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Italy: survey by Banca d’Italia on company bargaining’s development and prospects
The study by the Bank of Italy published this month describes the evolution of company negotiations, especially to point to obstacles - the first being uncertainty regarding the conditions of...
25 July 2014
Netherlands: assessment of collective bargaining in 2013
In a report of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment an assessment is made of the development of collective bargaining in 2013. It is based on a sample of 100 collective agreements, which...
24 July 2014
France: the act on real gender equality was adopted
The act on real gender equality was adopted yesterday July 23. Particularly broad as it covers parity in institutions as well as the protection of women suffering from violence or the fight...
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24 July 2014
France: the system reducing labor costs was permanently adopted
On July 23, the MPs adopted the flagship measure of President Hollande’s reform program - and the social partners’ bone of contention - the system reducing social contributions to restore...
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23 July 2014
International: social databases, a growing tool supporting the coordination of collective bargaining at global level
Recently, in 2 large multinational firms - Fiat-Chrysler and Petrobras - global union alliances have committed, at the end of their annual meeting, to making databases to have the possibility of...
23 July 2014
Italy: TNT Group strikes deal for insourcing handling operations
Transport unions and TNT signed the first agreement for insourcing handling operations in Italy. It is based on the protocol signed in February by the sector’s unions and employers’ organization...
23 July 2014
United States: discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is still legal in most States but not among Federal Government providers
Discriminating on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity is still legal in most States but not in businesses that work for the Federal State. Indeed, on Monday, July 21, President...
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23 July 2014
Slovakia: amendment limits the duration of arrangements on work performed outside of an employment relationship
The Labor Code amendment limiting “works/assignment contracts performed outside an employment relationship,” a booming atypical form of employment that takes a lot from civil law and very little...
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22 July 2014
France: provisions making it easier for employees to take over their company adopted
The Law on Social and Solidary Economy, permanently adopted by the National Assembly yesterday July 21, 2014, introduces an obligation to inform employees early in case of the sale of a healthy...
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22 July 2014
Italy: unions divided over workers’ ‘sacrifices’ to save Alitalia
After a separate framework agreement on the dismissal of 1,635 employees and the management of employment consequences of the alliance with Etihad, signed by the Fit-Cisl, Uil Trasporti-UIl and...
21 July 2014
Bulgaria : the application of current conditions for early retirement will last till the end of 2017
The draft law suggested by MPs from the socialist party (still in power) was approved at the “first reading” by the Parliamentarian Committee on Labor and Social Policy last week. The document...
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21 July 2014
Italy: temporary work employers’ organizations commit to promote actions encouraging youth employment
On July 15, the Ministry of Labor signed a cooperation agreement with Assolavoro and Rete Lavoro, the temporary work agencies’ organization, within the framework of the application of the “Youth...
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18 July 2014
Great-Britain: Unite is now implementing its harder line with employers
Following Unite biennial policy conference at the end of June this year, the union has begun to implement a ‘get tough’ policy with what it considers to be recalcitrant employers. This has led to...
17 July 2014
EU: ECJ to define whether obesity can amount to a disability and therefore covered by Community law against discrimination
In a case concerning a Danish worker blaming his employer for firing him because he was obese, and therefore discriminating against his disability, Advocate General Niilo Jääskinen suggests that...
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17 July 2014
International: Uni Global Union and the Latin American Federation of Banks, Felaban, sign a global framework agreement
The Global Framework Agreement signed on June 26 by Felaban and Uni Global Union, the international union federation, is one of the few transnational sectoral agreements. In this regional...
17 July 2014
Japan: update of the ‘worst companies’ list
The highly anticipated ‘Worst Company Award’ 2014 is going to be attributed this summer in Tokyo. Don’t be mistaken by the frivolity of the name: this list of nominees is one of the darkest sides...
17 July 2014
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026