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Austria: banking industry negotiates 2.15 percent wage increase with the crisis in Eastern Europe in the background
Only 4 meetings (1 in 2013) were necessary for the social partners in the Austrian banking industry to reach, on the early morning of Tuesday, April 1, an agreement providing for an average 2.15...
3 April 2014
Tunisia: on the path to flexicurity?
On January 29, the IMF allowed the payout of the 2nd part of the standby arrangement signed in June 2013 for 329.1 billion SDRs (Special Drawing Rights). The total amount reaches 1.146 billion...
3 April 2014
Argentina: in spite of the wage agreement in the metal industry, several unions are calling for a general strike on April 10
Joint bargaining is very tense, with the announcement of a general strike and the threat of numerous mobilization actions. Whereas the official union praises the agreement reached in the metal...
3 April 2014
Germany: ‘grand coalition’ government adopts introduction of statutory universal minimum wage of €8.5/hour
Angela Merkel’s grand coalition, gathered at a cabinet meeting today, April 2, agreed, for the first time in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, to the introduction of statutory...
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2 April 2014
France: 72 days to the introduction of the single database for employee representatives
A discreet theme of the labor market reform of June 2013, the single database for economic and employment information (Base de Données économiques et sociales Unique, BDU) is a technical and legal...
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2 April 2014
Russia: Ministry of Labor presents 2014 action plan
On Friday, March 28, the Ministry of Labor organized its great annual event before federal and local representatives of services linked with the Ministry, as well as unions and employers’...
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2 April 2014
Belgium: sectoral agreements in the metal industry for 2013-14
Since the beginning of 2014, sectoral agreements have been signed in several joint committees in the metal industry. Here are the key agreements for blue-collar and white-collar workers in the...
2 April 2014
Italy: banking unions agree to defend a new banking model while renewing the sector’s national collective agreement
The unitary platform renewing the banking CCN, signed on March 24 by the Dircredito, Fabi, Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL, Sinfub and UGLcredito unions, puts the defense of employment and the adoption of a...
1 April 2014
Great Britain: PCS union to try first knowledge transfer “strike”
At Hewlett Packard, about 1,500 information technology staff, affiliated with the PCS, are being balloted over industrial action short of a strike to save the jobs of 400 of their colleagues whose...
1 April 2014
Michelin: European framework agreement on CSR signed with the EWC
This agreement, negotiated with the extended EWC bureau and validated by the plenary body, was signed on March 26. This CSR agreement contains commitments to comply with international standards...
31 March 2014
Russia: simpler occupational safety certification and tougher sanctions
The Russian Minister of Labor amended occupational health and safety regulations. The two laws enforced this year introduce a single certificate – mandatory for all employees expect home- and...
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31 March 2014
Netherlands: government contemplates strengthening works councils veto right on pension provisions proposed
The government has proposed to generalize the veto right of works councils related to decisions on the pensions schemes. Currently, this structure’s prerogatives vary depending on the way the fund...
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31 March 2014
Belgium: changes introduced by the obligation to justify layoffs coming into force on April 1
Until now, the discretional nature of employers’ right to lay off remained one of the characteristics of Belgian labor law, an exception in the European legal landscape. Justifying layoffs was...
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31 March 2014
EU: three directives supervising public procurement and concessions and seasonal work published
On March 28, the “public procurement” legislative package was published. It contains the three directives on traditional and special (water, energy, transportation and postal services) public...
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28 March 2014
Belgium: agreement for 2013-14 in the insurance industry
The collective agreement for the insurance sector was signed in February 2014. It is characterized by pay austerity and further flexibility, as well as a greater effort in terms of training and...
28 March 2014
Canada: truckers at Port Metro Vancouver stop strike after threat of back-to-work legislation
Striking truckers at Port Metro Vancouver went back on to work Thursday morning (27 March), after a one-month strike. The threat of a back-to-work legislation by the Parliament of the British...
28 March 2014
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The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
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
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
15 January 2026
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Informal economy and slow wage growth hamper decent work, ILO says
The International Labour Organisation published its Employment ans Social Trends 2026 on 14 January. It anticipates unemployment stabilising in 2026 and employment growth of 1%, driven by...
16 January 2026