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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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
EU: the Advocate General gives his opinion on three collective redundancy cases
On February 6 the Advocate General Wahl gave his opinion on three eagerly awaited cases from the UK and Spain where they have attracted much attention. The two UK cases should contribute to...
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5 February 2015
France: a new leadership team for the CGT and its initial steps in getting the organization battle fit
At the close of its executive committee meeting held on February 3 and 4 the CGT now has a new confederation bureau and at its head replacing Thierry Lepaon will be Philippe Martinez, the former...
4 February 2015
France: an interview with Jean-Marie Pernot researcher at the Economic and Social Research Institute (IRES) on the crisis at the heart of the CGT
At the close of its executive committee meeting held on February 3 and 4 the CGT now has a new confederation bureau and at its head, replacing Thierry Lepaon, will be Philippe Martinez, the former...
4 February 2015
Barclays: launches the Barclays Europe Alliance and the Group’s EWC also signed its charter of responsibility
On January 27, Barclays EWC, also known as BGEF (Barclays Group European Forum), together with the banking group’s management signed a revised charter for a responsible bank throughout Europe. The...
4 February 2015
United States: Nissan rejects mediation attempts over floundering unionization efforts, at its Mississippi plant, stemming from OECD social responsibility guidelines for multinationals.
Nissan North America has declined a US State department invitation to participate in voluntary mediation proceedings in order to resolve a long running row over worker unionization at one of its...
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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