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Luxembourg: temporary work agreements renewed
On March 28, the social partners in Luxembourg’s temporary work industry renewed two collective agreements: that on agency workers and that on permanent employees in temporary work agencies. The...
17 April 2014
EU: public transport social partners want to improve women’s role in the sector as well as bus drivers’ training
On April 8, the European social partners in urban public transport adopted joint recommendations aimed at increasing the share of female employees as well as a joint declaration on training of bus...
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17 April 2014
United States: United Auto Workers reach beyond the auto sphere
The United Auto Workers (UAW) managed to increase their membership. They completed 2013 with 391,415 members, i.e. 9,000 more than in 2012 and nearly 15,000 more than in 2010. Why this upsurge? ...
17 April 2014
Austria: tight negotiations around the daily working time reform
In their government agreement negotiated after the national election at the end of 2013, the parties of the coalition in power in Vienna have decided to implement a major working time reform. Its...
16 April 2014
EU: European Parliament adopts draft directive applying for the posting of workers
By adopting, today April 16, the compromise reached with the Council of Ministers on the proposal on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers, the MEPs have secured...
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16 April 2014
EU: European Parliament adopts draft directive on extra-financial reporting
Today, April 15, the European Parliament adopted the compromise reached with the Council of EU Ministers on the draft directive on the disclosure of non-financial information and data regarding...
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16 April 2014
EU: Parliament adopts draft directive on the preservation of supplementary pension rights for migrant workers
Today, April 15, the European Parliament adopted the compromise reached with the Council of EU Ministers on the draft directive improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension...
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15 April 2014
EU: European Parliament adopts amendments for the draft directive on intra-group posting for third-country nationals
Today, April 15, for its last plenary session before the European elections, the European Parliament adopted its first reading report on the proposal for a directive on conditions of entry and...
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15 April 2014
Germany: because of the constant erosion of apprenticeship, all parties question the passion for the university path
According to the 2014 report on vocational training presented last week, the vocational training system is still eroding. In 2013, 33,500 places remained vacant and 83,000 youngsters looking for...
15 April 2014
EU: what room for employee participation on supervisory and executive boards?
Aline Conchon, researcher at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)’s research department, studies the different national systems of employee participation on businesses’ boards. Whereas some...
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14 April 2014
Germany: ‘partial’ vocational training, a challenge with a brilliant future ahead
In the dual training world, a new trend is taking shape: ‘partial’ training. The idea is to offer ‘lighter’ training (1-3 years) than traditional work-study training, based on funding from the...
14 April 2014
Denmark: government reforms international recruitment regulations to attract highly skilled professionals
On April 10, the government presented its draft reform of international recruitment aiming to strengthen the country’s attractiveness and Danish businesses’ competitiveness, by making it easier to...
14 April 2014
Great Britain: overview of recently negotiated wage increases
According to pay analysts, after rising from 2 to 2.5%, the median pay settlement remains at this level, while inflation remained at 2.8%. In spite of the union campaign organized by the TUC to...
14 April 2014
Tunisia: CONECT, the employers’ organization, launches a CSR label
On March 28, in Tunis, the 3rd international conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) took place on the following theme: “Public-private partnerships” (PPP), the vectors to develop...
Japan: employment market and ageing society
According to the latest statistics released by the authorities, Japan is still the country that employs the most seniors. As the government keeps increasing retirement age, a lot of businesses...
10 April 2014
FerroAtlantica: new agreement introducing a European Works Council
FerroAtlantica, whose headquarters are in Spain, operates in the field of electrometallurgy, energy, mining and photovoltaic solar power. The group has production centers in Spain, France...
10 April 2014
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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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EU: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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EU: omnibus bill stalls in parliament
On 22 October, members of the European Parliament narrowly voted against a negotiating mandate that would have opened trilogue talks on the omnibus directive, which seeks to dilute the corporate...
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23 October 2025
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France: cabinet adopts suspension of pension reform
On 23 October, the French Council of Ministers approved an amendment to the social security financing bill (PLFSS), confirming the suspension of the 2023 pension reform until 2028. This measure...
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24 October 2025