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With its project of volunteer work as an alternative to short-time working, Alessi, the Italian SME, invents a new model of corporate volunteer working time
Extremely positive results for the project, “Good work – the factory for the city,” launched by Alessi on June 24 in Omegna (Verbania), Piedmont,” where the famous “Italian Design Factory” has its...
EU: Commission proposes quality framework for traineeship
Today, December 4, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships (not including university curricula or specific training). ...
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4 December 2013
Italy: after its historical breakthrough at the union election of Ilva in Taranto, the USB independent union is looking more and more like the union alternative
The Unione Syndicale di Base (USB), which ran for the first time for the RSU election in Ilva in Taranto – the largest factory in Italy – on November 27-29, is becoming the second largest union...
4 December 2013
SRI: extraction industries under the microscope
Since July, BNP-Paribas has been applying a SRI policy specific to the mining sector. Worldwide, extraction industries are the most criticized for their negative impact on the people. (Ref. ...
Amazon: the Verdi union in Germany, Solidarnosc in Poland and OSPO in the Czech Republic join forces against online sales company
While the German employees of the biggest online store on the planet, Amazon, are dreading the opening of 2 new sorting sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, which could cause some sites to...
4 December 2013
Great Britain: Labour Party leader reviews reform of the union-party relationship
The leadership of the Labour Party is taking steps to avert a showdown with affiliated unions over reforming the union-party relationship, which aims to limit unions’ influence within the party...
3 December 2013
Spain: Mercadona retail chain’s new agreement provides for wage increases that aren’t linked with inflation
Disconnecting wage increases from CPI is one of the major injunctions made by Brussels in the name of internal devaluation, judged as inevitable for the country to renew with competitiveness. And...
3 December 2013
Italy: wave of strikes in local public transport
After the meeting at the Ministry of Labor failed on November 28, local public transport (LPT) unions confirmed the national 4-hour strike of December 16 to support the renewal of the national...
3 December 2013
Portugal: difficult social dialogue over the extension of pension contributions
The social partners started discussing retirement with unions in total rejection. The CGTP and UGT refuse the draft bill planning to increase retirement age to 66 in 2014. The government intends...
3 December 2013
Germany: Verdi services union signs collective agreement with two Deutsche Post subsidiaries
After a major conflict punctuated by several days of warning strikes at national level, the Verdi services union announced, on December 2, that it had signed a collective agreement with two...
3 December 2013
Spain: new professional categories in the hotel industry make functional mobility easier
On November 26, union and employers’ organizations in the hotel industry signed the new chapter of the national sectoral agreement that supervises the working conditions of 1 million employees in...
2 December 2013
Germany: temporary recruitments are Daimler’s answer to regulatory pressure on service provision contracts
The “Grand Coalition” made up of conservatives and social-democrats isn’t in power yet but is surely getting there. Its program, revealed on November 27, contains the introduction of statutory...
2 December 2013
Belgium: federal recovery program provides for contribution cuts of €1.3bn
On Friday, November 29, the federal agreement agreed on measures to support competitiveness and employment on financial (labor, energy or capital cost) and non-financial aspects (innovation...
2 December 2013
Great Britain: private sector wins employees’ trust
Private sector workers feel safer about their job than in the public sector, according to the latest Workplace employment relations study. In spite of the crisis, the private sector played its...
2 December 2013
Spain: Cemex workers agree to cut pay by 25 percent
Workers at Cemex’s Alicante plant have accepted the company’s offer to cut pay by 25 percent. The 5 other Spanish plants of the Mexican cement group already gave in to the management’s demands...
29 November 2013
EU: report on the situation in the European food industry
The European social partners in the food industry (EFFAT for employees and FoodDrinkEurope for employers) presented, in early November, a major report overviewing economic and staffing structuring...
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29 November 2013
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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...
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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...
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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: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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United Kingdom: government urged to legislate against forced labour
After consulting victims, businesses and NGOs, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has published a report showing that the UK is lagging behind in the fight against forced labour. The...