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Spain: courts limit application of labor reform and strengthen collective agreements being renegotiated
A series of court rulings acknowledged the validity of collective agreements, even after their official deadline, waiting for the next collective agreement to be signed. The judges are going...
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12 February 2014
Italy: after Fiom metalworkers’ federation denounces democratic shortfall, CGIL to consult members on the agreement on the “single representation text”
After a week characterized by an unprecedented conflict, in the press, between CGIL leader Susanna Camusso and Fiom leader Maurizio Landini, the former changed her mind and announced that all...
12 February 2014
China: details of the regulation clarifying the provisions on labor-leasing
First, the temporary regulation defines the percentage of appeal to labor-leasing in the user company. Confirming that direct employment should remain the rule, and that labor-leasing is only a...
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12 February 2014
Denmark: more and more social clauses reserve internship places for professional school students in public tenders
After State institutions, schools and public and private training centers now also have to introduce social clauses reserving internship places for professional school students in their tenders. ...
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12 February 2014
Great Britain: a few examples of pay negotiations as the year starts
April 1 has always been the reference in terms of pay awards, often used as a starting point for the wage increases negotiated later in the year. Therefore, this date often arrives after...
11 February 2014
EY (formerly Ernst&Young) tackles the taboo of employees’ mental suffering
The financial audit giant, EY (formerly Ernst&Young), has recently launched a new employee wellbeing program for its UK employees. For the first time, it focuses on psychological support and...
11 February 2014
Belgium: social partners agree on obligation to justify layoffs
On February 10, the social partners agreed on 4 cases, including the new system for justifying layoffs, harmonizing the pension scheme and the transfer towards a new price index. The deal should...
11 February 2014
Great Britain: new system to help sick employees go back to work
Whereas more than 130 million days a year are ‘lost’ to sickness absence in Great Britain, the Cameron administration is starting a new battle to help sick workers get back to work. Indeed...
11 February 2014
Denmark: manufacturing social partners sign agreement renewing the sector’s collective agreement
On February 9, Co-Indistri for unions and Dansk Industri for employers reached an agreement renewing the manufacturing collective agreement. It is made up of 2 chapters: one for skilled/unskilled...
10 February 2014
Germany: the share of the lowest conventional wages went down last year
The introduction of minimum wage, which the Grand Coalition government wants to take place in 2017 at the latest, has helped bring the share of low wages in sectors covered by a collective...
10 February 2014
Switzerland: by saying “no to massive immigration,” Swiss citizens shake up relations with the EU and open up Pandora’s Box of quotas
Asked to a referendum to vote for or against limits to “massive immigration” on Sunday, February 9, 2014, 50.3 percent of Swiss citizens voted for this restriction and the reinstatement of...
10 February 2014
United States: NLRB tries to simplify unionization procedure once more
As reminded by the organization, this week, of a vote on the United Auto Workers entering Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant (Tennessee), the establishment of union representation is often a hardship...
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10 February 2014
Italy: leather goods social partners strike deal renewing the sector’s national collective agreement
On February 4, the Fictem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions and the Italian Leather Manufacturers’ Association (AIMPES, affiliated with Confindustria) signed an agreement renewing the...
10 February 2014
Australia: Prime Minister wants to re-establish the Building and Construction Commission to moralize the sector
Union members are allegedly involved in cases of bribery, crime and fraud on Australian construction sites. Because of these accusations, the Prime Minister wants to supervise the sector and...
7 February 2014
Metro signs a joint statement on fundamental social rights with UNI Global Union
On February 3, the retail group announced that it had signed a joint statement with UNI Global Union to reassert their cooperation and promote fair working conditions.
6 February 2014
Germany: 3.7 percent wage increase approved in collective agreement in the chemical industry
The first sectoral tariff agreement of 2014 was signed yesterday in the chemical industry. After 9 regional negotiations and a first bargaining round in mid-January, the social partners agreed on...
6 February 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...
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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Argentina: government unveils labour reform
Argentina's ultra-liberal president Javier Milei wants to "modernise labour" with a new reform that has been greeted with opposition from trade unions. Submitted to the Senate on 11 December, the...
6 January 2026
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United Kingdom: Parliament finally passes Employment Rights Bill
The UK Labour government's flagship reform of employment rights was passed by both houses on 16 December after a turbulent parliamentary process. The bill introduces numerous changes to labour...
18 December 2025
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Spain: government wants 3.1% minimum wage hike
Spain's ministry of labour has informed the social partners of its intention to raise the minimum wage to €1,221 gross per month. This increase is expected to be approved by the Council of...
8 January 2026
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Poland: reform introduces possibility of working for another employer while on sick leave
On 7 January, the President of Poland promulgated an amendment to the country’s social insurance act. The reform aims to clarify the activities permitted during sick leave, so that...
12 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026