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Italy: legal proceedings to continue despite court annulling conviction for head of Eternit
In spite of the Court of Cassation annulling the head of Eternit’s conviction (for deaths from environmental catastrophe linked to the use of asbestos) because the sentencing had fallen under the...
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24 November 2014
Great Britain: labor conflicts are witnessing an increase in entrenchment of positions
There are increasing signs that employers are taking a harder line with the terms and conditions of their workforces, leading to a crop of disputes. In many cases, unions are responding in equally...
24 November 2014
Spain: union landscape rocked by new measures in the wake of Podemos party’s call for renewal
The winds of revolutionary change are blowing across Spain’s union landscape. Circulo Podemos Sindicalistas, Somos Sindicalistas and Ganemos CCOO are three new initiatives just launched. They call...
24 November 2014
Germany: the government and social partners create a “Partnership for skilled workers”
Andrea Nahles the Minister for Employment invited the social partners to a meeting on November 20 where both agreed on setting up a “Partnership for skilled workers”, which is a process that will...
21 November 2014
Italy: Uil inaugurates its XVI congress with a call for a general strike
On the eve of its XVI congress that closes today the Uil called for a general strike, in conjunction with the CGIL who had already done the same, for December 12. This strike action marks a shift...
21 November 2014
EU: according to Advocate General Szpunar, the Temporary work Directive prohibits those restrictions on recourse to temporary work that are not justified on ground of general interest
On November 20, Maciej Szpunar the Advocate General delivered his opinion on the first case relating to interpretation of Directive 2008/104 on Temporary Work. At issue is the provision in the...
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20 November 2014
Great Britain: the campaign for fair wages in the U.S. fast-food industry is crossing the Atlantic
US fast-food workers campaigning to end ‘poverty wages’ have begun to help organise their fellow workers in Britain by giving lessons to help transfer skills, strategies and tactics. Since late...
20 November 2014
Great Britain: Ineos signs an agreement with Unite allowing the union to recruit new members at the Grangemouth site
Following last year’s long and bitter dispute at Grangemouth between the Unite union and the petrochemical company, Ineos, some rapprochement has now taken place. An agreement has been reached...
19 November 2014
Japan: Pierre Tuvi “Japanese human resource management is at an historic turning point”
Low unemployment (3.5% August 2014), rising uncertainty amongst the young and old, a corporate culture characterized by collectivism and a very powerful hierarchy, human resources in Japan appear...
19 November 2014
Hungary: a bill banning Sunday shopping
Contrary to current trends, closing shops on Sundays is a proposal that has been put forward to parliament by the KDNP (Christian Democrat party), an ally of the governing party Fidesz. Even...
19 November 2014
Great Britain: 12 champions to set social mobility standards in businesses
David Cameron’s government has for the first time announced 12 Social Mobility Business Compact ‘Champions’. These twelve models will work on a new standard for Social Mobility.
18 November 2014
Spain: the PSA Peugeot Citroën factory at Vigo with support from only one union reaches an agreement in principle that provides for wage reductions
Management and unions have negotiated a competitiveness plan for the PSA Peugeot Citroën factory at Vigo, Galicia. The plan allows for a 5% cut in basic pay and the reduction or even elimination...
18 November 2014
Great Britain: word of mouth remains the most preferred private recruitment channel
Despite an explosion in new technology, latest research by the UK government finds that only 7% of employers recruit via social media channels, with the preferred channel remaining word of mouth.
17 November 2014
Italy: the young new leader of Fim, Cisl’s metals union federation prioritizes reaching out to the young and the ‘unseen’
At 44 years of age Marco Bentivogli was, on November 13, voted in by the Fim-Cisl General Council as the youngest ever metals union leader in Italian history. Via his project “Sindacato 2.0...
17 November 2014
EU: non-financial reporting directive published (CSR)
On November 15, the directive on the disclosure of non-financial information and data regarding diversity in large businesses and certain groups was published in the Official Journal of the EU...
AEON: Japan’s largest retailer signs a global framework agreement with the UNI Global Union
This global framework agreement signed on November 10 marks the third with Japanese businesses, the first two being in the service sector. However this third agreement is signed with Japan’s...
17 November 2014
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