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The GMB general union and the employers’ federation, UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) have signed what the union calls a ‘landmark agreement on shale gas’. The agreement takes the form of a joint...

11 June 2015

EU: the European Commission sets out its social policy approach

During consultations on Tuesday June 09 the College of Commissioners set out the main lines of its social program. The Commission intends to work on a basic minimum of social rights in terms of...

10 June 2015

Denmark: the Supreme Court rules that the right to reserve certain conventional benefits for signatories unions’ members does not in fact breach freedom of association laws

The Danish Supreme Court delivered a ruling principle decision where the right of a union to conclude specific agreements for its members during the signing of collective agreements does not...

10 June 2015

G-7 Summit: explicit support for establishing social minima along global supply chains

It is the first time that the subject of social and environmental standards in the labor world has occupied such an important place on the G7 agenda. The summit was held at the Chateau Elmau in...

10 June 2015

Veolia: EWC agreement renewed

On June 08, the French environmental services company renewed its EWC agreement. In it are laid out arrangements on how members of the EWC bureau can contribute to the group’s strategic direction...

10 June 2015

Poland: Polish Constitutional Tribunal decides rules on freedom of trade union association are too narrow and unconstitutional

The Polish Constitutional Court ruling of 02 June 2015 stated that the provisions of the Law on Trade Unions (LTU) currently in force are unconstitutional in so far as they exclude those who work...

10 June 2015

France: the Prime Minister announces a judicial compensation ceiling for unjustified dismissals

On Tuesday June 09 Prime Minister Manuel Valls presented a raft of measures aimed at promoting employment in small and medium sized companies. In terms of labor law, the “Small Business Act...

9 June 2015

Ireland: ratification of a law to streamline the administrative and judicial authorities responsible for examining employer employee disputes

This reform, due to come into effect on October 01, aims to streamline the procedures and the number of bodies involved in resolving disputes between employers and staff.The current five labors...

9 June 2015

Italy: first foray for Italian companies into ‘brain sharing’

Openjobmetis, an Italian recruitment agency is first to try out temporary sharing of staff between companies. It is convinced that with open source and co-working human resource management will...

9 June 2015

Germany: indefinite strike action starting at Deutsche Post

Services trade union Verdi announced the start of indefinite strike action at Deutsche Post as of the afternoon of Monday June 08. The announcement comes after collective negotiations broke down...

8 June 2015

Germany: fracture lines between business and unions over flexibility and protection levels in the context of digitalization are clearly drawn

The Chancellor gathered the relevant social partners and Ministers together at the Meseberg Chateau (north of Berlin) for the 6th session on “discussions on the future”, focusing on the economy...

8 June 2015

France: the government is committed to taking measures combatting workplace discrimination so that businesses are no longer in ‘denial’

Awareness campaigns, more testing, implementing social dialogue on the issue, setting up special action groups…such is the range of measures aimed at raising the collective conscience and pulling...

8 June 2015

Spain: Nissan Avila factory workers approve a competitiveness plan in the face of union disagreement.

The competitiveness plan includes increasing the amount of work as well as introducing a two-tier salary scale and in return the 130 redundancies demanded by management can be avoided. The UGT and...

8 June 2015

Belgium: the Council of Ministers approves a reform to raise official retirement age to 67 by 2030

On Friday June 03, the government adopted a draft law set out in the government agreement. This makes no less than five the number of draft laws and royal decrees set to change a whole ranges of...

8 June 2015

Italy: following “tough opposition” the confederation of autonomous unions (USB) adheres to the centralized agreement on union representation

After its tribunal challenge to the January 2104 agreement on union representation was rejected, and despite its continued opposition, the confederation of autonomous unions, the Unione Sindacale...

5 June 2015

Netherlands: reform to increase retirement age is approved

On June 02 the Dutch Senate adopted an amendment to the country’s retirement law (AOW) treating the official retirement age, one of the pillar’s of the Dutch retirement system. The text...

5 June 2015

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After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...

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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union

The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...

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