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Spain: equal pay for border Moroccan workers in Melilla
The supreme court of Andalusia gave satisfaction to the UGT union and ordered employers to pay the border Moroccan workers in the construction industry at the same rate as Melilla residents. This...
16 October 2013
United States: Daimler before American courts for Mercedes’ human rights violations during the Argentinean dictatorship
Threatened by a group of victims of the ill-treatments committed by Mercedes-Benz during the Argentinean dictatorship, Daimler, the German carmaker, was relieved on Tuesday after a US Supreme...
EU: Employment and Social Affairs Ministers encourage the development of apprenticeship in Europe
In the declaration adopted this morning at a Council meeting, the EU Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs reaffirmed their commitment to combat unemployment and youth unemployment, openly...
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15 October 2013
Austria: collective bargaining starts in the trade industry
The biggest collective negotiations of the year, in the trade industry, started on Tuesday, October 15 in Vienna. For the sector’s 500,000 employees, the GPA-djp union wants a wage increase of at...
15 October 2013
Italy: Natuzzi innovates with its agreement reorganizing its Italian sites, relocating part of the production done in Romania
It’s the first time production relocated abroad is brought back to Italy. On October 10, Natuzzi Spa, world leader in leather furniture, signed a “historical” restructuring agreement with the...
15 October 2013
Belgium: overview of the key measures of the bill on the single status for blue and white-collar workers
The bill the government adopted on September 27 lays down the foundation to permanently get rid of the outdated difference between blue and white-collar workers. This complicated text...
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15 October 2013
Atos SE: new agreement on participation of workers in the SE
At the end of 2012, IT services industry company Atos became a European company. At the time, we commented the agreement on employee participation signed within this framework. We are now...
15 October 2013
Romania: ILO urges government to revise last Labor Code reform
Adopted two years ago to make recruitment more flexible, the Romanian Labor Code was severely criticized by the International Labor Organization (ILO) in a study released on October 10 in...
15 October 2013
Safran: EWC agreement reviewed
On April 12, the international high-technology equipment manufacturer signed its first amendment to the EWC agreement of 2008, in order to add the novelties of the recast Directive 2009/38. Here...
15 October 2013
Air France-KLM: EWC and management sign Social Rights and Ethics Charter along with a memorandum for its application
The management of Air France KLM and the EWC signed, on July 10, a new social rights and ethics charter, which it just released and which replaces that of 2008. The new text strengthens...
14 October 2013
Brazil: divisions in the debate over subcontracting remain
The outcome of a bill (PL 4330) to develop appeal to subcontracting in Brazilian companies is still uncertain after its vote in the Brazilian Parliament was once again postponed in the beginning...
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14 October 2013
Spain: VW Navarra strikes deal securing the site’s future
The management of Volkswagen Navarra, the UGT and CCOO unions and the CGC executives’ federation signed an agreement in principle for the drafting of the 8th collective agreement, which will serve...
14 October 2013
EU: Community institutions look into the possibility of European unemployment insurance
Even though it was completed a few months ago, the European Commission’s project on the creation of European unemployment insurance hasn’t been presented yet, nor included in the communication on...
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14 October 2013
Great Britain: the 5% club wants to make room for young people
Heavyweights in the British economy just created the 5% Club. This corporate group has laid down a challenge: employing 5% of young people within 5 years, in a country where unemployment affects...
14 October 2013
Great Britain: businesses that blacklisted “annoying” workers to set up a fund for the victims
Some of the biggest firms in the construction industry (Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Costain, Kier, Laing O'Rourke, Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska UK and Vinc) are to compensate workers who were...
11 October 2013
Spain: Bridgestone signs new collective agreement with difficulty
The management signed with the UGT and CCOO unions the 24th company agreement for 2013/15, which provides for a pay freeze and more flexibility. The minority unions (ELA-STV, SITB-USO and BUB)...
11 October 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...
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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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
15 January 2026