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Luxembourg: towards a strike in construction
After the social partners met again on April 27, the biggest union in the country and the sector, OGBL, announced that it would request a certification that the conciliation procedure failed. The...
3 May 2013
EU: European Commission refuses to enter the controversy on social tourism
Where’s the proof?, the Commission asked as an answer to the letter sent by the Austrian, German, Dutch and British Ministers of Labor asking the Commission to crack down on “social welfare...
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2 May 2013
Germany: mini-increase in return for job security at Lufthansa
The Verdi union and the Air Traffic Employers’ Association (AGVL) reached, on May 1, a complicated agreement on a wage increase and job security for 33,000 ground staff working for the German...
2 May 2013
United States: more controls on compliance with security regulations for temporary workers
Pointing to an increase in the number of deadly accidents among agency workers, particularly on the first day on the job, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health...
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2 May 2013
Italy: new government sets labor as its official priority
Enrico Letta, Italy’s new Prime Minister, received the Senate’s trust on April 30, after gaining the House of Lords’ trust the day before, for the program “For Italy and Europe.” One of the top...
2 May 2013
France: new bill on the obligation for businesses to look for a buyer when a site shuts down
Like the Minister of Labor, Michel Sapin, had announced when the Council of Ministers adopted the bill on secure employment – which introduces the obligation for businesses thinking about shutting...
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1 May 2013
Germany: napping at work is gradually growing
SAP, BMW, Lufthansa, BASF, Vaillant…, a growing number of German businesses are arranging “resting areas” for their employees. But they’re doing it almost in secret because the issue is still...
30 April 2013
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
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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...
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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...
31 October 2025
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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...
15 October 2025
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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United Kingdom: government urged to legislate against forced labour
After consulting victims, businesses and NGOs, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has published a report showing that the UK is lagging behind in the fight against forced labour. The...