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Italy: Bridgestone and unions sign agreement saving Modugno site (Bari)
Retraining instead of closing. The agreement signed on September 30 between Bridgestone Italia Spa, the Femca Cisl, Filctem CGIL, Uiltec Uil and Failc-Confail unions, the unitary trade union...
11 October 2013
Romania: several multinationals show they are doing well by launching major recruitment programs
While restructurings announcements are still shaking western European social news, several multinationals set up in Romania in the auto and ICT industries announced vast recruitment campaigns at...
10 October 2013
Germany: real wages stagnate in the 2nd 2013 quarter after a slight step back in the 1st quarter
On Tuesday, October 8, the Federal Statistics Agency (Destatis) published the figures of the evolutions of actual wages in Germany in the 2nd 2013 quarter. Over the period, nominal wage increased...
10 October 2013
Great Britain: three in ten apprentices are not paid minimum wage (study)
29 percent of British apprentices are underpaid. This is the shocking revelation of a government survey on apprenticeship pay in 2012 published this month. Outraged unions are asking the Cameron...
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10 October 2013
France: unions and employers denounce the legislative imbroglio on work on Sunday but with different ideas of how to get out of it
Employers, unions, politicians, Ministers… everyone agrees that the French rule of Sunday rest with a lot of exceptions is no longer viable. Since two major home improvement stores (Castorama and...
10 October 2013
Germany: Daimler management imposes “social principles” to businesses with a service provision contract
The management of the German carmaker published, on Monday, October 7, the list of social and pay principles businesses willing to sign a service provision contract with the company will have to...
9 October 2013
Lithuania: government takes measures against unemployment
After the actions undertaken in the first 2013 quarter for young people (subsidies for the first recruitment), with the support of the European social fund, the government presented a new program...
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9 October 2013
EU: looking for a median path for quotas of women on boards
The debate is far from over on the issue of the draft directive aiming to impose a quota of 40 percent of women with non-executive positions on the boards of large European businesses listed on...
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9 October 2013
United States: UAW besieges Nissan in Mississippi
The leaders of the United Auto Workers (UAW) are enhancing their unionization campaign at Nissan’s Canton plant in Mississippi. They are trying to take their campaign to the global level, asking...
9 October 2013
Great Britain: government trims free employment tribunal claims for the penniless
Employees who have low incomes but a little savings package will no longer be exempt from paying tribunal fees. They will have to break their piggy bank to press charges against their employer. ...
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8 October 2013
Denmark: government presents plan to reform vocational education with the social partners’ consent
On October 2, the government presented an “ambitious” draft reform of vocational education with the consent of LO and DA, which signed a joint opinion on the issue listing objectives to achieve...
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8 October 2013
Germany: conflict between Verdi and Amazon goes downhill with the announcement of three sorting centers opening in Poland
Whereas Verdi and the 9,000 German employees of the world leader in e-commerce, Amazon, have been fighting since the beginning of the year over the improvements of pay and adoption of the sector’s...
8 October 2013
Great Britain: Royal Mail tries to “buy” staff out of striking
In the midst of a controversial privatization procedure and just before entering the stock market, Royal Mail, the British postal service, has offered at £300 bonus to employees who don’t go on...
7 October 2013
Canada: Kronos Canada Inc. lock-out brings international unions on the scene
The 2nd lockout within three months for Kronos Inc in Varennes, Quebec was called on September 20 and continues to linger. It was announced after 93% of the workforce rejected Kronos’ latest offer...
7 October 2013
On October 7, European and international unions mobilize for the World Day for Decent Work and against precarious labor
IndustriAll, the international manufacturing union federation, has made the fight against precarious labor one of its biggest priorities. Since 2009, there is a World Day on October 7, the same...
7 October 2013
China: not enough cyber analysts
Analyzing public opinion on the internet is a new discipline that has already become essential for almost all corporations in China (State institutions and private companies alike). Recently put...
7 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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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...