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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)...
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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lithuania: new Lithuanian Federation of Manufacturing Unions
Long negotiations for this merger.  During the negotiations before the official decision, the leaders of the Lithuanian Chemical Industrial Workers Trade Union Federation (Lietuvos chemijos...
G4S : EWC agreement revised
Transnationality. The revised Agreement contains new definitions of information/consultation which reflect some of the recent changes in the European legislation and confirms the nature of the...
Spain: public employees down in the street against new austerity measures
Spontaneous gatherings.  These spontaneous gatherings, rather unusual in Spain, started on Friday, July 13, as soon as the reform passed.  At the same time, a group of employees working at Moncloa...
Estonia: collective agreements have a hard time proving they are efficient
After two studies written in 2010 and X-raying the country's social relations, the Estonian Minister of Social Affairs presented, on June 11, 2012, a new, shorter study entitled "The Role of...
Italy: Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and rail CCN renewed
The final signature should be by July 20 in order to get a following from the association of rail subcontractors, Fise-Uniferr, from Legacoop-Servizi and from Confcooperative-Federlavoro.  Unions...
Germany: Deutsche Bahn and Federal Employment Agency sign national recruitment agreement
The DB’s personnel management is currently facing two challenges: demographic ageing (many people retiring) and the company’s international growth.  At the end of 2011, DB CEO Rüdiger Grube...
Ireland: home stretch for the reform of labor institutions
Sent to Parliament for consultation last week, the bill proposes merging the five existing institutions: the Employment Tribunal (an independent tripartite body in charge of conciliating...
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...