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Spain: commentary of the law reforming the labor market adopted on June 28
The Law 3/2012 introduces quite a number of small amendments compared with the decree adopted in February (for the detailed commentary of the text, see our dispatch No. 120125), most of them of a...
12 July 2012
Spain: unions call for demonstration against new austerity package
New austerity package. The managing committees of the two union federations met on the 11th to analyze the new adaptation program the government presented in Parliament that same morning. The...
12 July 2012
Great Britain: Frances O’Grady, expert in union campaigning, will become the new general secretary of the Trades Union Congress in January 2013
Before joining the TUC in 1994, O’Grady worked for the TGWU union (now part of Unite) from 1989 where she worked on successful campaigns to stop the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board and...
11 July 2012
Austria: 3.45 percent average wage increase in tourism and the hotel business
3.45 percent average increase. It took the social partners in the Austrian tourism industry, which employs 200,000 people, five meetings before they could agree on a pay agreement on Tuesday...
11 July 2012
France: busy social program for the new government
Form and content. Regarding form, the social conference which took place in Paris on July 9-10 at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (Conseil économique, social et environnemental...
11 July 2012
Sweden: government proposes bill limiting the number of fixed-term contracts to comply with Community provisions
The main goal of this bill is to respond to a criticism expressed by the European Commission after the TCO union filed a complaint in March 2010. Indeed, Swedish regulations on temporary...
10 July 2012
BNP Paribas: new European agreement on employment management
This
agreement “sets out the rules and processes to be observed by BNP Paribas Group
companies in Europe with regard to:
10 July 2012
Great Britain: government to encourage employee ownership
After it received the Nuttall report, the government issued a call for evidence on employee ownership. It also announced the creation of a special institute and of a new guide for businesses...
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10 July 2012
Belgium: social partners agree to reform time credit
Time credit for no motive. In Belgium, time credit allows suspending, totally or temporarily, one’s labor contract. It can be combined with other leaves, such as parental leave or a leave to...
10 July 2012
Netherlands: government key in prompting BMW to takeover the Nedcar auto plant
The withdrawal of the Japanese carmaker, Mitsubishi, planned for the end of 2012, gave way to a rather special agreement: the 1,500 staff of the Nedcar plant will receive 100 percent of their...
10 July 2012
Germany: dual higher education is booming
20 percent increase. How to face the shortage in skilled workers? In Germany, trying to answer this question has become an obsession for HR departments. In a highly competitive environment...
10 July 2012
Denmark: 3F union and government toughen action against social dumping
In June, the construction unit of the 3F union announced the investment of DKK 10 million (€1.3 million) against social dumping, aiming to enforce Danish collective agreements in foreign...
9 July 2012
Great Britain: increase in applications for union recognition in 2011/2012
The CAC annual report noted rise in applications return the volume of applications back to where it was two years ago of 42 applications. In its 2010/11 report, the CAC attributed the unusually...
9 July 2012
Spain: miners’ protest rallies reach Madrid
Juan Carlos Alvarez Liébana. We want to denounce the deadlock the coal industry is in. this year, we’re facing an unprecedented budget cut suffocating the sector, with a 63 percent cut to...
9 July 2012
EU: ArcelorMittal unions’ mobilization led the European Commission to agree to the creation of a joint working committee in the steel industry
First steps. The project is still in its infancy and the European Parliament is wondering whether ArcelorMittal’s representatives will agree to join this working committee. Nevertheless, the...
6 July 2012
Austria: railroaders get an average 3.4 percent wage increase
29,000 employees concerned at first. It took the ÖBB’s social partners, the management and the Vida transportation union six meetings to reach the wage agreement presented on Tuesday, July 3 in...
5 July 2012
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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
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...
20 October 2025
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...
15 October 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Italy: collective agreement for rubber and plastics sector focuses on new skills
A month ahead of schedule, the Federazione Gomma Plastica employers' organisation and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec trade unions have renewed the collective agreement for the rubber and...
5 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026