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Great Britain: Morrisons launches university training for managers
While logistics are becoming increasingly complicated in retail trade, the Morrisons supermarket chain is offering its sales supervisors a degree in management and logistics. (Ref. 120636)
25 October 2012
Great Britain: High Court allows the application of the statutory union recognition procedure for employees who do not live in Great Britain but who are covered by UK law
The determination by the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to allow the application by the Skyshare union for recognition was challenged by the company on the grounds that the CAC had no...
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24 October 2012
Spain: BBVA signs agreement on staffing cuts demanded by Brussels after the banking group took over the Unnim Banc savings banks group
The BBVA bank and the trade unions announced that they signed a draft agreement which should lead to a 40 percent staffing cut at the Unnim Banc savings bank. This is to comply with Brussels'...
24 October 2012
EU: 2013, a blank year for social Europe
Yesterday, October 23, the College of Commissioners adopted its 2013 Work Program. Every year, we detail the (few) measures that affect the labor world. This year, the news is quite different: in...
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24 October 2012
Italy: historical Court of Cassation ruling on the causal link between the intensive use of cell phones at work and getting a tumorous pathology
on recognized the trigeminal nerve tumor of a former Brescia manager, who intensively used his cell phone at work, as an occupational disease. It is the first time ever the link between the...
23 October 2012
Netherlands: negotiations are stuck in the rubber plastic industry
The plastic and rubber industry, which employs 3,500 people, has not had a collective agreement since July. Negotiations are stuck on the issue of pensions and unions are starting to protest...
23 October 2012
EU: half-mast European social model
i, President of the European Central Bank, or José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission? In an interview to the Wall Street Journal in early 2012, the former pointed out...
23 October 2012
Total: new amendment to the EWC agreement
On October, 8, the oil group signed, with three European trade union organizations (FECCIA, FECER and IndustriAll) and the representative French trade union organizations for the group, a new...
23 October 2012
Transnational bargaining: 1st IndustriALL thematic conference focuses on standardizing procedures for bargaining and implementing international framework agreements
union leaders and experts on IFAs from 30 countries met in Frankfurt, up invitation of IG-Metall for the first thematic conference held by the new international manufacturing federation...
23 October 2012
Netherlands: understanding what is happening to the Dutch Labor Federation, FNV
The FNV, the country's key union federation, has been going through a crisis for a year. Federations rebelling, others leaving, one of the key stakeholders of the polder system is currently...
22 October 2012
Sweden: LO confederation proposes new method for calculating wage increases
LO (landsorganisationen), the Swedish Trade Union Confederation which gathers 14 federations, has presented its claims for the 2013 bargaining session. In order to reconcile competitiveness for...
22 October 2012
Italy: conflict in telecom industry over the renewal of the sector’s national collective agreement
Announcing a turnout "beyond all expectations" for the strike on Friday, October 19, telecom unions warned the Asstel employers' organization that the renewal of the national collective agreement...
22 October 2012
Austria: up to 3.4 percent wage increase in the metal industry
On Friday, October 15, the Pro.GE (manufacturing) and GPA-djp (private sector) unions and the FMMI which, with 1,200 businesses and 120,000 employees, is the largest employers' organization...
22 October 2012
France: employers and unions give birth to Generation Contracts
rtners reached a tentative agreement on Generation Contracts. These contracts aim to encourage the permanent recruitment of young people while maintaining seniors active. Indeed, these two...
21 October 2012
Spain: unions call for a general strike on November 14
The UGT and Workers' Commissions unions called for a general and consumer strike on November 14 to protest against the unprecedented austerity measures applied by the government. This call is in...
21 October 2012
Great Britain: coming mandatory transparency on the place women have in large businesses
From October 2013, companies listed on the London Stock Exchange will have to include in their annual report the number of women in senior management or on the boards as well as the total...
20 October 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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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...
15 September 2026
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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