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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
Spain: Iberia signs competitiveness agreements
The airline is getting ready to put an end to more than 16 months of social dispute, after signing a series of agreements in principle with unions representing different categories of staff in...
18 March 2014
Great Britain: apparently, the government has won its bet to limit employment disputes
New tribunal fees, limited compensation against unfair dismissals or even the introduction of conciliation to avoid complaints… since it came to power in 2010, the Cameron administration has been...
18 March 2014
Denmark: end of the 2014 sectoral collective bargaining round
Yesterday, March 17, Asbjørn Jensen, the conventional mediator (forligsmand), presented, together with the DA employers’ organization and LO union, the draft agreement (mæglingsforslag) for...
18 March 2014
Canada: new job grants for training involving businesses better
On March 11, Employment Minister Jason Kenney, and Shirley Bond, the Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills signed a job grant in British Columbia as part of the renewal of the Labor Market...
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17 March 2014
Portugal: new individual layoff criteria adopted for the termination of a position
The Parliament adopted, on Friday, March 14, 5 new criteria chosen to justify an economic layoff (but not for mass layoffs) for the cancelation of the position. The order was defined as well: the...
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17 March 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
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Italy: collective agreement for rubber and plastics sector focuses on new skills
A month ahead of schedule, the Federazione Gomma Plastica employers' organisation and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec trade unions have renewed the collective agreement for the rubber and...
5 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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Italy: banking group Intesa Sanpaolo sharpens focus on quality of life at work
Over the Christmas period Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest bank, penned with trade unions a deal to renew the first part of the company agreement, covering work-life balance, inclusion, parenthood...
14 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026