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Italy: insurance social partners sign agreement arranging the sector’s solidarity fund
On May 20, the national association of insurance firms (Ania) and the national association of assistance companies (Aisa) for employers and the Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL, F.N.A., SNFIA and Uilca-Uil...
29 May 2013
EU: Paris and Berlin reveal “New Deal” against youth unemployment
On May 28, in Paris, Michel Sapin, French Minister of Labor, and his German colleague, Urusla von der Leyen, presented the outline of a joint initiative against youth unemployment. This...
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28 May 2013
EU: more than three months after the Parliament’s report on socially responsible restructurings, the Commission remains silent
Procrastinating, despising the Parliament, confirming a real breakdown within the Commission… all reasons are possible. After the overwhelming vote, on January 15, in favor of the own-initiative...
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28 May 2013
Germany: Volkswagen workers get a 5.6% wage increase and improved company pension
13 days after a pilot collective agreement was signed in the Bavarian metal industry, the IG-Metall union and Volkswagen’s management signed, on the night of May 27 in Hanover, a new “company...
28 May 2013
Great Britain: Unite strive to regain influence over the Labour party
Members of the Unite union (1.4m members) voted by 87% on a 19% turnout to renew the union’s political fund. By law, a ballot must be held every ten years to decide upon whether a union can...
28 May 2013
Hannover Re: agreement on employee involvement in the European Company
On May 3, 2012, the general assembly of Hannover Re (Hannover Rückversicherung), the German reinsurance company, one of the major reinsurance companies in the world, agreed to adopt the legal...
27 May 2013
Greece: from January 1, 2017, minimum wage will be based on inflation and unemployment
The Council of Ministers is about to present a new system for calculating minimum wage which will apply in 2017 on. It will no longer be determined by the social partners but annually by a bill...
27 May 2013
Italy: towards a merger between the Cisl’s transportation, energy and communication unions into a single “network federation”
The recent conferences of the Fit (transport), Fistel (entertainment, information and communication) and Flaei (electricity) unions unanimously approved the prospect of their future merger into a...
27 May 2013
United States: with First Energy, the AFL-CIO tests its ability to involve other shareholders in its fight against unfair compensation for CEOs
The AFL-CIO, which federates 57 American unions, is getting more and more weight as an investor in large American companies. Thus, on May 21, AFL-CIO activists went to the annual meeting of First...
27 May 2013
Great Britain: PCS public services union keeps mobilizing against austerity while laying down the groundwork for a merger with Unite
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has decided at is annual conference to continue its fight against the austerity policy, which is particularly hard on its members. The meeting took...
24 May 2013
Spain: unions and employers agree to extend the validity of collective agreements about to become null
The CCOO and UGT unions and the CEOE and Cepyme employers’ organizations signed a pact preventing collective agreements that haven’t been renewed from becoming null. The recent labor market...
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23 May 2013
Italy: new government consults social partners on labor market policy
On May 22, Enrico Giovannini, the new Minister of Labor, met with the representatives of the key union and employers’ organization for a first consultation on the measures envisioned by the...
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23 May 2013
EU: European social partners prepare frame of action on youth employment and debate their involvement in economic governance
In June, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and BusinessEurope, CEEP (public enterprises) and the UEAPME (small and medium-sized businesses) for employers, want to come up with a frame...
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23 May 2013
Switzerland: left-wing parties and unions want to impose maximum 1-12 ratio between the lowest and highest salary in the same company
Swiss left-wing parties and the Swiss Federation of Trade Unions launched, in April, the 1:12 initiative, which will give rise to a national referendum (“votation populaire”) in November 2013 –...
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23 May 2013
EU: Berlin and Paris want to extend dual apprenticeship in Europe to tackle youth unemployment
While unemployment is breaking new records in southern Europe, Wolfgang Schäuble and Ursula von der Leyen, respectively Minister of Finance and Minister for Employment and Social Affairs in...
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23 May 2013
Belgium: government is preparing a bill to reduce the country’s “pay disadvantage”
One of the priorities for the federal government is to make Belgian companies more competitive by reducing the “pay disadvantage” they apparently have compared with their neighbors. Inherently...
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22 May 2013
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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: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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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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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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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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EU: omnibus bill stalls in parliament
On 22 October, members of the European Parliament narrowly voted against a negotiating mandate that would have opened trilogue talks on the omnibus directive, which seeks to dilute the corporate...
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23 October 2025
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France: cabinet adopts suspension of pension reform
On 23 October, the French Council of Ministers approved an amendment to the social security financing bill (PLFSS), confirming the suspension of the 2023 pension reform until 2028. This measure...
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24 October 2025