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As a result of its ruling in a case brought by a Finnish union against a Polish company, the CJEU has been able to clarify the concept applying ‘minimum rates of pay’ contained in a collective...

16 February 2015

Denmark: temporary work increasingly popular in the construction and industrial sectors

A study* by The Economic Council of the Labour Movement (ECLM), (Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd: AE)** for the National Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees (HK) on developments in the use...

13 February 2015

International: IndustriALL Global Union defines new guidelines for future Global Framework Agreements

“IndustriALL Global Union has raised the standards for global framework agreements (GFAs) to better protect trade union and worker rights at all stages of a multinational company’s operations...

12 February 2015

EU: joint declaration on Telework in the insurance sector

Stemming from their 2002 Framework Agreement on Telework, the European social partners in the insurance sector have delivered this joint declaration in order to detail the implementation of...

12 February 2015

Romania: the minimum wage to go up twice in 2015

On January 01, 2015 the minimum wage in Romania rose by 17 euros and will rise by a further 17 euros on June 01, 2015. These increases come at a time of favorable economic growth. GDP for 2014 is...

12 February 2015

Chile: draft law reforming the labor code is welcomed…but also criticized

The draft law that aims to reform the labor code ,which dates back to the era of General Pinochet, will be presented to parliament at the beginning of March 2015. The text that will end the...

12 February 2015

Germany: the ver.di union commences hostilities as Deutsche Post looks to cut wages via setting up new entities

On February 10, 2015 the United Services Union (ver.di) denounced the current agreement on working time signed with Deutsche Post, which expires at the end of March 2015 (and the general...

12 February 2015

ASEAN: Thailand’s initiative to establish a common set of standards for labor rights

At a time when the ASEAN group of nations is looking to put an economic area in place by the end of 2015, the Thai government has designed a draft ASEAN agreement on the promotion and protection...

11 February 2015

Germany: unexpected problems in the transport sector over the minimum wage law that was designed to combat social dumping

Designed to combat social dumping and low wage, several provisions in Germany’s new minimum wage law are posing serious administrative problems for businesses and industries where, whether it be...

11 February 2015

China: the minimum wage is rising sharply in Shenzhen

Whilst the current public sector pension reforms are leading to overall salary rises in China’s administrative units, the city of Shenzhen, symbol for the ‘workshop of the world’ is also raising...

11 February 2015

Spain: the social partners to resolve the issue of reinstating the ‘ultraactividad’ (extension of validity of collective agreements beyond their expiry date) during the next inter-professional negotiations

Unions and business leaders are set to resolve an issue over the obligation or not to maintaining the working conditions set out in collective agreements beyond their expiry date and for the...

11 February 2015

China: Guangdong province revises its rules on collective agreements

Since 2012 social unrest has been growing apace in Guangdong province. China’s manufacturing heartland employs more than 30 million. The government has had to respond to this, and with the...

10 February 2015

Italy: social partners in the wood and furniture union have developed a code of conduct to combat harassment at work

The social partners in the wood and furniture sector have concluded a protocol on a code of conduct to combat sexual and moral harassment at work. This is the first such agreement in Italy at...

10 February 2015

Great Britain: UCATT the construction union tries out a training and skills partnership project with a Scottish company

The UCATT construction union has announced a new training partnership with a Motherwell-based window making company, Walker Profiles, and heralded it as a ‘unique’ partnership, which ensures that...

10 February 2015

Hungary: update on the latest changes to the Labor code and social consequences of the law banning Sunday working

Hungary continues to develop its labor legislation. Within the context of assisting mothers to work, the country adopted at the end of 2014 legislation facilitating part time work for young...

9 February 2015

EU: a report on and a toolbox for reducing the negative effects associated with business restructurings.

Over recent years, business restructurings across all sectors have become more frequent and more important, especially since the financial crisis. Given this situation, the European Agency for...

9 February 2015

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