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Italy: agreement in the metal industry to transpose changes in the reform over short-term contracts
Both union signatories of the national metal industry collective agreement, FIM-Cisl and Uilm-Uil announced that they and the employers bodies Federmeccanica and Assistal had signed an agreement...
6 October 2014
Unlimited vacation time: dream or nightmare for human resource departments?
‘Unlimited vacation’ is coming into vogue in the U.S where 1% of businesses have already implemented the system (‘unlimited vacation’ is a shorthand version for a company policy that allows its...
3 October 2014
Norway: a new LO trade union for engineers to attract more graduates from higher education
Having been three years in the making, the trade union LO Ingeniør got officially up and running on 8 September. Five separate trade unions belonging to LO (The Norwegian Confederation of Trade...
3 October 2014
Germany: showdown around “One company, one trade union” escalating after a 91% vote by Deutsche Bahn train drivers for an all-out strike
A juncture has been reached in the dispute between the German train drivers' union (GDL) and Deutsche Bahn management. 91% of the 27,000 GDL members employed by DB supported shifting from a...
2 October 2014
Great Britain: Political party conferences announce policies to woo voters at the next general election set for May 2015
With the next general election in May 2015 only eight months away, the last round of annual conferences of the main political parties has taken on an added importance as they begin to lay out...
2 October 2014
EU: feedback from the ETUI-ETUC conference on ‘Europe at a Crossroads’
Taking up the baton of European renewal from the new European Commission and its President Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the European Trade Union Institute...
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2 October 2014
Germany: the Government is placing employee aspirations at the center of its policy on working time
The “Parental Plus Salary”, a reform of the ‘Law on the reduction of working time to allow for care of dependents’, the right for people on part-time work to return to full time work’… the German...
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2 October 2014
Sweden: the new prime minister wants to reform unemployment insurance and training, and to safeguard the labor market
Unions are delighted with the social-democrat parliamentary election win and the nomination of the former President of the IF Metall union as Prime Minister. Elected on September 14, the Prime...
2 October 2014
EU: Commissioner-designate in charge of Employment and Social Affairs, Marianne Thyssen has laid out her roadmap
Today October 1, Marianne Thyssen (a Flemish Centrist), Commissioner-designate responsible for Employment and Social Affairs gave a hearing to the European Parliament. Reflecting her partisanship...
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1 October 2014
Denmark: overall union membership numbers rise but they still decline in some of the traditional unions
Gone are the days of declining union membership in Denmark. Over the past four years membership has risen from 67% to 69%. Union members continue to show a preference for joining “yellow” unions...
1 October 2014
Argentina: the Government acts to combat violence at work
The Government is facing a rise in conflict at work and an increase in job insecurity. It will implement a national network to fight against violence at work whilst Parliamentary members and...
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1 October 2014
United States: California enacts a law making businesses responsible for subcontractors’ employees
On Sunday September 28 the Governor of the State of California announced that he had signed a piece of legislation making businesses liable when their subcontractors violate certain rules in the...
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1 October 2014
Italy: Lavazza decides to do away with collective agreements operating at its principal place of business
Last week Lavazza announced it was looking to overhaul company agreements, in place since 1972, at its principal premises, the ‘historic’ Settimo Torinese factory. This is to make way for the new...
30 September 2014
EU: Directive on disclosure of non-financial information adopted
On September 29, 2014 the EU Council of Ministers adopted the Directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information. Large companies, banks and insurance companies, each with more...
International: the union federation IndustriALL has launched a new publication to help members confront precarious work
In response to the expansion of precarious work as one of the biggest threats facing unions, IndustriALL has launched a publication aimed at promoting collective negotiation as a tool in the fight...
29 September 2014
Sweden: agreement to include final year internships for students in the real estate sector
On September 4, 2014, the partners in the real estate sector agreed on a program of student cooperation: “studentmedarbetareavtal”. This initiative originates from Denmark where for a long time...
29 September 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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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
15 January 2026
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Informal economy and slow wage growth hamper decent work, ILO says
The International Labour Organisation published its Employment ans Social Trends 2026 on 14 January. It anticipates unemployment stabilising in 2026 and employment growth of 1%, driven by...
16 January 2026