for one of the country’s most debated reforms show that the economic catastrophe predicted by...
9 April 2015
Great Britain: Kone workers strike over use of ‘unreliable’ vehicle tracker device
About 300 engineering service workers at Kone (installation and maintenance of lifts, escalators, moving walkways/autowalks, doors, and loading bay areas) have begun a fourteen week program of...
9 April 2015
EU: new budget line to fund joint actions with EWCs
The European Commission published, like it does every year, a call for proposals on “information, consultation and participation of representatives of undertakings,” which may notably be mobilized...
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8 April 2015
Chile: a new law gives workers in the commercial sector seven Sundays ‘off’
A million workers in the commercial sector will be able to take advantage of a new measure that raises the minimum number of days ‘off’ from 22 to 29. The law is the result of a combined...
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8 April 2015
The Council of Europe issues recommendations on the protection of personal data in the workplace
This non-binding recommendation bears witness to the willingness of the Council’s 47 Member States to progress together towards a common goal. It outlines the main principles that the governments...
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8 April 2015
Italy: April promises to be a troubled month in the social arena
Employees in the tourism sector as well as those working in Telecom Italia and not forgetting those who work in the private Rail Company NTV are expected to mobilize this month making for a tense...
7 April 2015
United States: the SEC brings its first action over confidentiality agreement clauses that could “stifle the whistleblowing process”
On April 1, 2015 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (a federal agency that enforces federal securities laws) made its first ever announcement over a confidentiality clause that a...
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7 April 2015
Italy: collective agreement renewals becoming increasingly difficult
By the end of January more than 7 million Italian workers including 2.9 million in the public sector had been nervously waiting for the renewal of their collective agreements and their company...
7 April 2015
Poland : substantial changes in fixed-term employment
The Ministry of Employment and Social Policy has finalised the 5-months works on a bill amending regulations concerning fixed-term contracts in the Polish Labour Code.
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3 April 2015
Safran: new European framework agreement for developing skills and career paths uploaded
The agreement (see our article 8988) is now available on our website.
2 April 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