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Germany: new pay deal in West German textile and clothing
The IG-Metall metalworkers' union and the employers' organization for the West German textile and clothing industry have been bargaining since October 17 for the renewal of the collective...
7 November 2012
Germany: after the metal, chemistry and rail industries, the textile and wood industries are giving agency workers “sectoral bonuses”
On November 1, two collective agreements came into force, introducing for the first time a "system of sectoral bonuses" in the metal and chemical industries. Four days later, two similar...
6 November 2012
Great Britain: new forms of collective dispute
The personnel and human resource managers' professional association, the Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD), has released a report called "Managing Employee Relations in...
5 November 2012
Ireland: government is preparing two recruitment support programs
When presenting the 2013 budget, the Irish government should announce two possible options to incentivize employers to hold onto interns and long-term jobseekers. (Ref. 120649)
5 November 2012
France: negotiations on securing employment, a crash test for the social dialogue reform method
With the success of the "generation" employment contract, the government goes on promoting its reform method through social dialogue. However, the negotiations on employment security could be much...
5 November 2012
Denmark: government plans to take the fight against social dumping further
The interministerial committee set up by the government to come up with measures against social dumping presented its report last week. The government is going to rely on it to take action...
1 November 2012
United States: Boeing condemned for violating union rights in North Carolina
The grounds for this sanction? On April 10, a worker at Boeing’s Charleston plant campaigning for the IAM to organize the company was called in by the HR manager after he talked about the union...
1 November 2012
Switzerland: a subsidiary of Bilfinger Berger, Germany’s second largest construction firm, banned from operating in Switzerland for two years because of wage dumping
Accused of underpaying employees at a site in Basel, Bilfinger Berger Spezialtiefbau GmBH, a subsidiary of the German construction firm Bilfinger Berger, is now banned from construction sites and...
31 October 2012
Great Britain: businesses violating health and safety regulations will have to pay the Health and Safety Executive’s investigation expenses back
The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2012 came into force on October 1, 2012 and imposes that businesses that break health and safety regulations are liable for recovery of HSE's related...
31 October 2012
Netherlands: the future government’s social program
The new labor-liberal government formed after the legislative election of September 12 presented, on October 29, a coalition agreement which contains major social measures, including cuts to...
30 October 2012
Austria: despite every indication, collective negotiations in the metal industry should keep growing apart
Five of the six separate bargaining rounds that recently took place in the Austrian metal industry have had the same outcome: wage increases between 3 and 3.4 percent depending on the position in...
30 October 2012
Italy: separate agreement with employers to renew the national collective agreement in the food industry
On October 27, the trade unions in the food industry (Fai-Cisl, Flai-CGIL and Uila-Uil) signed the agreement renewing the national collective agreement for the food industry 2012-2015, which...
30 October 2012
Germany: MAN, the heavy truck manufacturer, puts 15,000 staff on “forced vacation” for a week
Affected by the economic crisis, the largest truck manufacturer in Europe, MAN, stopped production for one week on October 29 for two German sites, in Munich and Salzgitter. This measure should...
30 October 2012
Slovenia: bills on pension, employment and labour market reforms introduced
The Slovene Government adopted on 18 October 2012 the following three pieces of legislation:
26 October 2012
Spain: how small Spanish organizations are fostering equal opportunities in the workplace
Equal opportunity plans are voluntary for companies or entities with less than 250 employees, according to Law 3/2007 of 22 March 2007. In 2012, 21 percent of all companies awarded the label...
26 October 2012
Italy: new association of insurance and credit professionals within the CGIL
IL, the new organization representing self-employed insurances and banking professionals was officially created on October 25. It aims to better protect self-employed professionals, who the union...
26 October 2012
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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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France: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026