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United States: revival of the debate over the importance of applicants’ financial background during recruitment procedures
One year after the federal agency on professional equality held a public meeting on the subject, about 30 unions and associations* revived the debate on discrimination during recruitment...
14 October 2011
Germany: the idea of universal minimum wage keeps gaining ground
Retail employers want minimum wage. “We do not want wage dumping in German retail trade. This is why we want to sign a collective agreement introducing minimum wage at national level and for all...
14 October 2011
Great Britain: Prime Minister steps up to encourage businesses to appoint more female board members
Boards progress report published by Cranfield University, six months after the report by Lord Davies – recommending that FTSE 350 companies determine objectives and publish annual reports on...
13 October 2011
Austria: metalworkers start warning strikes right away
ns between the metal social partners in preparation of the sector’s collective agreements failed on Wednesday, October 12th. The Pro-Ge and GPA-dip unions, which negotiate wage increases for...
13 October 2011
United States: UAW stronger after negotiations with the “Big Three”
October 12th, an agreement similar to those signed with General Motors on September 16th and with Ford on October 4th, the United Auto Workers are stronger after their negotiations with the...
13 October 2011
Areva: launch of FACES, the European project aimed to improve social dialogue for better competence management
he launch of the FACES project (Forecasting and Anticipating Competences in Europe through Social Dialogue), to enforce the part on European social dialogue contained in the European agreement on...
12 October 2011
Germany: big energy producers are getting ready to cut staff
generator in Germany, confirmed that it intended to cut 11,000 jobs, 6,000 of which in Germany. A social plan will be presented at the end of October, but this decision is rejected by the Verdi...
11 October 2011
Netherlands: government ready to talk retirement with young people
ocial Affairs Henk Kamp wants to see more young people at the negotiating table on retirement. However, people under 25 only account for 4% of union members for 36% of 25-45 year-olds and 60% of...
11 October 2011
Sweden: technology social partners lay foundation for coming sectoral negotiations
titive while dealing with employees’ interests? It is the underlying question for the coming negotiations in the technological industry. Following the claims released on September 20th by...
10 October 2011
Morocco: new assistance to boost youth employment
yers’ organization recently signed a new agreement. For the permanent recruitment of a young people for more than 12 months on ANAPEC benefits (the National Agency for Promoting Employment...
10 October 2011
EU: electricity social partners want to be closely involved with the ongoing “stress tests” in the nuclear industry
ean electricity social partners (Eurelectric for employers and EMCEF and EPSU for unions) met for a social dialogue meeting. The nuclear industry stood out with, among other things, a draft joint...
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10 October 2011
Germany: IG-Metall Conference celebrates the success of its strategic shift
e, organized every four years, started on Sunday, October 9th in Lüdenscheid and will end on the evening of October 15th. The 481 delegates will have to vote nearly 500 motions. These include...
10 October 2011
Hungary: government prepares reform to reduce the prerogatives and protection of employee representatives
tional Economy presented, last week, a tentative Labor Code reform envisaging the removal of layoff protection for some categories of employees (workers on parental leave, seniors, union...
10 October 2011
EU: 3rd Uni Europa Congress calls for union for better action
ber 3-5 for the 3rd time, the Conference of the European services workers union, Uni Europa, introduced the “Union-Vision-Action” program for the next four years. For the organization...
10 October 2011
Germany: Deutsche Post extends Job Security Pact until 2015 but decreases entry level pay
Deutsche Post and the Verdi services' union agreed, on October 6th, on a series of measures allowing the company to better face market trends and the development of society. Key measures affect...
6 October 2011
Sweden: Almega employers’ organization wants to upgrade collective agreements
ctive agreements” declared Almega, the key sectoral employers’ organization with 10,000 businesses in services, at its press conference on September 21st. In preparation for the coming...
6 October 2011
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EU: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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Germany: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce
On 15 October, Germany’s cabinet approved draft legislation on ‘active retirement‘, which is expected to pass swiftly through Parliament. The bill would allow people who continue...
20 October 2025
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EU: omnibus bill stalls in parliament
On 22 October, members of the European Parliament narrowly voted against a negotiating mandate that would have opened trilogue talks on the omnibus directive, which seeks to dilute the corporate...
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