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EU: lawyers compare dismissal costs in 20 European countries
Simulation. Laga conducted the study at the end of 2011, based on data from its international offices in 20 EU countries, Switzerland, Norway, Croatia, Russia and Azerbaijan. The lawyers did...
20 September 2012
Denmark: the union war at the Vejle restaurant, the symbol of the rivalry between traditional and ‘yellow’ unions
Until November 2011, the Vejlegården restaurant in the city of Vejle applied the national collective agreement 3F signed with the Horesta employers’ organization. However, the new owner, Amin...
19 September 2012
Germany: 2013-14 collective bargaining schedule
Wages increased less than anticipated in 2012. The report on 2012 collective bargaining, which will end this fall with a series of collective negotiations (agriculture, textile or transportation)...
19 September 2012
Great Britain: the Unite union assesses 50p community membership to rebuild its collective campaigning ability
In return for a host of benefits, Unite will train and develop these community members as community activists (see our dispatch No. 110772). They will then be put to use in bringing together...
19 September 2012
Morocco: government tries new social dialogue method
In the past few days, Abdelilah Benkirane, head of the Moroccan government, met with each union federation separately. The aim of this method is to give each union the time to give its views on...
19 September 2012
Canada: new wage agreement between Ford and auto unions
Next weekend, ford’s 4,500 staff in Canada still have to ratify the agreements. After three weeks of talks with Ford management, CAW President Ken Lewenza said it's a good deal in today's...
19 September 2012
Italy: Unicredit and unions sign agreement on industrial program and bonus
The signing unions (Dircredito, Fabi, Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL, Sinfub, Ugl-Credito and Uilca) said that the agreement signed with Unicredit on September 15, after four days and one night’s “tight...
18 September 2012
Spain: union war stronger than ever in supermarkets
Representatives from FECOHT-CCOO, Workers’ Commissions’ retail federation, and from CHTJ-UGT, its counterpart at the UGT, say that they were called to a meeting initiated by ANGED. The order of...
18 September 2012
Germany: Defense Minister open talks with social partners to transfer at least 17,000 soldiers and to recall reservists
When meeting with union and employers’ representatives in early September in Berlin, German Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière called on the social partners to actively support soldiers’ transfer...
18 September 2012
United States: New York stands up to Walmart
Walmart opponents have won a major victory: the supermarket backed out of entering the city of New York. This is a great victory for union members, opposed to the group from Bentonville, AR...
18 September 2012
Great Britain: new measures to make labor law simpler
A broad strategy. These measures are answers to businesses’ calls to make the dismissal process quicker. As a reminder, the coalition government started the Employment Law Review in 2010. Now...
17 September 2012
Spain: transport strike against the sector opening to competition
All rail unions called for this strike (Workers Commissions, UGT, Semaf, Sindicato Ferroviario and sindicato de Circulación). This is the second day of strike since the government approved the...
17 September 2012
EU: finance unions hope that the new European banking supervisory authority will help change practices in the sector
Profit. Last week, the European Commission proposed a regulation providing for the supervision of all banking undertakings in the eurozone by the European Central Bank (ECB). The first step...
17 September 2012
Chile: major change for the key union which appoints a 33-year-old woman as its leader
ero, professor of philosophy, was appointed as the new President of the Workers’ United Center (CUT). This should give Chilean unionism a boost, as it is often criticized for its lack of...
17 September 2012
Sweden: Unionen and Handels union step in to defend IKEA staff in Turkey and sign an international framework agreement
Repeated union rights violations, aka the limits to IKEA’s great principles. IKEA’s stores worldwide are managed either directly by the group or by franchised. In Turkey, the stores are managed...
17 September 2012
France: employers and unions open “ambitious” talks on the labor market reform
Tight schedule. This first one-hour meeting was only about the schedule. The CGT, CFDT, FO, CFTC and CFE-CGC unions and the Medef, CGPME, and UPA employers’ organizations will get to the heart...
17 September 2012
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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EU: Court of Justice largely upholds directive on adequate minimum wages
On 11 November, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld most of the directive on adequate minimum wages, rejecting Denmark’s claim that it infringed on national sovereignty over wage...
12 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
4 November 2025
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Germany: report previews draft bill to transpose EU Pay Transparency Directive
On Friday 7 November, Germany’s commission for a 'less bureaucratic implementation' of the EU Pay Transparency Directive — made up of employer and trade union representatives — submitted its...
17 November 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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