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Turkey: an all out metal workers strike is set to begin on January 29
Birleşik Metal-İş the Turkish metals union federation and affiliated with IndustriALL Global Union has announced strike action for the metals sector for January 29. Strikers will protest the...
28 January 2015
Italy: a majority of Telecom Italia workers have rejected a restructuring agreement for its Caring Services division that was seen as a potential means of remote monitoring
More than half of Telecom Italia’s workers who voted, have rejected an agreement between the company and the trade unions; SLC-CGIL, Fistel-Cisl, UIlcom-UIl, to restructure the Caring Services...
28 January 2015
Great Britain: Brent Council subsidizes resident companies to pay staff the London living wage
Labour controlled councils in London are following the lead of Glasgow city council and thirty other Labour controlled councils in offering companies incentives to become ‘living wage employers’...
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27 January 2015
The “modernisation of social dialogue” in France: an agreement was always highly unlikely
On January 22 the French social partners left the negotiation table without concluding any agreement on reforms to the current system of employee representation (see article n°8840). Four months...
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26 January 2015
Greece: the new Syriza government looks to restore labor law and collective negotiations
The radical left Syriza party has just won an historic victory and may have to align with the Greek independent sovereign party to form a government. In September, Alexis Tsipras the Syriza party...
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26 January 2015
China: dramatic rise in social movement in 2014
According to data from the Hong Kong based NGO, China Labour bulletin, there were 569 incidents of social protest in the fourth quarter of 2014; more than three times as many as the same period in...
26 January 2015
Denmark: employers now have to warn their staff of work related violence outside of normal working hours and also on the Internet
On January 22, the Danish parliament adopted changes to the law covering the workplace. These changes include creating a legal basis for extending companies’ obligations to warn employees of work...
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26 January 2015
Ikea: union recognition for KOOP-IS within the Ikea franchise in Turkey thanks to international trade union action
Turkish Ministry of Labour has recognised the trade union KOOP-IS within Mapa, the Ikea franchise in Turkey, allowing it to negotiate and sign collective agreements. The union recognition is the...
23 January 2015
France: breakdown in talks over modernizing social dialogue in businesses
On January 22 talks between the social partners over social dialogue broke down. Negotiations focusing on improving the efficiency of social dialogue had advanced to the stage of a reaching...
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23 January 2015
Canada: two company directors jailed after a worker dies
Two company directors of an Ontario based company have been jailed for 25 days after they pleaded guilty to negligence that led to death of an employee. Although not the first, this sentence...
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23 January 2015
Total: Global CSR agreement signed with IndustriALL Global Union
With already three European agreements under its belt, the oil giant Total signed its first global agreement with the global union federation on 22 January in Davos (Switzerland). This is a...
22 January 2015
Germany: religion in the workplace in the aftermath of the Pegida movement
Regardless of the future that the anti-islam movement Pegida might have, it has instigated a major debate in Germany with regard to the opportunities and the issues around immigration, the place...
Famar: establishment of a European Works Council
On the 2nd of October 2014, the Greek company Famar established a European Works Council (EWC) subject to Luxembourg legislation. The company has more than 3000 employees in 5 European countries...
22 January 2015
Great Britain : boosting skills in the automobile industry
At a time where the British automobile industry in booming, mainly supported by international investments, the government and the manufacturers have announced they will spend 30 million Pounds on...
22 January 2015
Great Britain: are salaries really too low?
Whilst strike action demanding higher wages has become more frequent over the past few months all political bodies including the Prime Minister David Cameron are now calling for businesses to...
20 January 2015
Italy: experts examine the new ‘indefinite employment contracts with rising levels of social protection’
The first decree from the Jobs Act that was approved in December 2014 (c.f. article No. 8763) will replace most cases of employee re-instatement due to unfair dismissal (Article 18 of the Workers...
20 January 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