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Germany: the return of the conflict between EVG, the majority rail union, and GDL, the small train drivers union, is putting the Deutsche Bahn in an awkward situation
The next collective negotiations at the Deutsche Bahn promise to be particularly complicated. Adopted in 2008 after a spectacular conflict, the “cooperation agreement” regulating the relations...
1 July 2014
Denmark: political deal on the reform of international recruitment
On June 26, the government, together with the conservative (Venstre, Dansk Folkeparti, Liberal Alliance and Det Konservative Folkeparti) and socialist (Socialistisk Folkeparti) parties, signed an...
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1 July 2014
Great Britain: Parcelforce, Royal Mail’s parcels division, strikes deal with CWU on work on Sunday
The CWU communications’ union has announced that negotiations have been successfully concluded with Parcelforce Worldwide over the impact of the new seven-day service on staff’s working...
30 June 2014
United States: Silicon Valley in a hurry to combat discrimination
50 years after the antidiscrimination laws that put an end to segregation passed, former civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has gotten internet giants such as Google, LinkedIn, Yahoo! or Facebook...
India: more flexible labor law to encourage investments in Rajasthan
With these measures, the head Minister of this northwestern State wants to attract more capital onto her territory, at the heart of big industrial and infrastructure projects. The labor law...
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30 June 2014
Great Britain: government takes step to support whistleblowing
Whereas the kingdom is shaken by a scandal around bullying of workers who want to denounce bad behaviors at the National Health Service (NHS), the Cameron administration tried to calm things down...
27 June 2014
United States: businesses and States go round the minimum wage block in Washington
After Gap, Ikea has announced a 17-percent increase to its minimum wage. In the US, some large businesses, States and several cities are increasing minimum wage without waiting for the reform of...
27 June 2014
Nordea: union representation bodies suspend participation in the bank’s CSR activities
The Danish banking union announced that the Nordea Union Board (NUB), which represents the members of banking unions in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland and Finland, has left the CSR Stakeholder...
France: law supervising internships permanently adopted
Yesterday, June 26, the National Assembly permanently adopted the bill supervising internships and improving trainees’ status. The text contains measures aimed at combatting excessive appeal to...
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26 June 2014
Solvay: EWC agreement renewed
On June 13, the management of the Belgian chemical group and the EWC renewed the anticipation agreement establishing the European representation structure. This agreement includes the novelties...
26 June 2014
Tunisia: 6-percent wage increase in the private sector
On June 23, the social partners agreed to a 6-percent wage increase in the private sector. The negotiations took place at central level but the deal provides for a return to sectoral negotiations...
26 June 2014
Brazil: World Cup reveals occupational health and safety flaws
In 3 years, 9 workers died on the World Cup’s sites, a human tribute that is very telling of working conditions in Brazil. In 2013, there were 700,000 accidents, 15,000 injuries and 2,700 deaths...
26 June 2014
Estonia: a reform of the employment of disabled persons to combat the workforce shortage
The government approved the draft employment reform in favor of disabled persons on June 12. It is the result of a 2-year survey and of discussions between experts and associations. Requested by...
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25 June 2014
Great Britain: government announces regulation of ‘zero hour’ employment contracts
Employees on zero hours contracts will have the freedom to find work with more than one employer. The ban of exclusivity clauses in these forms of employment - where no minimum working time or...
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25 June 2014
Brazil: the decrease in statutory working time, backed by unions, won’t happen any time soon
Outstanding in Congress for 19 years, the issue of statutory working time has come back into the national agenda with a demonstration in Brasilia on June 4 organized by all those who defend...
25 June 2014
Emerson: agreement establishing European Works Council
The agreement signed on June 18 between the management of the American engineering services group and the SNB is subject to British law. It supervises the information/consultation procedure...
25 June 2014
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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
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
6 November 2025
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
5 November 2025
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
6 November 2025
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Germany: bill adopted to step up fight against illegal employment
On Thursday 13 November, Germany's Bundestag passed a bill to modernise and digitalise the country’s system for tackling undeclared work and financial crime. In future, the relevant department at...
20 November 2025
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France: TotalEnergies steps up commitment on disability
On 9 October, French energy group TotalEnergies and all representative trade unions signed a new four-year agreement on disability inclusion. Taking effect on 1 January 2026, the deal aims to help...
13 November 2025