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Portugal: government to launch social dialogue on reducing the duration of collective agreements and exception clauses in case of economic difficulties
The government would like to bring the duration of collective agreements from 5 down to 2 years. Social dialogue is going to start on the subject. Besides, the suspension of collective...
2 June 2014
Netherlands: social plan disputed at Philip Morris
It is definitely one of the most significant plant closures in the country for these past few years. On April 4, 2014, Philip Morris, the tobacco firm, announced the closing of its factory in...
2 June 2014
EU: release of the new directive on the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services
The directive on the enforcement of Directive 96/71 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services was published in the Official Journal on May 28. Adopted before...
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2 June 2014
Cambodia: facing unstable social situation, international clothing brands are lobbying the government into improving working conditions
International textile brands and firms are lobbying the Cambodian government into bringing stability back in the sector and ensure products are delivered whereas, since last December, workers have...
2 June 2014
Spain: unions denounce penal offensive against the right to strike
The UGT and CCOO unions are mobilizing against the 49 proceedings started against 147 union officials who took part in picket lines. They view this as concerted action from the public prosecution...
28 May 2014
Brazil: union funding suspected of feeding the creation of ‘ghost’ unions
Brazilian union funding is being questioned after the Ministry of Labor cleared out several ghost unions at the end of February. Hundreds of organizations are suspected of being created in order...
28 May 2014
EU: publication of the directive making it easier to post third-country citizens within a group
Published yesterday, May 27, this directive introduces a simpler entry and residence procedure (single residence and work permit) for third-country nationals subject to a transfer within a group...
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27 May 2014
Spain: since the last labor market reform, unions’ conflict strategies in case of layoffs are increasingly risky
Unions are disarmed by the labor law reform. That’s what comes out of the two social conflicts with the most media coverage these past few months. One is between workers and management at...
27 May 2014
Balkans: labor law changes in a difficult economic and social situation
Recent months have been full of news in terms of workers’ rights in the Balkan area. The different reform mostly aim to make these formerly collective economies more competitive by making labor...
27 May 2014
Corporate practice: how Hilti Svenska AB is banking on proximity management to improve its turnover
Named Best Workplace in Sweden in 2014, the company that specializes in manufacturing and selling construction products beat Microsoft AB, which only ranks second in the “250 workers or more...
27 May 2014
Sweden: Seko union terminates ongoing negotiations in rail industry to lobby Veolia Transport within the framework of their conflict regarding staff recruitment conditions
Following the sectoral agreement signed in 2013, a working group was set up. One of its missions was to think about ways to secure employees in case of a transfer of activities. However, Seko...
26 May 2014
Great Britain: CWU and GMB unions create their own legal firm
The Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) and the GMB general union have together launched the first ever union legal firm. Called UNIONLINE (meaning also ‘union online’), the firm will provide a...
26 May 2014
Spain: listed businesses to set female representation objectives on their decision-making structures
The government approved, at a Council of Ministers meeting, the bill on the governance of listed companies. It provides for the obligation for these undertakings to set objectives to achieve...
Norway: agreement reached in logistics
On May 15, the NHO Logistikk og Transport employers’ organization (logistics and transportation) and the NTF (Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund) union signed an agreement for the logistics and...
23 May 2014
Germany: Bundestag adopts innovative pension reform introducing ‘flexible retirement’
A large majority of MPs in the Bundestag approved a major pension reform that gives a ‘way out’ for retirement as early as 63 for employees who paid contributions for 45 years. It also slightly...
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23 May 2014
EU: reference pay for calculating annual leave must take commission payments into consideration
In a ruling issued on May 22 in a British case, the ECJ decided that the annual leave allowance for employees whose remuneration is made up of basic pay plus commission – whose amount is defined...
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22 May 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...
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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