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Spain: higher unemployment and cooperation between unions and courts help lower the number of industrial accidents
The decline in economic activity led to a mechanic decrease in the number of accidents. Occupational safety representatives from the CCOO and UGT unions, Pedro J Linares and Marisa Rufino, and...
2 May 2011
Spain: unions present claims for the negotiation of the 12th banking collective agreement
Here are the proposals made by CCOO and UGT:
29 April 2011
Denmark: 3F union strengthens action against social dumping
With an ad published in the Fakt polish magazine (over 2 million readers), with the picture of a man on a hospital bed, the 3F union launched, on April 19th, its first advertising campaign against...
28 April 2011
Italy: after a 9th legal victory over the application of the metal CCN born from the separate 2009 agreement, the Fiom puts appeals on hold in favor of bargaining
“This verdict, combined with that of Turin, shows that separate agreements add problems rather than solving them.” This is how the Fiom-CGIL presented the verdict by the court of Modena on April...
28 April 2011
Great Britain: battle of figures on deaths caused by industrial accidents just before the “Workers’ Memorial Day”
Workers’ Memorial Day. The day is to commemorate those that have died, been injured or made ill through their work, with the headline slogan ‘Remember the dead – fight for the...
27 April 2011
Netherlands: agreement in principle in heavy metal
The metal employers’ organization, FME-CWM (3,000 members), affiliated with the Federation of Netherlands Industries and Employers (VNO-NCW), signed an agreement in principle with the trade unions...
27 April 2011
Spain: early retirement more expensive for businesses making profit
Labor Minister Valeriano Gomez wants to ask businesses that cut staffing via early retirement to bear the cost of unemployment benefits, usually covered by public institutions. The government’s...
27 April 2011
Spain: Iberdrola to sign agreement with unions to link wage increases with productivity
This new reference should replace the clause on the systematic review of wages in relation to inflation and the price index. It will be added to the new collective agreement, currently in the...
26 April 2011
Germany: the length of sick leaves for psychological reasons was multiplied by 9 since 2004
From 8.1 to 72.3 days of sick leave. The scientific institute (Wido) of the AOK – the largest health insurance fund in Germany with nearly 19 million members – assessed the sick leaves of 10.1...
26 April 2011
EU : interview of Romuald Jagodzinski, ETUI researcher and coordinator of the 2011 edition of Benchmarking Working Europe, the assessment carried out by the union institute on the EU 2020 Strategy
Romuald Jagodzinski. No, the overall picture seems to be that Europe has learnt little from the crisis. In general we observe a shift from the logic of how to prevent the next crisis to come...
26 April 2011
United States: Boeing could not be able to open its new plant in South Carolina because of antiunion behavior
The NLRB, which arbitrates conflicts between unions and businesses, is blaming Boeing. Legal expert Lafe Solomon filed a complaint against the aircraft manufacturer, accusing the company of...
22 April 2011
Italy: Fiom wins first appeal against the application of the 2009 separate agreement on the metal CCN
While the Fiom presented its appeal to the Turin court against Fiat for “antiunion behavior” in the procedure used for the Pomigliano and Mirafiori newcos, the CGIL’s metalworkers’ federation won...
20 April 2011
United States: National Labor Relations Board reminds employees’ rights regarding social media
Facebook, Twitter, blogs and other e-novelties didn’t exist in 1935 when the agency was created. However, NLRB representatives think they are perfectly able to deal with this new issue. Last...
20 April 2011
Germany: two temporary employers’ organizations merge before decisive negotiations on equal pay
Employers’ organizations in a hurry. The BZA and AMP implemented the planned merger mentioned last autumn (see our dispatch No. 100692). The new federation is located in Berlin and called the...
20 April 2011
EU: Peter Scherrer, general secretary of the European Metalworkers’ Federation, says there is “A widening gap between industry-based countries and the others”
Peter Scherrer. No, on the contrary, there is much more of a need for the industry. It can help solve the big problems we are facing in the future with energy, raw materials, waste management and...
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20 April 2011
Portugal: strike notice suspended in chain stores and negotiations starting up
Conciliation. The CESP, union of trade, service and office workers, suspended the strike notice presented for the Easter period, because negotiations with employers reopened. A first...
19 April 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