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Great Britain: after a peak in 2011, strike statistics for 2012 are at their lowest
In 2012, just 248,800 working days were not worked from 131 strikes, with 63 strikes in the public sector compared with 68 in the private sector, compared with 1,389,700 days not worked in 2011...
7 July 2013
Belgium: historical agreement between the social partners to harmonize blue-collar and white-collar workers’ statuses
After debating for 27 years, the social partners finally reached an agreement in the afternoon on July 5 on the sensitive issue of the single status for blue-collar and white-collar workers. It...
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7 July 2013
EU: new sectoral social dialogue committee for the port sector
On June 19, the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the port industry was formally launched in Brussels. This sector employs 1.5 million people without taking account of indirect jobs...
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5 July 2013
Suez Environnement: new agreement sets up European Works Council
The approximately 70,000 European employees of Suez Environnement will no longer be represented by GDF Suez’s EWC on July 23. Following from its deconsolidation, the group operating in the field...
5 July 2013
Norway: outcome of bargaining in the oil industry
Negotiations are over between the Norsk Olje og Gass employers’ organization (oil and gas businesses) and the trade unions – SAFE (energy), Inustri Energi (energy industry) and Lederne (Norwegian...
5 July 2013
Renault: interview of Tristan Lormeau, Director Resources and Skills at Renault Group, on the international framework agreement signed by the French carmaker
On July 2, Renault, IndustriAll Global Union and the Global Group Council signed an international framework agreement on social, societal and environmental responsibility. Tristan Lormeau is...
4 July 2013
Italy: the Labor Code provision granting union representation only to unions that have signed the collective agreements is “unconstitutional”
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Labor Code provision granting union representation in a company (called RSA, a representation system that is still in force in some sectors) only to...
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4 July 2013
EU: new directive on workers’ exposure to electromagnetic fields published
The new directive on the exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields, which replaces Directive 2004/40 (never applied because of the problems it posed in the medical industry) was published in...
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4 July 2013
United States: Affordable Care Act postponed as an answer to employers’ concerns
The Obama administration wanted to prove that it could listen to employers and is delaying to 2015 the obligation for all businesses with 50 or more workers to provide affordable health insurance...
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4 July 2013
Switzerland: heated debates over new draft pension reform
In 2010, 73 percent of Swiss citizens rejected the plan to reform the pension funding system in a popular vote. And yet, with the decrease in the number of working people contributing to the...
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4 July 2013
Great Britain: the battle continues between Royal Mail and CWU
In the continuing battle over the privatisation of the Royal Mail, the CWU communications workers' union has rejected an 8.6% pay rise over three years from the employer. The CWU accused Royal...
3 July 2013
Italy: labor-related measures of the new decree-law to revive employment
The decree-law on the first emergency measures “to promote employment, particularly youth employment, and social cohesion” was published in the Official Journal on June 28. Here is an overview of...
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3 July 2013
France: new bill encourages fathers to take parental leave
To tackle the “unfair division of parental responsibilities” and keep mothers closer to the labor market, a bill was introduced in the Council of Ministers yesterday, July 3. It extends the...
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3 July 2013
EU: launch of the European Alliance for Apprenticeship
The European Alliance for Apprenticeship, which aims to improve the quality and supply of apprenticeships, spreading the most successful apprenticeship schemes in all the Member States. It was...
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2 July 2013
Renault: global council and IndustriAll Global Union sign international framework agreement on social, societal and environmental responsibility
On July 2, Renault Group, Renault Group Committee (the international employee representation structure) and IndustriAll Global Union signed an international framework agreements, “Commit together...
2 July 2013
Denmark: welfare reform banks on training and work in return for benefits
On June 28, the Danish Parliament adopted the welfare reform, which will come into force on January 1, 2014. It provides, among other things, for the obligation to do “useful” work for...
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2 July 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: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026