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Italy: report on Italian-style joint representation
While the birth of joint organizations dates back to the first mutual rescue funds (“casse di mutuo soccorso”) in the 19th century, it is in construction and graphics that the first true joint...
23 September 2011
Germany: gross earnings up by 4.2% in the second 2011 quarter
The vigorous growth in Germany since the beginning of the year is showing on the increase in gross incomes which, in the second 2011 quarter, went up by 4.2% in average compared with the same...
23 September 2011
Australia: ACTU union presents biggest survey ever made on the Australian working environment
The Australian Central Trade Union (ACTU) released, on September 7th, the biggest survey ever made on the working environment. This survey, called "Voices from Working Australia" and based on the...
22 September 2011
Interview of Xavier Bertrand, French Minister of Labor and President of the social G20: “the G20 is the time to improve the social dimension of globalization”
f G20 Labor Ministers in Paris on September 26-27, Xavier Bertrand, French Minister of Labor, who will chair this meeting, answered Planet Labor’s questions on his ambition for this...
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22 September 2011
Germany: discounter Kik launches advertising campaign to improve its image as an employer
For three months, the employees of the German clothing discounter Kik will explain, in commercials on TV and in theaters, why they feel good in their company. This campaign, launched by the...
22 September 2011
Spain: Manpower allowed to work as a placement agency for jobseekers
The Ministry of Labor allowed Manpower to extend its competences into a placement agency. Manpower is the first private group to leave the interim sphere and take part in the placement of...
22 September 2011
Italy: CGIL, Cisl and Uil unions sign agreement reached with Confindustria on representativeness and company agreements
“We confirmed that negotiation is the province of the parties’ autonomy, not of the government.” CGIL leader Susanna Camusso summed up the outcome of yesterday morning’s meeting at the...
21 September 2011
Lithuania: controversy over the right to strike
ike at the biggest beer manufacturer in Lithuania, “Švyturys-Utenos Alus,” revived the debate on the right to strike, very strictly supervised in the country. (Ref. 110561)...
21 September 2011
Netherlands: employers reject “systematic” wage increases in collective agreements
.5% wage increase in 2012 and employers say it is too much. They are criticizing this trend of “systematic” increases. (Ref. 110562) One of the biggest members of the Confederation of...
21 September 2011
Great Britain: Fujitsu staff repeatedly on strike
technology (IT) services company, Fujitsu, has experienced two recent industrial disputes. While the second conflict continues, with Unite blaming the company for failure to comply with collective...
21 September 2011
EU: home stretch for the creation of European and international manufacturing federations
ake place on May 16, 2012 for the European federation and on June 19-20 for the international organization. (Ref. 110559) Regional structure. The merger of European manufacturing union federations...
20 September 2011
Germany: reelected as Verdi’s leader, Frank Bsirske demands the introduction of statutory minimum wage of EUR 8.5 an hour
More women on the
steering committee. Verdi, which has set equal opportunities as
one of its priorities, has shown the way during its Congress. Of the 14 people appointed to the union’s...
20 September 2011
Great Britain: government publishes guide to help businesses improve gender equality
aunched by Minister for Women and Equality, Theresa May, is to encourage businesses to publish progress made in terms of professional equality. The “Think, Act, Report” report...
20 September 2011
Umicore: international framework agreement renewed
n metal maker, the representatives of the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions (ICEM) and of the International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF)...
20 September 2011
Netherlands: pension reform adopted but divides the FNV federation
g retirement age from 65 to 66 in 2020 and then to 67 in 2025 – received the support of a majority of MPs on September 16th, with the help of the labor party, the traditional ally of the...
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20 September 2011
Sodexo: after the deal reached in the US, SEIU union drops opinion campaign against the French catering company
he French catering company and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) reached, at the end of last week, an agreement putting an end to several months of dispute. The American union...
19 September 2011
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France: Decathlon introduces a ‘duty to respect others’ right to disconnect’
A right-to-disconnect agreement was signed in late September for the French arm of the Decathlon sports retail group. It sets out a "duty to respect others’ right to disconnect" and provides...
14 November 2025
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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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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025
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France: Adecco steps up commitment to temporary workers with disabilities
On 9 September, temporary work agency Adecco France and representative trade unions signed a new open-ended agreement to support the recruitment and retention of temporary workers with...
18 November 2025