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On February 10, 2015 the United Services Union (ver.di) denounced the current agreement on working time signed with Deutsche Post, which expires at the end of March 2015 (and the general...

12 February 2015

ASEAN: Thailand’s initiative to establish a common set of standards for labor rights

At a time when the ASEAN group of nations is looking to put an economic area in place by the end of 2015, the Thai government has designed a draft ASEAN agreement on the promotion and protection...

11 February 2015

Germany: unexpected problems in the transport sector over the minimum wage law that was designed to combat social dumping

Designed to combat social dumping and low wage, several provisions in Germany’s new minimum wage law are posing serious administrative problems for businesses and industries where, whether it be...

11 February 2015

China: the minimum wage is rising sharply in Shenzhen

Whilst the current public sector pension reforms are leading to overall salary rises in China’s administrative units, the city of Shenzhen, symbol for the ‘workshop of the world’ is also raising...

11 February 2015

Spain: the social partners to resolve the issue of reinstating the ‘ultraactividad’ (extension of validity of collective agreements beyond their expiry date) during the next inter-professional negotiations

Unions and business leaders are set to resolve an issue over the obligation or not to maintaining the working conditions set out in collective agreements beyond their expiry date and for the...

11 February 2015

China: Guangdong province revises its rules on collective agreements

Since 2012 social unrest has been growing apace in Guangdong province. China’s manufacturing heartland employs more than 30 million. The government has had to respond to this, and with the...

10 February 2015

Italy: social partners in the wood and furniture union have developed a code of conduct to combat harassment at work

The social partners in the wood and furniture sector have concluded a protocol on a code of conduct to combat sexual and moral harassment at work. This is the first such agreement in Italy at...

10 February 2015

Great Britain: UCATT the construction union tries out a training and skills partnership project with a Scottish company

The UCATT construction union has announced a new training partnership with a Motherwell-based window making company, Walker Profiles, and heralded it as a ‘unique’ partnership, which ensures that...

10 February 2015

Hungary: update on the latest changes to the Labor code and social consequences of the law banning Sunday working

Hungary continues to develop its labor legislation. Within the context of assisting mothers to work, the country adopted at the end of 2014 legislation facilitating part time work for young...

9 February 2015

EU: a report on and a toolbox for reducing the negative effects associated with business restructurings.

Over recent years, business restructurings across all sectors have become more frequent and more important, especially since the financial crisis. Given this situation, the European Agency for...

9 February 2015

A group of legal experts contribute to elaborating a set of binding international norms over business activities and human rights as part of UN action on the issue

Together, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the International Network for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) have announced a network of legal experts tasked...

9 February 2015

Great Britain: first steps in a massive claim from zero-hours contract workers

More than 300 employees on zero-hours employment contract at the British sports outlet Sports Direct are ready to go to court against the retail group for non-payment of bonuses received by other...

6 February 2015

Denmark: unions are rolling out the heavy guns against Ryanair

Flights on March 26 from Ryanair’s new Copenhagen route risk being grounded. The Irish airline has refused to sign a collective agreement with the National Union of Service Employees...

6 February 2015

EU: creation of an Automotive Skills Council (including subcontractor and suppliers)

January 28, 2015 saw the creation of the Automotive Skills Council. Specifics as to the exact role for the automobile employers’ bodies still need to be clarified. For the moment the Council is...

6 February 2015

EU: the European Commission proposes to raise the Youth Employment Initiative pre-financing rate from 1-1.5 % to up to 30%

On Wednesday February 4 Marianne Thyssen proposed to significantly raise pre-financing for its Youth Employment Initiative. Participating Member States will be able to receive up to 30 times more...

5 February 2015

Luxemburg: the social partners and government together fixed an action plan for the upcoming months

On November 28, the Luxemburg government signed an agreement with the OGBL, LGCB and CGFP union organizations. Then on January 14 the government signed a second agreement, this time with the...

5 February 2015

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