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Norway: new agreement on occupational environment focuses on everyone’s responsibilities
The new “agreement of intent for a more integrative occupational environment” (Intensjonavtale om et mer inkluderende arbeidsliv/IA) was signed on March 4 for the 2014-18 period, by the...
25 March 2014
Spain: going against union recommendations, workers accept the proposals made by Coca-Cola, the bottler
The management of Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, exclusive Cola bottler in Spain, announced that 1,700 employees registered to take advantage of the three options offered b the company: voluntary...
24 March 2014
EU: European Commission reviews transposition of the directive on temporary agency work
The Member States were supposed to have transposed Directive 20008/104/EC on temporary agency work by December 2011 at the latest. The report the Commission published on Friday, March 21 – which...
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24 March 2014
Netherlands: Parliament adopts draft reform of flexible work and dismissal rules
The Minister of Social Affairs Lodewijk Asscher proposed in November 2013 a far-reaching reform of the organisation of flexible contracts and of the legislation regarding redundancies and...
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24 March 2014
EU: Community law does not compel Member States to grant maternity rights to women who use surrogates
In two decrees rendered on March 18, the ECJ ruled that neither Directive 92/85 on the protection of pregnant women, nor Directive 2006/54 on equal treatment of male and female workers, nor...
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24 March 2014
Austria: Court of Auditors criticizes the high rate of early retirement in the public sector, especially the Post and railway
The Austrian Court of Auditors looked at the average retirement age in the public sector, a recurring cause for quarrel and concern in the country. State-controlled private businesses, i.e...
21 March 2014
Germany: agreement on maintaining the wage levels of “traumatized” train drivers “for life”
The GDL train drivers’ union and Deutsche Bahn agreed, on Thursday, March 20, to maintain the wage levels of train drivers unable to keep working after a serious shock, until the end of their...
21 March 2014
Italy: social partners in Bergamo province in the forefront to accompany the early stages of recovery
On March 10, Confindustria, CGIL, Cisl and Uil in Bergamo signed a “general protocol for the development of the territory,” to strengthen competitiveness while increasing flexibility and...
21 March 2014
EU: European Trade Union Confederation calls on citizens to vote for social Europe
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) wants to take full advantage of the political window offered by the renewal of the Community institutions to get its message through. With its...
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20 March 2014
Great Britain: Unite’s organizing strategy is working
The recent success of the Unite union in gaining recognition at a number of sizeable employers indicates how both its ‘100%’ campaign and leverage strategy are operating and impacting upon...
20 March 2014
Japan: lukewarm 2014 wage negotiations
This year, in Japan, the stakes of the spring collective negotiations (Shunto) were vital for the Abe administration: the tax increase planned for April had to be combined with a wage increase. ...
20 March 2014
EU: Commission backs “Right2Water” European Citizens’ Initiative
The Commission gave a positive answer to the first initiative that received over 1 million signatures. Thus, today, March 20, it presented a series of measures and actions – in areas where it has...
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20 March 2014
Great Britain: Cameron to rescue working parents
In the midst of an election race, the Cameron administration announced that working parents would get, starting in 2015, a £2,000 a year childcare tax break per child under 12. In a country where...
19 March 2014
Germany: IG-Metall and VW OTLG, a Volkswagen subsidiary, strike decisive collective agreement in auto crafts
Whereas the auto trade and repair business is suffering from a major erosion of the collective agreements system, the IG-Metall metalworkers’ union announced, on March 18, that it signed a very...
19 March 2014
EU: new budget line to fund joint actions with EWCs
The European Commission published, like it does every year, a call for proposals on “information, consultation and participation of representatives of undertakings,” which may notably be mobilized...
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18 March 2014
Italy: Fabi, the major banking union, placed its convention under the sign of a new banking model
The convention of the Autonomous Federation of Italian Bank Workers (Fabi), which took place in Rome on March 10-14, revolved around a proposal for a new social banking system to solve the crisis...
18 March 2014
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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