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Germany: in 2011, for the 1st time in a decade, labor cost was higher than the increases observed in the eurozone
“The numbers show what several parameters already pointed out: Germany has first-rate international competitiveness. But there’s a downside: low wage growth and domestic demand for years. German...
28 November 2012
Italy: Finmeccanica and the Departments of Education and Labor sign agreement on youngsters’ access to employment
“The basic idea of the project is to reward and recognize the value of all work experiences as precious source of personal and professional enrichment” explained Finmeccanica leader Giuseppe Orsi...
28 November 2012
Belgium: overview of the failed negotiations for the restructurings of ArcelorMittal Liege
The survival of the steel industry in Liege at stake. On November 19, almost all the workers at ArcelorMittal Liege rejected the proposals that arose with social dialogue. For its part, the ...
28 November 2012
Rheinmetall: new European framework agreement on health management
Negotiations supervised by IndustriAll. Rheinmetall AG set up its European Works Council (EWC) in 2000. Before the summer, it signed a “European Framework Agreement on Health Management,” its...
27 November 2012
EU: Parliament’s Employment Committee to prepare an own-initiative report on collective bargaining and social dialogue at transnational level
e Employment Committee gave Thomas Händel, from the Parliament’s Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left, a mandate to work on a draft resolution entitled...
27 November 2012
Spain: how Microsoft Spain and Wolters Kluwer Spain are implementing telework models
e latest labor reform (Decree Law 3/2012) constitutes a legal milestone of Spanish law as telework is regulated within a legislative framework for the first time, by modifying article 13 of the...
27 November 2012
Belgium: starting on January 1, 2013, businesses will have to implement a plan on senior employment
This obligation came with Labor Collective Agreement No. 104 negotiated on June 27 by the National Labor Council, the central social dialogue structure in Belgium, imposing the introduction of a...
26 November 2012
Germany: researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute analyze the issue of female promotion in businesses in light of four typical corporate cultures
According to the qualitative study presented at the end of October by the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), there is a major link between corporate culture and the...
Spain: two union leaders explain their organization’s bargaining strategy in the auto industry
On November 21, Renault presented its industrial plan detailing its project to enhance activities in the Iberian peninsula. The carmaker plans to have a new model made at the Valladolid and...
26 November 2012
Sweden: manufacturing unions call for minimum 2.8 percent wage increase for 2013
Industrifacken, the association of manufacturing unions made up of Sveriges Ingenjörer (the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers), Unionen (the Trade Union for Professionals in the Private...
26 November 2012
United States: Walmart in spotlight for opening on Thanksgiving night
Walmart, the global retail market leader, was forced to respond to the movement organized to denounce its social practices during the sales following Thanksgiving Day. The conflict, brought to the...
26 November 2012
Great Britain: Virgin Media successfully derecognises CWU and BECTU
Virgin Media has won its battle to derecognise two unions within its operations. In a ballot conducted over a two week period, workers voted to derecognise the two sole recognised unions, the CWU...
23 November 2012
SAS: the airline’s unions forced to accept major concessions
"We have almost completely transformed the company in record time. It is a first yet crucial step" rejoiced SAS CEO Rickard Gustafson at a press conference on November 19, announcing that the 8...
22 November 2012
Deutsche Post-DHL: unions lodge an appeal for violation of the OECD’s guidelines on multinational enterprises
On November 21, the UNI (services) and ITF (transport) international union federations brought a case to the German government alleging that company had committed a series of labor violations...
Italy: new “Productivity Pact” formally adopted, but not by the CGIL
As expected, the "Productivity Pact" is the result of a separate agreement. Yesterday, in Rome, the government and the social partners, except for the CGIL, signed the agreement on "Guidelines for...
22 November 2012
ThyssenKrupp Elevator: new European agreement signed with IndustriAll Europe introduces a system of idea management to improve health and safety
On November 14, IndustriAll Europe, manufacturing union, signed its first European agreement with a German company, namely ThyssenKrupp Elevator. This agreement confirms the key role played by...
22 November 2012
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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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Spain: government seeks to strengthen protection for employee whistleblowers
On 28 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill aimed at providing legal protection to employees who report corruption or breaches of labour law, shielding them from potential...
27 August 2026
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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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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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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