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Germany: the right to part-time training, early retirement and salary increases mark initial discussions in the metal sector
The two-year collective agreement applying to the German metal sector, which begun at the beginning of 2013, will expire on 31 December. Social partners in the sector are already starting to...
28 October 2014
Great Britain: coaches for unemployed youngsters at Jobcentre Plus
For the first time, specialist work coaches will spend time helping young NEETs (individuals ‘not in employment, education or training’) at Jobcentres across Britain. It is a step which echoes...
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28 October 2014
Air France-KLM: a new European Works Council agreement which increases its influence on strategic issues
The new agreement governing the European Works Council (EWC) within the Air France KLM Group (AFKL), signed on 12 June, increases its involvement in strategic matters. This change takes into...
28 October 2014
Italy: labor measures featured in the 2015 stability draft law, proposed by Renzi’s government
The 2015 stability draft law, approved by the Italian Council of Ministers on 15 October, contains two main labor measures. The first is a significant reduction in social security contributions...
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27 October 2014
Hungary: Nokia to close its Komaron factory in 5 months’ time, a race against the clock to redeploy as many workers as possible
On 17 July, Nokia announced that its factory in Komaron would close definitively, with all activity brought to a close on 30 November. This announcement came as a surprise, given that 2,500...
27 October 2014
Brazil: Dilma Rousseff re-elected, with her task being to maintain the low level of unemployment in a slowing economy
On Sunday 26 October, Dilma Rousseff, from the Brazilian Worker’s Party, was re-elected as President by the country’s population, off the back of a political campaign led with real aggression...
27 October 2014
Great Britain: the government will end the practice of workers withdrawing their pension contributions in cash when they leave an employer
The government has brought forward to 2015 the virtual elimination of an existing possibility for workers, who often switch employers, to withdraw their pots of pensions contributions.This change...
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24 October 2014
Alstom: the European Works Council makes its opinion on the sale of Alstom Power and Grid to General Electric subject to social guarantees
Whilst the European Works Council opinion on the sale of Alstom's energy business to the American, General Electric is expected on Tuesday October 28, employee representatives report significant...
24 October 2014
Great Britain: the government wants to get mothers back to work
A charm offensive to win votes? Mothers groups are nonetheless unconvinced by these announcements and numbers. Laura Perrins, from the campaign group Mothers at Home Matter said “If paid work is...
23 October 2014
Mexico: launch of an automotive related training program in partnership with Japan
Starting in 2015, four Mexican educational institutions will offer courses to train technicians and raise awareness of the Japanese work philosophy.
23 October 2014
Denmark: following a record compensation payout, unions prepare to review their strategy to combat sexual harassment in the workplace
3 million DKK (almost 403,000 euros) represents the amount of compensation awarded by the National Board of Industrial Injuries to a female victim of sexual harassment that it classed under the...
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23 October 2014
Netherlands: new law will settle enforcement of pay and liability for abuses committed by subcontractors
A proposal for a new Act on combating fraudulent and fake companies has been handed over to the Council of State, the main advisory for legal affairs of the government. It will introduce a system...
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22 October 2014
Great Britain: the CAC requires Fujitsu to provide information over working conditions at its information technology services subsidiary
The state body, the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), has declared in favour of Unite in its case against Fujitsu Services (FS) concerning the disclosure of information for the purposes of...
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22 October 2014
Germany: after massive strike action by pilots and train drivers, Angela Merkel advocates a “single trade union” bill
Two days of train drivers’ strikes at Deutsche Bahn had barely come to a close at dawn on October 20 when a new 35-hour strike started up at Lufthansa called for by the pilots union Cockpit...
21 October 2014
Denmark: government presented draft law on the establishment of employee investment companies
On October 8, Henrik Sass Larsen, the Minister for Business and Growth presented a draft law on employee investment companies (medarbejderinvesteringsselskab: MS), which allows businesses in need...
21 October 2014
Sweden: employee representation on the Board of Directors is an underutilized prerogative
Unions have this right but they don’t use it. This is how the message from the PTK (Swedish Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services grouping 25 unions) and Styrelseakademien (a...
21 October 2014
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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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...