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Poland: talks on minimum wage increase have begun
Fake negotiations. As provided for in the Act of October 10, 2002 on minimum wage, the social partners have gathered several times within the tripartite Committee (unions, employers, government)...
21 June 2011
EU: the social partners could negotiate the future framework for socially responsible restructurings
Watch the schedule. “Restructuring is at the heart of industrial relations at enterprise level. European social partners have worked intensively on this complex issue over the last ten years...
20 June 2011
Spain: why is the reform of collective bargaining contingent on the social partners at national level?
Though the new enactment is really complex (v. dépêche n°110398), and gives new wording to a large number of articles, the essentials of the reform, all linked to the idea of labor flexibility...
20 June 2011
Italy: Cisl and Uil union confederations organize their first “unitary” national demonstration
“We’re Italy’s hope.” This is how Cisl leader Raffaele Bonnani described the first national demonstration organized by the Cisl and Uil on Saturday, June 18th in Rome on the Piazza del Popolo...
20 June 2011
Germany: Verdi union calls for three-day strike in insurance from Monday, June 20th
The framework collective agreement at the heart of the conflict. Martina Sönnichsen, Verdi spokesperson, told Planet Labor that the strikes would begin today in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hamburg...
20 June 2011
Netherlands: FNV and Allies union mobilizes against pension reform
The FNV and Allies (FNV Bondgenoten), the Netherlands’ key union, present in the industry and armed with 500,000 members, called on its members to send emails against the pension reform by June...
20 June 2011
EU: talks on the extension of maternity leave are at a dead end
No moving forward. On October 20th, a large majority of MEPs voted in favor of the extension of maternity leave to 20 weeks (see our dispatch No. 100745), paid 100%, as well as 15 days of...
20 June 2011
Great Britain: public sector employees start mobilizing against austerity program
Strike against pension reform in State services. The strike by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) is expected to close schools across England...
17 June 2011
Italy: Fiom-CGIL launches first independent metalworkers’ social network, the FiomNetWork
On June 16th, the Fiom celebrated its 110th birthday. The Federazione Italiana Operai Metallurgici (“Italiana” was replaced by “Impiegati” at the Congress in Turin in 1946) was founded in Livorno...
17 June 2011
Germany: government wants to improve the professional prospects of disabled workers
“Integration” as a guiding thread. Adopted in 2006, the UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its optional protocol were ratified by Germany in February 2009. With 200...
16 June 2011
EU: Commission adopts more flexible framework for the protection of workers exposed to electromagnetic fields
Scientific change. The proposal presented this Tuesday should replace Directive 2004/40/EC which makes employers responsible for protection and prevention of workers exposed to electromagnetic...
15 June 2011
Spain: mass layoff for “planned” and “temporary losses allowed
Permanent or temporary planned losses. This new regulation, published in the Official Journal on June 14th, defines the framework for appealing to mass layoffs. It is in line with the...
15 June 2011
Netherlands: historical agreement on the pension reform
The agreement on the pension reform, subject to a formal consensus between the social partners before the legislative election on June 9, 2010, was finally signed. Now the FNV has to endorse it...
15 June 2011
Italy: Uil union confederation terminates 1993 protocol, the founding act for social relations in the country
As he announced last week, Uil general secretary Luigi Angeletti sent, on June 13th, to the President of the Council of Ministers, to the Ministry of Labor and to all the social partners, his...
14 June 2011
Italy: creation of Confindustria Digitale, the new employers’ federation in the digital industry
Confindustria Digitale is the result of the merger between the four biggest employers’ organizations in the digital sector: Assotelecomunicazioni-Asstel, which represents telecom businesses...
14 June 2011
Poland: ongoing negotiations on the extension of some of the provisions of the “Anticrisis Act” to make the labor market more flexible
The “Anticrisis Act,” included in the “Anticrisis Package” adopted by the social partners in 2009 (see our dispatches No. 090611 and 090555) to lessen the impact of the economic crisis introduced...
14 June 2011
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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