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Portugal: a law on parental and father only leave aims to boost birth rates
On Friday April, 17 Portugal’s parliament adopted a series of measures aimed at boosting the country’s birth rate. Three of these measures will impact the labor market: simultaneous parental...
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20 April 2015
Renault: a new amendment to the agreement on the vehicle manufacturer’s EWC provides for a new SNB that will increase the EWC’s legitimacy
The amendment from March 24, 2015 aligns Renault’s 1995 voluntary agreement in anticipation of the implementation of the EWC and its subsequent various modifications with the requirements of the...
17 April 2015
Germany: a federal labor tribunal has reaffirmed the unions right to negotiate advantages specifically for their own members
In a judgment handed down on April 15. The Federal Labor Tribunal (BAG) recognized that the payment of employee benefits specifically negotiated by IG Metall for its members during talks over a...
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17 April 2015
Italy: Fiat Chrysler to pay out bonuses that are linked to financial results
"In recent years, FCA has had to deal with the historical remnants of a stale labor relations model which pitched capital against labor. Those days are finally over," said FCA chief Sergio...
17 April 2015
Greece: consultation process started between the Minister for Labor and the social partners
This Wednesday the Greek Minister for Labor Panos Skourletis commenced consultations with the social partners the aim of which is to present, by the end of the month, the radical left-wing’s...
17 April 2015
International: Société Générale’s and BNP Paribas’ global trade union alliances have defined their working frameworks
On April 14, 56 participants from 16 countries officially launched two global trade union alliances, one each for Société Générale and BNP Paribas. The meeting brought union leaders together from...
17 April 2015
Spain : the Supreme Court overturns Coca Cola’s redundancy plan for non respecting the right to strike
During the strike at the Fuenlabrada factory south of Madrid, the company had made up for production losses in the region by bringing in bottled drinks from outside. The Court have decided that...
16 April 2015
Great Britain: employers and unions work together towards ending use of zero hour contracts ahead of prospective legal change
A number of employers and unions have recently signed agreements to end the use of zero hour contracts. With zero hours contracts becoming an increasingly political ‘hot potato’ in the forthcoming...
15 April 2015
Germany: the slowdown in apprenticeships continues
During her presentation of the 2015 Vocational Training report in Berlin, the Minister for Education and Research, Johanna Wanka indicated that the apprenticeship market for youths was in slightly...
15 April 2015
EU: the European Commission is consulting with the social partners over the consolidation of three Directives on workers’ Information & Consultation at the national level
On April 10 the European Commission launched a consultation document for its first phase consultation of social partners on a “consolidation of the EU Directives on information and consultation of...
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15 April 2015
Great-Britain : both main political parties (Conservatives, Labour) publish their full election manifestos
The Conservative and Labour parties have now published their full manifestos for fighting the 7 May general election on. These contain a host of measures on work, employment and industrial...
14 April 2015
Germany: rising numbers of older workers make an abrupt turn
According to recent data published by the Federal Employment Agency, Germany’s wave of increased activity amongst the older worker cohorts and considered as one the country’s previous governments’...
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14 April 2015
Spain: national agreement signed for the hospitality sector
Unions in Spain’s hospitality sector, the CCOO-Servicios and UGT-SMC as well as the employers’ bodies CEHAT and FEHR have ratified their fifth national framework agreement for the hospitality...
14 April 2015
How digital campaigning could influence businesses’ social practices
Last February, Italian clothing brand Benetton agreed to contribute to a compensation fund for victims of the Rana Plaza disaster (c.f. article No. 8912). This last minute turnaround by the...
Dassault Systèmes: signature of an agreement on employee involvement in the European company (SE)
On April 10 the French software company specializing in 3D software design together with an expressly designated SNB signed an agreement on employee involvement in the future SE. The highly...
13 April 2015
United States: biggest ever mass rally demanding a generalized rise in low wages is set for April 15 (4/15)
The ‘Fight for $15’ movement focuses primarily on achieving a general rise in the lowest salaries to fifteen dollars (compared with the federal minimum of 7.25$). However the movement’s scope is...
10 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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026