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Italy: first company-level agreement for the 3,500 workers employed by Zara
After more than two years of wrangling, Italian trade unions have managed to force the Spanish clothing giant Inditex to yield, by obtaining the first company-level agreement for employees of its...
27 April 2015
Lafarge/Holcim merger: April 28 set as world action day defending workers rights during merger situations
The international and European industry, wood and construction union organizations (IndustriALL Global and IndustriALL Europe IBB and FETBB) are organizing a world day of action on April 28...
27 April 2015
Barclays: Bank’s CEO commits to discussions with UNI Global over the introduction of a global living wage
During the bank’s AGM, CEO Antony Jenkins confirmed his readiness to open discussions with UNI Global over the introduction of a global living wage. His announcement comes after the bank’s unions...
24 April 2015
Great Britain: supermarket managers paying the price of restructuring
Hot on the heels of supermarket leaders Asda, Tesco, and Morrisons, British household name Sainsbury’s, which employs more than 160,000, has just well as across management teams. The plan is the...
24 April 2015
Two years after the Rana Plaza tragedy, a 6 million $ shortfall remains in the compensation fund for families of those who lost their lives or were wounded.
On April 24 2013 a textile factory collapsed in Bangladesh causing the death of more than 1,100 workers who produced garments for Western companies. The tragedy also left several thousand wounded...
Belgium: votes in a ‘2%’ freeze over wage indexation and moderate salary rises for the next two years
On April 22 the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved a draft law to boost employment. It includes freezing wage indexation until the reference index reaches 2% and will include only very...
23 April 2015
Stora Enso and the ILO sign a unique partnership to promote decent work and combat child labor in Pakistan
Following accusations of ignoring the use of child labor in its 35% owned joint venture unit in Pakistan, the Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer has signed a partnership with the ILO to eliminate...
Great Britain: despite near zero inflation, collective disputes over salary rises are proliferating
Currently, disputes over annual pay rises are in much evidence. This is not surprising given that this time of year is the traditional time for the settlement of annual pay rises, with the 1 April...
23 April 2015
Germany: Andrea Nahles, Labor Minister, kicks off a “national dialogue” over working in the digital age
How do we want to work in the future? Are jobs destined to disappear in the digital age? How will DIGITAL affect social regimes, labor law, co-management? In short how will the arrival of the...
23 April 2015
France: the Council of Ministers adopts a draft law that simplifies workers representation bodies
On April 22 the Council of Ministers adopted a draft law that aims to improve both the efficacy and efficiency of social dialogue. In it companies with less than 300 staff can regroup the various...
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22 April 2015
Austria: launch of partial retirement program in an attempt to retain older workers
The Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Rudolf Hundstorfer has sent a draft law on a new form of “partial retirement” (Teilpension) for consultation to the various departments and to...
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22 April 2015
Spain: unions propose their Decalogue of urgent measures on occupational risk prevention
Twenty years after the law on occupation risk prevention, the CCOO and UGT unions are drawing attention to the rising number of work related accidents and together they have published a list of...
22 April 2015
Italy: merit based salaries for Manfrotto (Vitec Group Imaging Division) employees
Being a leader and innovating can get you up to 12% more in salary if you are an employee in the Italian company Manfrotto whose head office is based in Cassola North East Venice. Employing some...
21 April 2015
Russia: foreign businesses scarce among the top employers ranking
Russia’s most popular employment site HeadHunter (hh.ru) has published its 2014 top employers ranking that aims to be as simple and as transparent as possible in a context where an employer’s...
21 April 2015
Spain: technicians working in Telefónica’s subcontractor installation companies’ network go on strike in protest at deteriorating working conditions
Workers in businesses contracted to install and maintain Telefónica’s fiber optic network have rallied across the country in protest at “the constant deterioration” in working conditions. They...
20 April 2015
Germany: the big four industry unions sign a cooperation agreement aimed at keeping inter-union competition at bay
On April 15 the big four German industrial unions: IG Metall (Metals), IG BAU (Construction), IG BCE (Chemicals/Energy), and EVG (Rail) signed an agreement aimed at “better representing German...
20 April 2015
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
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...
17 September 2026
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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...
16 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026