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Israel: introduction to industrial relations
Avital Shapira-Shabirow, Director of the International Department of the Israeli trade union Histadrut, answers the questions of Planet Labour about the employee involvement system and the place...
3 March 2014
Spain: new royal decree introduces special fixed contribution for employers (€100) for all permanent recruitments
The royal decree materializing the announcement made by head of government Mariano Rajoy on February 25 (see article No. 8207) was published in the Official Journal on March 1. This measure...
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3 March 2014
EU: Community institutions strike deal on the Posting Directive in the framework of provision of services
The talks between the Council of Ministers, the European Parliament and the European Commission on the Posted Workers Directive (96/71/EC) finally led, on Thursday, February 27, to a preliminary...
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28 February 2014
Schneider Electric: talks to become European Company (SE) launched
Last December, the management of the electric components manufacturing announced that it wanted to become a European company (SE) by May. The special negotiating committee set up to negotiate the...
28 February 2014
Great Britain: conservatives want to limit the right to strike
As the legislative election is coming near, the Conservatives announced that they were working on reforming the right to strike, which they are hoping to limit in order to avoid social movements...
28 February 2014
Denmark: agreement renews transport framework collective agreement
Dansk Industri (DI) and 3F’s Transportgruppe signed, on February 26, an agreement renewing the joint collective agreement (fællesoverenskomsten) for storekeepers, drivers and dockworkers. ...
28 February 2014
EU: ECJ rules, layoff benefits of part-time worker on parental leave to be calculated on a full-time basis
The decree rendered by the ECJ yesterday, February 27 confirms a first ruling rendered in 2009. It reminds that the benefits for laying a worker off during a period of part-time work within the...
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27 February 2014
France: adoption of the law on vocational training, employment and social democracy
Yesterday, Thursday, February 27, the last phase (vote by the Senate) ended 6-7 months of negotiations and debates on the law reforming the vocational training system.
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27 February 2014
Switzerland: social partners at La Poste Suisse SA maintain single framework agreement on working and pay conditions for all group undertakings
For statutory reasons, because Poste Suisse became a corporation of public law in July 2013, the social partners had to renegotiate the collective labor agreement (CCT) that supervises working...
27 February 2014
Great Britain: in spite of the crisis, Low Pay Commission recommends moderate minimum wage increase
The Low Pay Commission has just suggested that the government increase minimum wage by 3 percent, the highest rate since the crisis. Some unions view it as an insult but employers are reassured –...
27 February 2014
EU: the draft directive on non-financial reporting is on the right tracks to be adopted before the summer
On February 26, COREPER, the group of diplomats representing the 28 Member States, adopted the compromise on the draft directive on non-financial reporting, negotiated between the European...
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26 February 2014
Canada: wage increases averaged 1.4 percent in 2013 (2.2 percent in the private sector)
The Canadian Ministry of Labor reported the major collective agreements in Canada for 2013 which produced an average wage increase of 1.4 percent, compared to the 1.7 percent increase in 2012 and...
26 February 2014
Italy: Matteo Renzi’s government to do labor market reform at once
The youngest President of the Council in the history of Italy, Matteo Renzi, 39, won the vote of confidence from the Chamber of Deputies (378 in favor to 220 against) after winning the Senate over...
26 February 2014
Finland: first ruling recognizes the validity of a collective agreement negotiated by a yellow union
On January 31, the Helsinki Court of First Instance pronounced a verdict in favor of a company handing out flyers and free newspapers, which applied a collective agreement signed with a union...
26 February 2014
Spain: government launches reduced social contributions – €100/month – to boost recruitments
Mariano Rajoy, head of the Spanish government, announced on February 25 at the big Parliament debate on the state of the nation, a series of measures designed to boost the employment market. One...
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25 February 2014
Germany: Labor Minister Andrea Nahles launches vast consultation of the social partners about the introduction of statutory minimum wage
After getting, at the end of January, the government to adopt her first highly-controversial bill on the pension reform, Andrea Nahles, SPD Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, is now...
25 February 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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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