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Italy: 17th Cisl convention on the themes of “responsibility” and change
The Cisl’s 17th convention came to a close on June 15. 1,082 delegates representing over 4.4 million members gathered under the slogan, “Italy and responsibility, a new union for a new country.” ...
18 June 2013
Greece: new collective agreement in the banking industry
On July 1, 2013, the sectoral collective agreements signed after the OTOE (Bank Employees' Union) and Greek banks negotiated for 2.5 months, will be in force until December 2015. Considered as...
18 June 2013
Morocco: new regulations on child labor in the offing
For several weeks, the Moroccan government has been working on a bill to legislate on the conditions to recruit employees under the age of 18. The point is notably to define the relation between...
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17 June 2013
Sweden: new agreement for the 300,000 technological employees
The agreement signed on April 2, 2013 between Teknikarbetsgivarna (technological employers’ organization) and its union counterparts – Unionen (private sector), Sveriges Ingenjörer (engineering)...
17 June 2013
Italy: Energia Concorrente, the organization representing ‘private’ energy companies, signs national collective agreement with unions
Founded in 2012 by Axpo Italia, GDF Suez Energia Italia, Repower, Sorgenia and Tirreno Power to represent the interests of ‘private’ energy companies, the Energia Concorrente employers’...
17 June 2013
Germany: GDL train drivers’ union signs first collective agreement with Agilis, the private rail company
On June 11, the GDL train drivers’ union announced that it had signed a collective agreement with Agilis, the private rail company based in Regensburg, Bavaria. It is the first time it signed an...
17 June 2013
United States: Caterpillar and United Steelworkers reach pay deal
The management of Caterpillar and the United Steelworkers’ union ratified a new six-year labor contract in the South Milwaukee plant in Wisconsin. Employees get a $4,000 (nearly €3,000) signing...
14 June 2013
Italy: Eni and unions sign agreement to ‘help’ nearly 1,000 workers retire and hire 300 young people
Eni and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions signed an agreement to ‘help’ about 1,000 workers through retirement while recruiting 300 young graduates and ‘stabilizing’ temporary...
14 June 2013
United States: AFL-CIO uses participatory democracy to prepare its 2013 Convention
Weaker than ever, the American union movement needs to get young people and minorities to join while defending its position in sectors where it is still present. This difficult task will be the...
13 June 2013
Denmark: boosting the fight against social dumping
The Parliament recently adopted a reform of the Register of Foreign Service Providers, with which the labor inspectorate is able to sanction businesses that break the law. The Ministry of Finance...
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13 June 2013
France: Claire Tourmieux, partner at the Flichy Grangé law firm, explains the labor market reform
After the law on secure employment is adopted, in the next few days, several labor law aspects will be completely different. Particularly, the mass layoff procedure will be completely reshuffled...
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13 June 2013
Germany: new setback for the CGB Christian union
Seized by the majority services union, Verdi, the Federal Labor Court of Erfurt issued an appeals judgment, on June 11, stating that the small health union, Medsonet, affiliated with the Christian...
12 June 2013
EU: new action plan to boost the steel industry
11 years after the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community expired, the European Commission presented, this Tuesday, its new action plan for the European steel industry. The...
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12 June 2013
Great Britain: major ruling on collective redundancies
Employment lawyers have widely hailed a legal decision over redundancies at the former Woolworth retailer as a landmark ruling. In the case of the shopworkers’ union, USDAW v. WW Realisation 1 Ltd...
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12 June 2013
Germany: one of the biggest low-wage sectors in Europe
In 2010, 22.2 percent of German employees received a low income. Germany has the 7th biggest low-wage sector in the EU. This is the result of a new study released on June 10 by the WSI Institute...
11 June 2013
Great Britain: the use of ‘Section 188’ to impose less advantageous changes upon employees’ working conditions continues
It seems that the use of ‘Section 188’ is growing, even in the private sector. While it used to be more common in the public and non-market sectors, this provision allowing employers to amend...
11 June 2013
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France: Decathlon introduces a ‘duty to respect others’ right to disconnect’
A right-to-disconnect agreement was signed in late September for the French arm of the Decathlon sports retail group. It sets out a "duty to respect others’ right to disconnect" and provides...
14 November 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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France: construction sector turns to long-term partial activity scheme
Amid the ongoing economic crisis hitting France’s construction sector, social partners in the public works industry (350,000 employees) signed an agreement at the end of October enabling companies...
21 November 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025