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Great Britain: government to introduce digital apprenticeships
Network developers, consultants for new technology and web analysts, these are just some of the new 100% digital jobs that British youngsters will be able to train for through a new learning...
27 November 2014
Morocco: employees now covered if they lose their job
After 12 years of negotiations between the CGEM (confederation of Moroccan employers), trade unions and the CNSS (national social security fund), compensation for job loss (IPE) will come into...
27 November 2014
France: district court in Nanterre gives first interpretation of transnational notion in the recast directive
The order given by the district court (TGI) in Nanterre, on 26 November, dismisses the Transdev EWC’s demand to suspend the transport group’s decision to recover credit paid to SNCM, a decision...
26 November 2014
Italy: Chamber of Deputies approves modified edition of the Jobs Act
In the evening of 25 November, the Chamber of Deputies approved a modified version of the Jobs Act, a bill which enables the government to reform labor law. The most significant modifications...
26 November 2014
EU: a 315 billion euro plan for Europe places the emphasis on private investment
On Wednesday November 26, Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled his three-year investment plan to kick-start EU growth.  A practical plan, run by the European Investment Bank (EIB) that will set aside 5...
26 November 2014
Germany: adopts legal quota for women on supervisory boards from 2016
On Tuesday November 26, during negotiations to form a coalition government with the heads of the coalition parties as well as parliamentary group leaders it was decided that during the next...
26 November 2014
Canada: the changing face of unionism in Quebec
Unions in Quebec are doing quite well.  Such was the conclusion of a report analyzing developments in the province’s union coverage from 1997 to 2013, published by the Quebec Statistics Institute...
26 November 2014
Italy: breakdown in talks over renewal of national banking collective agreement
On November 25 employee unions and ABI the Italian Banking Association (employers body) halted negotiations over renewal of the national banking sector collective agreement, which affects over...
25 November 2014
Russia: an interview with Alexeï Kostin, founder of the CSR – Russian Centre
Since 2004 Alexeï Kostin has worked tirelessly to convert Russian businesses towards corporate social responsibility and as a consequence is now known as the authority in the domain. He is the...
25 November 2014
Ireland: the agreement signed by the Bank of Ireland marks a new beginning for banking sector negotiations
On November 17 members of IBOA the Finance Union approved an agreement on salary rises and a new Career and Reward Framework put forward by the Bank of Ireland. The bank, employing 6,000, is the...
25 November 2014
Orange: signs a global Health and Safety agreement
On Friday November 21 the telecommunications company signed a global Health and Safety (H&S) agreement with UNI Global Union, Orange’s Union Alliance, and representatives of the French UNI...
24 November 2014
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...
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
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United Kingdom: government urged to legislate against forced labour
After consulting victims, businesses and NGOs, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has published a report showing that the UK is lagging behind in the fight against forced labour. The...
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