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Germany: German-style apprenticeship set out to conquer the world
The ‘dual system’ on the fringe of the Atlantic Ocean. In a workshop located one floor above the assembly hall of the American headquarters of the German chainsaw maker, Stihl, in Virginia Beach...
23 August 2012
United States: bitter conflict end for Caterpillar
Caterpillar, the American giant, and the leaders of the IAM union have just signed a 6-year pay deal which is going to leave the union a bitter aftertaste. This agreement covers 780 workers at...
21 August 2012
Portugal: crisis brings working time up to 41 hours a week
In Portugal, the number of people working in average 41 hours a week has increased since the end of 2011. According to an employment survey carried out by the National Statistics Institute (INE)...
20 August 2012
Great Britain: latest union membership figures released
In 2011, there were 172 unions with 7.26m members, of which fourteen unions with more than 100,000 members accounted for 86% of all membership. This represented a decline from 7.32m the previous...
20 August 2012
Hewlett Packard: employee representatives vote the termination of the anticipation agreement establishing the EWC
CFE-CGC, the French union organization, announced in a press release published on July 26 that 95 percent of the EWC members of the computing group had decided to terminate the agreement...
20 August 2012
Great Britain: the annual report of the ACAS conciliation and mediation service shows an increase in cases of pre-employment tribunal claims
The pre-Employment Tribunal claims are open to both employers and employees to use to avoid lengthy and costly employment tribunals which have dramatically increased over the last ten years and...
20 August 2012
Siemens: new international framework agreement
In that agreement Siemens commits itself to fundamental workers’ rights such as equal opportunity and freedom of association and collective bargaining. The Agreement refers to the fundamental...
19 August 2012
BNP Paribas: interview of Didier Legrand, head of Social Affairs within BNP Paribas Human Resources, about the European agreement on employment management
p signed an agreement on employment management in Europe. Didier Legrand, head of Social Affairs within BNP Paribas Human Resources, is telling Planet Labor about this initiative. (Ref. 120477)...
19 August 2012
Valeo: new European agreement on CSR
On July 10, Valeo, the car part manufacturer, and its European Works Council signed a European agreement on corporate social responsibility. This agreement covers a wide range of subjects, such as...
19 August 2012
Spain: massive turnout for the civil servants’ protest against austerity
United unions. Turnout for the demonstrations called by the trade unions was massive across the country’s cities. Six unions who’d never marched side to side before (UGT, Workers’ Commissions...
20 July 2012
Suspension of the information thread – July 21-August 19.
The Planet Labor team is going on vacation. The information thread will therefore be suspended on the night of July 20 until the morning of August 20. The database remains available through that...
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20 July 2012
Italy: Automobili Lamborghini SpA and Fiom-CGIL sign company agreement improving employee participation
“We’re increasingly projecting towards our strategic goal: being the most appealing employer in the industry.” This is how Umberto Tossi, HR manager of Automobili Lamborghini SpA, presented the...
20 July 2012
Spain: summary of the key measures in the Rajoy administration’s austerity package
Public sector. Nearly all public employees, regardless their legal condition (civil servants, employees under employment contracts, etc.), will suffer: (a) a salary cut affecting the 14th payment...
18 July 2012
Italy: Alenia Aermacchi (Finmeccanica) and unions sign agreement increase flexibility and result bonus
Result bonus. Massimo Masat, Fiom national coordinator for Alenia Aermacchi, pointed out that the parameters “were changed to become truly available.” Giovani Contento, Uilm national secretary...
18 July 2012
Italy: commentary of the recent labor law reform
Temporary (fixed-term) employment contracts: “without reason” for the first 12 months. Law no. 92 of June 28, 2012 has brought about significant changes to Legislative Decree 368/2001. The...
18 July 2012
Australia: two weeks’ paternity leave for fathers
Provisions supervising the right to paternity leave. From January 1, 2013 on, fathers/partners will be able to take advantage of their paternity rights within 12 months following the...
18 July 2012
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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...
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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...
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Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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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...
5 November 2025
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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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