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Austria: collective bargaining starts in the trade industry
The biggest collective negotiations of the year, in the trade industry, started on Tuesday, October 15 in Vienna. For the sector’s 500,000 employees, the GPA-djp union wants a wage increase of at...
15 October 2013
Italy: Natuzzi innovates with its agreement reorganizing its Italian sites, relocating part of the production done in Romania
It’s the first time production relocated abroad is brought back to Italy. On October 10, Natuzzi Spa, world leader in leather furniture, signed a “historical” restructuring agreement with the...
15 October 2013
Belgium: overview of the key measures of the bill on the single status for blue and white-collar workers
The bill the government adopted on September 27 lays down the foundation to permanently get rid of the outdated difference between blue and white-collar workers. This complicated text...
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15 October 2013
Atos SE: new agreement on participation of workers in the SE
At the end of 2012, IT services industry company Atos became a European company. At the time, we commented the agreement on employee participation signed within this framework. We are now...
15 October 2013
Romania: ILO urges government to revise last Labor Code reform
Adopted two years ago to make recruitment more flexible, the Romanian Labor Code was severely criticized by the International Labor Organization (ILO) in a study released on October 10 in...
15 October 2013
Safran: EWC agreement reviewed
On April 12, the international high-technology equipment manufacturer signed its first amendment to the EWC agreement of 2008, in order to add the novelties of the recast Directive 2009/38. Here...
15 October 2013
Air France-KLM: EWC and management sign Social Rights and Ethics Charter along with a memorandum for its application
The management of Air France KLM and the EWC signed, on July 10, a new social rights and ethics charter, which it just released and which replaces that of 2008. The new text strengthens...
14 October 2013
Brazil: divisions in the debate over subcontracting remain
The outcome of a bill (PL 4330) to develop appeal to subcontracting in Brazilian companies is still uncertain after its vote in the Brazilian Parliament was once again postponed in the beginning...
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14 October 2013
Spain: VW Navarra strikes deal securing the site’s future
The management of Volkswagen Navarra, the UGT and CCOO unions and the CGC executives’ federation signed an agreement in principle for the drafting of the 8th collective agreement, which will serve...
14 October 2013
EU: Community institutions look into the possibility of European unemployment insurance
Even though it was completed a few months ago, the European Commission’s project on the creation of European unemployment insurance hasn’t been presented yet, nor included in the communication on...
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14 October 2013
Great Britain: the 5% club wants to make room for young people
Heavyweights in the British economy just created the 5% Club. This corporate group has laid down a challenge: employing 5% of young people within 5 years, in a country where unemployment affects...
14 October 2013
Great Britain: businesses that blacklisted “annoying” workers to set up a fund for the victims
Some of the biggest firms in the construction industry (Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Costain, Kier, Laing O'Rourke, Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska UK and Vinc) are to compensate workers who were...
11 October 2013
Spain: Bridgestone signs new collective agreement with difficulty
The management signed with the UGT and CCOO unions the 24th company agreement for 2013/15, which provides for a pay freeze and more flexibility. The minority unions (ELA-STV, SITB-USO and BUB)...
11 October 2013
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
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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France: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026