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Morocco: questioning the resumption of social dialogue 2012
Has dialogue truly resumed? Before social dialogue was really reopened, the two union federations, CDT (Democratic Confederation of Labor) and FDT (Democratic Federation of Labor) published, on...
11 June 2012
Poland: new program for youth employment
Goals. According to Eurostat figures, at the end of December 2011, youth unemployment rate in Poland amounted to 27.7 percent, a 3.4 percent increase for 2011. Polish authorities revealed that...
11 June 2012
Great Britain: possibility of more social tension in construction
The construction industry is likely to be beset by a further period of instability and conflict following the defeat of a group of leading employers to break away from one the major sectoral...
8 June 2012
Luxembourg: unions worried about temporary agencies doing placement activities
ILO convention. “This opening is envisaged when the current reality in this area is such that the activity of a temporary work agency is becoming increasingly inseparable from that of recruitment...
8 June 2012
Portugal: adoption of a program to support youth employment
The Portuguese government adopted a program to support youth employment, in the amount of EUR 344 million. It provides for a major cut to employers' social contributions for every fixed-term...
7 June 2012
Germany: 5.4 percent increase over 26 months in the banking sector
The banking social partners agreed on a 5.4 percent wage increase divided in 2 on the night of Wednesday, June 6. Signed for 26 months, this agreement affects about 230,000 employees. Showing...
7 June 2012
EU: European Trade Union Confederation tries social offensive
Gathered on June 5-6, the ETUC's executive committee adopted a resolution for a Social Compact for Europe, with which the union confederation is hoping to launch a great debate in the coming...
7 June 2012
United States: Paycheck Fairness Act rejected once again
Less than six months before the Presidential election, the new version of the Paycheck Fairness Act had no chance of being adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, June 5, but the vote brought the gender...
7 June 2012
Poland: social partners launch negotiations to review certain Labor Code provisions
During the meeting of the tripartite committee (working committee on 'labor law and collective agreements') on June 1, 2012, the social partners started reviewing the provisions of Book No. 6 of...
6 June 2012
Germany: no minimum wage or quotas for women on boards by 2013
At a summit meeting in Berlin on June 4 where the coalition government's three party leaders met (CDU, CSU, FDP), the liberal party (FDP) reaffirmed its opposition to the introduction of minimum...
5 June 2012
GDF SUEZ: new European agreement on professional equality between women and men
GDF SUEZ and the EPSU (public service) and IndustriALL European trade union (which is signing its first transnational agreement here) signed, on June 5, a European agreement on professional...
4 June 2012
Norway: new transportation agreement focuses on developing skills
On May 20, Yrkestrafikkforbund (YS - transport workers' union), Transportarbeiderforbund (Norwegian Transport Workers' Union) and the NHO transport employers' organization finally reached an...
4 June 2012
Germany: introduction of minimum wage stopped in retail trade
The plan to introduce minimum wage in retail trade has failed, for now. For over three years, the sector's social partners have been negotiating an agreement introducing minimum wage. However, a...
4 June 2012
Italy: fewer criteria to access tax-free variable pay from “proximity collective agreements”
The decree renewing the "experimental" measure introduced by the previous Berlusconi administration to promote local collective agreements with a 10 percent tax cut to "productivity pay" in the...
4 June 2012
Sweden: bargaining over in telecom industry
The Almega employers' organization recently ended negotiations in the telecom industry after signing an agreement with Unionen (private sector union). After signing an agreement with SEKO...
4 June 2012
Italy: new company agreement at Volkswagen Group Italia implements international agreement on employee participation
The subsidiary of Volkswagen Group Italia (VGI) in charge of selling vehicles and spare parts for the German carmaker signed an innovative agreement with the trade unions on the basis of the...
4 June 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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EU: insurance sector social partners commit to addressing violence and harassment at work
The news. The trade union UNI Europa Finance and the employers’ federations Insurance Europe, Amice and Bipar signed an addendum to their 2022 joint declaration on diversity and inclusion on...
18 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026