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Brazil: a general strike in protest at the ‘outsourcing’ bill is set for April 15
Brazil’s main trade union center, CUT (La Central Unica dos Trabalhadores, Unified Workers' Central) has called for a general strike on April 15. This call comes after the House of Representatives...
10 April 2015
Germany: 100 days in and the country’s minimum wage has not caused the damage that some quarters had feared
Germany’s newly implemented minimum wage will pass the 100-day mark on April 10 2015. First reports for one of the country’s most debated reforms show that the economic catastrophe predicted by...
9 April 2015
Great Britain: Kone workers strike over use of ‘unreliable’ vehicle tracker device
About 300 engineering service workers at Kone (installation and maintenance of lifts, escalators, moving walkways/autowalks, doors, and loading bay areas) have begun a fourteen week program of...
9 April 2015
EU: new budget line to fund joint actions with EWCs
The European Commission published, like it does every year, a call for proposals on “information, consultation and participation of representatives of undertakings,” which may notably be mobilized...
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8 April 2015
Chile: a new law gives workers in the commercial sector seven Sundays ‘off’
A million workers in the commercial sector will be able to take advantage of a new measure that raises the minimum number of days ‘off’ from 22 to 29. The law is the result of a combined...
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8 April 2015
The Council of Europe issues recommendations on the protection of personal data in the workplace
This non-binding recommendation bears witness to the willingness of the Council’s 47 Member States to progress together towards a common goal. It outlines the main principles that the governments...
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8 April 2015
Italy: April promises to be a troubled month in the social arena
Employees in the tourism sector as well as those working in Telecom Italia and not forgetting those who work in the private Rail Company NTV are expected to mobilize this month making for a tense...
7 April 2015
United States: the SEC brings its first action over confidentiality agreement clauses that could “stifle the whistleblowing process”
On April 1, 2015 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (a federal agency that enforces federal securities laws) made its first ever announcement over a confidentiality clause that a...
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7 April 2015
Italy: collective agreement renewals becoming increasingly difficult
By the end of January more than 7 million Italian workers including 2.9 million in the public sector had been nervously waiting for the renewal of their collective agreements and their company...
7 April 2015
Poland : substantial changes in fixed-term employment
The Ministry of Employment and Social Policy has finalised the 5-months works on a bill amending regulations concerning fixed-term contracts in the Polish Labour Code.
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3 April 2015
Safran: new European framework agreement for developing skills and career paths uploaded
The agreement (see our article 8988) is now available on our website.
2 April 2015
Russia: AvtoVAZ offers mutual contract termination for employees close to retirement
The number one automobile manufacturer in Russia, Avtovaz — a subsidiary of Renault-Nissan —, is offering compensation to older employees to encourage them to retire or take early retirement. This...
2 April 2015
Italy: last-minute agreement on renewal of national collective agreement in the banking sector
A gross monthly increase of 85 euros over 4 years, an 8% wage increase for young workers employed, a guarantee that if a bank merges or is sold, the employees concerned will keep their permanent...
2 April 2015
Belgium: 2015 budget adjustment includes measures to create jobs for young people and in the e-commerce sector and the hotel and restaurant industry
The coalition government in Belgium has reached an agreement to adopt measures which will help create jobs in e-commerce as well as in ‘Horeca’, the hotel and restaurant industry. It is hoped that...
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2 April 2015
Norway: pragmatic wage negotiations
“We’ve won”, claimed Skogen Lund, president of NHO (the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise) and Gerd Kristiansen, president of LO (the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions) at the conclusion...
1 April 2015
Japan: big businesses deliver record wage rises
Toyota Motor Corp., the country’s industry leader in terms of this Spring’s (Shunto) wage negotiations has agreed with its trade union a 4000¥ (31 €) rise in monthly wages, representing the...
1 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