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Spain: tension around the renegotiation of collective agreements
The labor reform gave a deadline for the extension of the validity of collective agreements being renegotiated (they used to be automatically extended after their term until another agreement was...
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17 April 2013
Italy: GDF SUEZ Energia Italia tries telework as an alternative to transfers following from restructuring
On April 10, GDF SUEZ Energia Italia and the trade unions signed a framework agreement on telework as an alternative to job cuts and transfers resulting from the group’s restructuring in Italy. ...
17 April 2013
EU: businesses with 500+ employees have to publish their CSR policy
On Tuesday, April 16, the European Commission suggested enhancing the transparency obligation for large businesses as regards their social and diversity policies. It adopted a draft directive...
Great Britain: minimum wage increase for adults, youth workers and apprentices
The British government announced that it was going to take forward the recommendation made by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) as regards minimum wage. On October 1, minimum wage will rise by 12p an...
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16 April 2013
Sweden: SEF electricians’ union saves agreement forcing employers to take union contributions directly from salary
The SEF electricians’ union and corresponding employers’ organization (EIO, the Swedish Electrical Contractors’ Association) have finally reached an agreement, thus avoiding a major strike planned...
16 April 2013
Belgium: unions divided over the single employee/worker status
The social partners recently failed to reach an agreement on the matter of harmonizing statuses for blue-collar and white-collar workers, thus passing it on the government which still needs to...
16 April 2013
Great-Britain: Unite holds its course
The existing general secretary of Unite, the biggest union (with 1.4m members and the biggest affiliate to the Labour Party) has been re-elected for a five year term of office. Len McCluskey beat...
15 April 2013
EU: European Commission points to imbalances in terms of pay and employment in the euro area
Last week, the European Commission published the results of its in-depth review of macroeconomic imbalances in 13 countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, the...
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15 April 2013
Lithuania: new measure for youth employment
The government recently introduced a new system entitled “First Hire Assistance,” aiming to give financial support to businesses that hire young, inexperienced workers via financial compensation. ...
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15 April 2013
Great Britain: Acas publishes guide on how to manage collective redundancies
The collective redundancy reform came into force on April 6 and Acas, the British arbitration and mediation service, published a guide to help employers implement it. (Ref. 130249)
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15 April 2013
Sweden: 6.8% wage increase over 3 years for the 500,000 manufacturing workers
Mediators helped reached an agreement in the first weeks of April between the different union and employers’ organizations in the industry. It provides for a 6.8% wage increase over 3 years in...
15 April 2013
Netherlands: ‘minimum’ social agreement
On April 12, the talks between the trade unions, government and employers on social reforms to undertake as part of the 2014 budget led to a social agreement. The deal mostly postpones major...
15 April 2013
Germany: no economic layoffs at Vattenfall until February 2017
Vattenfall, the Swedish energy group, announced in early March that it intended to cut about 2,500 jobs, including 1,500 in Germany, where it is planning to do so without laying anyone off. ...
12 April 2013
Great Britain: impact of the Thatcher years on industrial relations
After Robbie Gilbert, special advisor to former Employment Secretary of State Jim Prior, Gregor Gall, Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Bradford, is taking stock of the...
12 April 2013
Great Britain: the Thatcher legacy as seen by one of its architects
We hardly ever publish opinion columns but we thought it could be interesting to publish two articles showing – even partly – the terms of the heated debate on Margaret Thatcher’s legacy, which...
12 April 2013
Austria: textile workers get 2.8% pay raise
The first agreement of the “Spring Campaign” for the renewal of collective agreements in the industry was reached on April 8 in the Austrian textile industry (12,255 employees). Wage will...
12 April 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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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