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The fact that Latvia will hold the presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2015 has pushed the country towards faster reforms in the area of social relations. This is...

9 September 2014

Spain: the government presents a plan to kick-start active employment policies

The Council of Ministers gave the green light to a series of measures that will drive forward Spain’s active employment policies as part of the “Employment activation policy 2014-2016”, itself...

9 September 2014

Great Britain: union campaigns for pay rises continue

Union campaigns for higher pay rises are continuing well beyond the summer as traditional pay settlement date have not been met and the fruits of renewed economic growth is not filtering through...

8 September 2014

Denmark: the 2015 finance bill re-introduces full tax deduction for union dues

The 2015 finance bill presented by the Danish government on August 26, 2014 brings with it several “improvements” for workers. These range from a significant strengthening in health policy (which...

8 September 2014

Indosat: a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) is signed with UNI Global Union

At the end of August 2014, UNI Global, the global union federation for skills and services signed a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with the Indonesian company Indosat. This marks its 53rd GFA...

8 September 2014

Finland: difficult negotiations are underway over pension reforms

Whilst this coming autumn the Finnish parliament will debate a proposal for reforms of the pension system that are to be put into place in 2017, negotiations are getting tough and decisions may...

8 September 2014

Italy: the government reduces by half the number of union prerogatives in the state public administration

The revision to “union privileges” which reduces by 50% the number of paid hours devoted to union activities and union secondments came into effect on September 1, 2014. This measure forms part of...

5 September 2014

Germany: the country is to re-establish by law the principle “one company, one collective agreement”

Which type of organisation is best suited to represent employees before management and a federation of enterprises? The large majority union or the small corporate body? And is co-habitation...

4 September 2014

Tunisia: German company Knauf opens a new training center enhancing the attractiveness of the gypsum related profession

In Tunisia on September 2, 2014 the German group Knauf, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of building materials, opened its second training center. The result of a public/private finance...

4 September 2014

Ireland: adopts a law protecting workers who make protected disclosures (whistleblowers)

Enacted on July 15, 2014, the Protected Disclosures Act is Ireland’s first piece of legislation enabling workers in the public, private, and non-profit sectors to make protected disclosures...

4 September 2014

Germany: 6 months before the minimum wage comes into force, its effects are already being felt

The introduction of the minimum wage was voted at the start of July 2014 and is to be implemented from January 1, 2015. The policy comes with a 2 year phasing in period beyond which time no sector...

3 September 2014

EU: the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) are organizing a major conference on the much-needed reconstruction of Europe

From September 24-26, 2014 the ETUC and the ETUI are hosting a major conference on “Europe at a crossroads. Which way to quality jobs and prosperity?” with Planet Labor participating as a press...

3 September 2014

Great Britain: implications of Scottish independence for employment and industrial relations assessed

The forthcoming referendum on whether Scotland should break away from Britain raises the prospect of changes in employment and industrial relations. The greatest prospect for change arises as an...

2 September 2014

Italy: Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA has reached agreement with unions over management of the 2013-2017 restructuring plan

On August 7, 2014 Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA and the unions: Dircredito, Fabi, Fiba, Fisac, Sinfub, Ugl credito and Uilca, signed a double agreement for the 2013-2017 restructuring plan...

2 September 2014

Portugal: puts in place new rules regarding the length of collective agreements and also allows for the suspension of agreements under difficult economic circumstances

The decree that changed the length of time that collective agreements can be applied came into force on September 1, 2014. This represents the final measure negotiated within a framework of labor...

2 September 2014

Great Britain: gives new boost to apprenticeships

The British government has launched new training programs in partnership with more than 200 employers further supporting its apprenticeship scheme. Its attempt to re-launch a formerly lesser...

1 September 2014

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