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Italy: agreement on work-life balance, equal opportunities and CSR in the banking industry
A new national equal opportunities committee and a new joint observatory on CSR, further social dialogue on these themes and more flexible hours, these are the key novelties contained in the...
30 April 2013
Spain: agreement for the renewal of the collective agreement in textile/garment
The Fitag-UGT and Fiteqa-CCOO unions and the Consejo Intertextil español (CIE) employers’ organization signed an agreement in principle renewing the collective agreement for the textile and...
30 April 2013
CSR: in Italy, the national 2012-2014 action plan for Corporate Social Responsibility banks on rewards and transparent practices
Italy’s 2012-2014 action plan on CSR, released on April 16 by the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Economic Development, aims to spread a ‘multi-stakeholders’ approach, to set up ways of...
Germany: 5.7% increase over 26 months for Deutsche Post employees
After warning strikes were organized throughout the country, the Deutsche Post management and the Verdi services union reached an agreement, on Friday, April 26, on a 5.7% wage increase in 2013...
29 April 2013
EU: new draft directive to improve application of European workers’ rights to free movement
On April 26, the European Commission presented a draft directive “on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for workers.” ...
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29 April 2013
EU: European Parliament prepares resolution on European company agreements
The European Parliament is taking part in the debate on the need for the public powers to step in to boost transnational company negotiations. The Employment Committee is discussing a draft...
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29 April 2013
CSR: Mango, the textile group, redefines social responsibility policy after a building in Bangladesh collapsed where there was a clothing workshop allegedly involved with western businesses
In the Rana Plaza commercial complex which collapsed on April 24 around Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing nearly 400 people, there was a clothing workshop that allegedly works with the Spanish textile...
Great Britain: House of Lords approves employee ownership bill
After many debates and after rejecting the bill twice, the House of Lords finally approved the employee ownership bill aiming to allow workers to give up some of their labor rights in return for...
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26 April 2013
Great Britain: long-term pay deals are back, especially in the private sector
The prevalence of the number of employers using long-term pay deals over the last six months confirms that in a period of relatively stable inflation this means of setting pay is undergoing...
26 April 2013
Switzerland: one-year limit to granting long-term residence permits for all countries in the Schengen area
On April 23, the Federal Council decided to apply, from May 1, the clause to safeguard free movement agreements with the EU for 5-year residence permits. The measure, already in force since May...
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25 April 2013
Italy: CGIL, Cisl and Uil unions sign unitary framework agreement on local productivity agreements with Confindustria
On April 24, the CGIL, Cisl and Uil union confederations and the Confidustria employers’ association signed an agreement defining the framework to conclude local agreement that apply the tax...
25 April 2013
Portugal: government presents growth recovery program
The government has presented seven priority axes to revive growth and employment in Portugal. The outline of the program was revealed after an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers. ...
25 April 2013
EU: ETUC calls for shift in the debate on the social dimension of the EMU
At its Executive Committee Meeting of April 23, 2013, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) judges that the thought process launched shortly before Christmas to improve economic and social...
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25 April 2013
Spain: Supreme Court cancels first mass layoff procedure implemented after the 2012 labor market reform
The judges confirmed that the social plan presented by Talleres López Gallego in February 2012 was not valid. In doing so, they are proving unions rights and confirming previous court rulings...
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25 April 2013
Spain: big telephone companies review their collective agreements
Telefónica, Vodafone and Ono have signed new collective agreements. The three texts follow the same scheme, maintaining employment and with a wage moderation policy where pay is linked with the...
24 April 2013
EU: International Trade Union Confederation denounces IMF’s contradictions as regards European labor market reforms
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has analyzed the IMF’s working documents from the past few years. The union points out that they do not match the recommendations the...
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24 April 2013
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
6 November 2025
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
5 November 2025
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
6 November 2025
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Germany: bill adopted to step up fight against illegal employment
On Thursday 13 November, Germany's Bundestag passed a bill to modernise and digitalise the country’s system for tackling undeclared work and financial crime. In future, the relevant department at...
20 November 2025
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France: TotalEnergies steps up commitment on disability
On 9 October, French energy group TotalEnergies and all representative trade unions signed a new four-year agreement on disability inclusion. Taking effect on 1 January 2026, the deal aims to help...
13 November 2025