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France: national union landscape stays the same after representativeness reform
The representativeness reform of 2008 did not turn the French union landscape upside down. The CGT is still the biggest union followed by the CFDT. FO, CFE-CGC and CFTC (which came close to being...
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2 April 2013
Safran: interview of Jean-Luc Bérard, Corporate Senior Vice President, HR, on the European agreement for professional integration of young people
On March 28, Safran and IndustriAll Europe signed a European framework agreement for professional integration of young people. Jean-Luc Bérard, Corporate Senior Vice President, HR, is telling...
31 March 2013
Germany: company agreement on demography for 15,000 employees at Continental’s Rubber Group
On March 18, Continental Group and the IG BCE chemistry union signed a company agreement for the 15,000 German employees of its tire division, Rubber Group. This agreement is the first of this...
28 March 2013
Finland: negotiations for a general pay agreement failed
The negotiations, which lasted for about 3 weeks between the representatives of the three major union federations (SAK, STTK and AKAVA) and employers (EK), in view of reaching a general agreement...
28 March 2013
EU: European Parliament and Council of Ministers reach agreement to review Directive on electromagnetic fields
The text aims to add the new international standards on the measure of electromagnetic fields to the protection of workers who are exposed and to exclude some sectors, including those using...
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28 March 2013
Transnational bargaining: interview of Bart Samyn, deputy general secretary of IndustriAll Europe, on the European agreement for professional integration of young people signed with Safran
On March 28, Safran and IndustriAll Europe signed the first European agreement on the professional integration of young people. Bart Samyn, deputy general secretary of the European trade union...
28 March 2013
Spain: Telefónica guarantees employment for a year in exchange for wage moderation and savings on pensions
The agreement reached by the management and trade unions on March 27 provides for a 1% wage increase in 2014 and maintains jobs throughout the period. Employees are foregoing some of the company's...
28 March 2013
Safran: European framework agreement for professional integration of young people
Today, March 28, 2013, Safran Group and the IndustriAll Europe European trade union signed a European framework agreement on the professional integration of young people. With this agreement...
28 March 2013
Great Britain: government wants to encourage employee ownership in businesses
The British government wants to propose giving fiscal incentives to employers who give their employees a stake in the business in which they work. (Ref. 130207)
28 March 2013
Germany: IG-Metall management accepts ‘rescue’ agreement without Bochum plant
Unanimous agreement from the IG-Metall’s management. In North Rhine-Westphalia, where Bochum is located, the IG-Metall union has hardly ever seemed so deeply divided. Indeed, whereas the 3,300...
28 March 2013
Europe: serious games and mobile learning on the rise in vocational training
The latest survey of the Cegos Observatory on widespread vocational training practices in France, Germany, the UK, Spain and Italy, published on March 27, shows that e-learning is on increasing...
27 March 2013
Spain: Caixabank reaches agreement on social plan based on early retirement and voluntary leave
Caixabank unions and management have defined the modalities of the social plans providing for 2,600 leaves - all voluntary. All the representatives unions (CCOO, SECPB, UGT, SIB and CIC-FEC)...
27 March 2013
Corporate practices: BSH Spain commits to pushing local young talent into the international arena
The Spanish subsidiary of the Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Group (BSH) is determined to identify promising recent graduates at the local level and to expand their skills and competencies for...
27 March 2013
Germany: 6% increase over 2 years for train drivers
Four meetings and several warning strikes took place before the social partners in the rail industry reached an agreement, on Monday, March 25, for a 6% wage increase over two years. The agreement...
26 March 2013
Italy: cement employers and unions reach unitary agreement renewing the sector’s national collective agreement
The unitary agreement signed between the social partners in the cement, plaster, mortar and other construction materials industry renewing the sector's national collective agreement provides...
26 March 2013
Italy: success for the first cross-regional strike organized by independent logistics unions
The first cross-regional strike (mostly Lombardy, Venetia and Emilia-Romania) in the logistics industry, called by the general meeting of logistics workers and the independent trade unions for 24...
25 March 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...
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
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...