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United States: half of America’s States have now adopted anti-union legislation
Wisconsin’s fast tracking of a new law that restricts union financing illustrates the election leverage for Republican candidates of such legislation and it may not be long before a majority of...
12 March 2015
Italy: two unions from the banking sector, Fiba-Cisl and Dircredito (for senior staff), announce their merger
The independent union Dircredito and Fiba-Cisl announced their merger, creating a new union within the Cisl (Confederation of Trade Unions in Italy), named FIRST (Italian Federation Network for...
12 March 2015
Denmark: Danish labor union 3F scores an historic victory against social dumping on Copenhagen’s Metro system expansion site
22 million kroner (€2.95 million) is the amount that Cipa, one of three Italian subcontractors working on the expansion of the capital’s metro system, will have to pay in compensation to 3F who...
11 March 2015
Great Britain: large companies told to publish gender pay-gap details
British companies with more than 250 employees will have to publish gender pay-gaps each year and risk a fine should they not comply. This historic initiative, currently under parliamentary...
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11 March 2015
EU: Luca Visentini to take over from Bernadette Ségol as the head of the European Trade Union Confederation
During preparations for the September Congress to be held in Paris, the executive committee has nominated the Italian unionist, Luca Visentini to take over from the current secretary general...
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10 March 2015
Netherlands: Parliament gives the green light to a law establishing joint-liability for non-payment of the minimum wage along the sub-contracting chain
Last week the Dutch Parliament voted in favor of a law set to combat the practice of non-payment of the legal or regular minimum wage as well as social contributions (Wet Aanpak Schijnconstructies...
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10 March 2015
EU: formal cooperation is launched between the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) and the EU enforcement organization (ECR)
On March 04, 2015, both the ETF and the ECR signed a declaration of intent and a work program for 2015. Both parties are hoping to simplify, improve, and make fairer, how social and transport...
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10 March 2015
Italy: the Fit-Cisl union has received enough public signatures to put its draft law to parliament over new strike regulations for local public transport
Rebalancing the costs of strike action, currently receiving workers’ and travellers’ support, and reducing conflict. Thus are the goals of a ‘peoples’ draft law presented by the Fit-Cisl to the...
9 March 2015
Denmark: four large companies trial a new ‘strategic’ partnership with several job centers
Tryg, BRF Kredit, Danfoss, and Faick are currently four businesses trialing a strategic partnership with job centers to bolster co-operation and help both those on benefits get back to work as...
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9 March 2015
Belgium: Bpost studies the notion of annualized hours for its mail division
Since January 2015, the Belgian postal distribution division has been in discussions with unions over annualized working hours as a way of improving workload management. Weekly hours would remain...
9 March 2015
Sweden: the LO (blue collar) and TCO (white collar, professional, highly qualified) are running neck and neck…
“Vi ökar igen!” “We are still developing” enthused Eva Nordmark –TCO (Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees) President, on February 16, when she announced a 3% rise in membership numbers...
9 March 2015
Germany: the Bundestag passes a law on gender quotas for German companies’ supervisory boards.
On Friday March 06, following years of controversy, the Bundestag voted by a large majority to pass a law that introduces a quota for female representation on the supervisory boards of Germany’s...
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6 March 2015
EU: the European Commission seeks to revive social dialogue at both national and European levels
On Thursday March 05, all the European social partners gathered together in Brussels for a high-level conference hosted by the EU Commission called ‘A New Start for Social Dialogue’. Speaking to...
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6 March 2015
United States: Congress opposes a proposed NLRB regulation on unionization
The war of attrition being waged against the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) continues. The majority led Senate adopted a proposition that blocks the NLRB’s December 2014 new union election...
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6 March 2015
Spain: the CCOO union adopts a code of conduct aimed at protecting itself from further controversy
In response to several unsavory episodes involving CCOO heads, its confederal council has approved an internal code of conduct. The document addresses a number of changes in internal operations...
5 March 2015
Sweden: a new collective agreement for the banks
On March 02 and following four months of negotiations, Finansförbundet (Financial Sector Union of Sweden) and BAO (Employers’ Organization of the Swedish Banking Institutions) signed a new pay and...
5 March 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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Argentina: government unveils labour reform
Argentina's ultra-liberal president Javier Milei wants to "modernise labour" with a new reform that has been greeted with opposition from trade unions. Submitted to the Senate on 11 December, the...
6 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026
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Spain: government wants 3.1% minimum wage hike
Spain's ministry of labour has informed the social partners of its intention to raise the minimum wage to €1,221 gross per month. This increase is expected to be approved by the Council of...
8 January 2026
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Poland: reform introduces possibility of working for another employer while on sick leave
On 7 January, the President of Poland promulgated an amendment to the country’s social insurance act. The reform aims to clarify the activities permitted during sick leave, so that...
12 January 2026
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Vincent Lecerf (Orange): “Equality and diversity are competitive advantages for us”
Following the signing of a new agreement on professional equality and diversity in December, the chief HR officer of French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange Group, Vincent...
13 January 2026
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France: Crédit Agricole signs first independent agreement on disability
On 8 December, French banking group Crédit Agricole and three of the four representative trade unions (CFE-CGC, CFDT and FO) in France signed a disability agreement for the period...
9 January 2026