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Poland: the government and unions sign an agreement ending a wave of miners’ protests in Silesia
The agreement signed on Saturday January 18 ended significant social protest by miners in Silesia that has been ongoing since January 7 when a recovery plan for the largest mining company in...
20 January 2015
Germany: IG Metall puts co-determination and vocational training in preparation for the increasing digitalization of the industry at the center of its 2015 priorities
A few days after the metal industry regional negotiations on renewing collective agreements got off to a start on January 14, 2015 the president of IG Metall, Detlef Wetzel has given positive...
20 January 2015
Great Britain: Cadbury achieves historic voluntary redundancies at its Bournville plant and the remaining employees are willing to take on more flexibility in their jobs
A voluntary redundancy deal at chocolate bar maker Cadbury’s Bourneville plant in Birmingham will see more than 200 workers receive an average pay off of £100,000 each. The size of the pay offs is...
19 January 2015
Slovakia: commentary on the law governing employee whistleblowing
On October 16, 2014 the National Council of the Slovak Republic passed law No. 304/2014 Coll. that treats certain aspects of whistleblowing and which came into force on January 01, 2015. The law...
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19 January 2015
Peru: widespread mobilization against the new youth labor law
A new regime for hiring 18-24 year olds, which officially aims to reduce youth employment uncertainty, has generated discontent among a growing sector of opinion.
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19 January 2015
Great Britain: round three of naming and shaming employers not paying the national minimum wage embarrasses H&M and Welcome Break
In the third tranche of ‘naming and shaming’ employers who fail to pay their employees the national minimum wage (NMW), the government has announced the first cases of two major employers who...
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16 January 2015
Great Britain: McDonald’s backs an employers’ campaign to promote employee soft skills
British employers are campaigning for soft skills to be taken seriously as business success factors. They estimate soft skills to be worth 88 million GBP (113.5 million euros) to the British...
15 January 2015
Holcim/Lafarge: an international union campaign so that the cement makers merger will result in both social as well as economic benefits
Two world leaders in the cement and buildings industry: Holcim and Lafarge will join forces to create a new group that will employ 130,000 with revenues of 35 billion euros. Faced with what will...
15 January 2015
Denmark: the agri-food and metalworkers unions both under the LO banner prepare to merge
Whilst the merger between the two main Danish confederations, LO and FTF will be at the top of their respective agendas during their Autumn congress meetings, two unions under the LO umbrella: NNF...
15 January 2015
Great Britain: London’s Unite union bus drivers go on strike to seek a collective bargaining agreement that will curb wage disparities for the city’s drivers
Bus drivers in London, members of the Unite union, have taken a one-day strike action in pursuit of a London-wide collective bargaining agreement with all the eighteen bus operators in the...
14 January 2015
Brazil: thousands of automobile sector workers march on the motorway near São Paulo
On January 12, between 7,000 and 30,000 workers from the Volkswagen, Ford, and Mercedes-Benz factories marched in protest at 1,000 job cuts. The march signals an escalation in social conflict that...
14 January 2015
Canada: votes in favor of a controversial law on union certification in the workplace
On December 16 the Employees’ Voting Rights Act was adopted. It modifies the union certification and decertification process in certain sectors (telecommunications, transport and others). This law...
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14 January 2015
EU: the European Commission puts some leeway into the Stability Pact
On Tuesday January 13 the European Commission indicated some scope for leeway in interpreting the Stability Pact. It could suggest an extra delay period so that countries can progress with...
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14 January 2015
Italy: the banking sector unions set a general strike for January 30
The Italian banking sector unions have called for a general strike on January 30 demanding the renewal of the national collective agreement and decrying the employers association for their...
13 January 2015
Belgium: social dialogue restarts
Employers and unions met again on Monday January 12 to restart negotiations. A series of meetings are scheduled until January 26 and are aimed at finalizing the agreement on the ‘time-credit’ and...
13 January 2015
Great Britain: Unity union merges with the GMB giant
Yet another small traditional British trade union has decided to merge with the large general GMB union that counts more than 630,000 members. Unity sees this move as its last ditch attempt to...
13 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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The International Labour Organisation published its Employment ans Social Trends 2026 on 14 January. It anticipates unemployment stabilising in 2026 and employment growth of 1%, driven by...
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