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Sweden: guaranteed hourly pay for agency workers
After 7 months bargaining, an agreement was finally reached for the 60,000 agency workers on October 17. signed between LO (landsorganisationen, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation) and Almega...
20 November 2012
Luxembourg: planned 2013 budget provides for new cuts to social spending
Aiming for balance. Following criticism from a majority of MPs, Jean-Claude Juncker administration amended the planned budget presented in October. MPs from the Christian Social People’s Party...
20 November 2012
EU: a draft directive on non-financial reporting could be adopted soon
European Commission should adopt a draft directive aiming at improving transparency in businesses, particularly in the areas of environment, human rights and sustainable development, and on ways...
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20 November 2012
Italy: social partners reach agreement on the “Productivity Pact” requested by Monti
Towards a decentralized conventional system. After the separate agreement reforming the collective bargaining system was signed on January 22, 2008 (see our dispatch No. 090080) and the...
19 November 2012
Sweden: to get round unions’ veto on signing crisis agreements, businesses negotiate amendments to the labor contract directly with their employees
The case of Parker Hannifin in Trollhättan. Created in 1918, Parker Hannifin Corporation is the global leader in motion and control technologies, employing 60,000 people around the world – 1,200...
19 November 2012
ZF Friedrichshafen: IG-Metall union and car part maker fight over the implementation of the company’s international framework agreement
On October 5, ZF Friedrichshafen, one of the world leaders in ground transmission and liaison systems, signed with union and employee representatives an international framework agreement (IFA) on...
19 November 2012
Corporate practices: BMW launches TaLENT, a more flexible training scheme focusing on the talents identified among apprentices
Demographic ageing, production changes - harder to plan than they used to be - and quick technological change are forcing businesses to come up with new HR management and training policies. In...
19 November 2012
Spain: new Royal Decree introduces framework to develop dual vocational training
ecree No. 1529/2012 introducing the contract of training and learning based on the dual training system was published. It is meant to gradually implement the dual vocational training system in...
19 November 2012
Denmark: FTF union confederation congress banks on cooperation
Funktionærernes og Tjenestemændenes Fællesrad (FTF), the second largest union in the country, organized its congress on November 14-15 in Copenhagen with the slogan "Together for Society." The...
19 November 2012
Mexico: new labor law reform increases flexible working and amends unions’ functioning
Secret ballot and monitoring finances – new union standards. On Tuesday, November 13, the Mexican Senate adopted the final version of the labor law reform, which has been in discussion for four...
16 November 2012
EU: historical mobilization for the European day of action organized by the European Trade Union Confederation on November 14
November 14 will be a historical landmark for European unionism. On the one hand, for the first time in the history of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), there were general strikes at...
14 November 2012
EU: adoption of the draft directive on quotas for women in listed companies’ boards
Today, November 14, the College of Commissioners adopted the proposed directive on the presence of women on company boards. Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding, who carried the proposal, had to...
14 November 2012
Germany: Lufthansa’s aircrew get wage increase and employment guarantee in return for flexible working hours
After months fighting, including three days of strike, Lufthansa, the German airline, and the Ufo aircrew union announced, on November 13, that they had signed a collective agreement based on a...
14 November 2012
HP: European trade union coordination to help employee representatives stay in touch after EWC is terminated
tatives terminated the anticipation agreement establishing a European Works Council. Before a new agreement is signed, the EWC will be governed by the 2009 regulations – more advantageous...
14 November 2012
Great Britain: government announces shared parental leave and extended flexible working
After a consultation that lasted several months, the government announced the introduction of flexible parental leave in order to boost women's careers. Thus, out of the 52 weeks of maternity...
13 November 2012
Italy: two framework agreements improve employment protection in the electric power industry
In October, the trade unions in the electric power industry (Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl and Uilcem-Uil) signed two framework agreements, one with E.ON (Germany) and the other with Edison (from EDF...
13 November 2012
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EU: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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EU: omnibus bill stalls in parliament
On 22 October, members of the European Parliament narrowly voted against a negotiating mandate that would have opened trilogue talks on the omnibus directive, which seeks to dilute the corporate...
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23 October 2025
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France: cabinet adopts suspension of pension reform
On 23 October, the French Council of Ministers approved an amendment to the social security financing bill (PLFSS), confirming the suspension of the 2023 pension reform until 2028. This measure...
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24 October 2025