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Sodexo: the union campaign against the French catering company is spreading and diversifying
On January 18, 2011, in a teleconference hosted by Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Danny Glover, chairman of the board of TransAfrica...
Ireland: unions denounce the European Commission’s interference with the review of sectoral wage agreements
Memorandum. This is one of the measures negotiated in December 2010 by the International Monetary Fund and the European Union to help Ireland. By accepting the €67.5 billion, the Irish...
27 January 2011
Finland: unions and the employers’ organization of technology industries work together to improve well-being at work
Develop methods to measure hardness and create tools to improve working conditions. In a general context of increasing retirement age and careers, well being at work has become a key issue. From...
27 January 2011
United States: unionization rate dips below 12%
No need to panic. One year earlier, the union membership rate was 12.3%. In 1983, when the BLS started comparing such data, 20.1% of employees belonged to a trade union. In the mid-1950s, 35%...
27 January 2011
Italy: memorandum of understanding between banks, businesses and the Ministry of Economic Development to promote the CSR culture
Dialogue first. Born from “awareness that durability can help maintain the country’s economic and social fabric, promote trust into the market and speed up the recovery,” the memorandum aims to...
EU: interview of Pervenche Berès, Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, and Alejandro Cercas, socialist MEP and coordinator of the same committee
Pervenche Berès. Indeed, I think this is the right word for this package, which contains three texts: that on the single permit, that on the entry and residence of seasonal workers and that on...
26 January 2011
Portugal: tense social atmosphere at the Portuguese post while liberalization is running late
Austerity. The management of the Portuguese post announced that it would apply, to the letter, the government’s recommendations regarding the planned pay cuts in the civil service within the...
26 January 2011
Germany: Deutsche Bahn staff get 5% increase and extended job security
The end of extremely long negotiations. Rail social partners aren’t hiding their joy. The agreement presented yesterday, enabled by the signature, last week, of the agreement in private regional...
26 January 2011
Netherlands: employers and unions agree on collective bargaining priorities for coming years
Culture of consensus, sense of anticipation, pragmatism… the polder system isn’t dead. The evidence? The Federation of Netherlands Unions (FNV), the Federation of Christian Unions (CNV) and the...
26 January 2011
Great Britain: British Airways cabin crew vote for another strike after 13 months of conflict
75% turnout. The airline’s 10,220 cabin crew were invited to answer the question: “Are you prepared to take part in strike action?”. With 75% turning out to vote, a great majority (78.5%) voted...
25 January 2011
EU: European gas social partners hanging on European Commission’s future choices
Segmentation. Presented on November 10, 2010, this strategy should last until 2020. It notably aims to make Europe less energy-greedy, to strengthen the domestic energy market, to make consumers...
24 January 2011
United States: Barack Obama wants to review regulations
Barack Obama’s recent tribune in the wall street journal on the need to review regulations to adjust them to the 21st century is giving the business world a lot of hope. In this tribune, the...
24 January 2011
Germany: IG-Metall wants to durably add political factors to the “calculation” of collective claims
Correct growing social imbalances. In an interview published on his federation’s website, Oliver Burkhard, one of the union’s heavyweights, announced the opening of a debate within the IG-Metall...
24 January 2011
Netherlands: short-time working to end on July 1st
In total, short-time working was used for 76,000 employees in 7,800 businesses, mostly in the heavy industry (24% in steel and 17% in metalworking). Not a single file has been accepted since...
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24 January 2011
Italy: driven by Fiat, employers want to quicken the “modernization” of industrial relations
Fiat’s boosting the “modernization” of Italian industrial relations is also shaking employers up. Tomorrow and on Wednesday, Confindustria will meet with its management and then its steering...
24 January 2011
Germany: GDL train drivers’ union threatens with a strike in February to defend its status of negotiator
GDL says this is an insult to train drivers. After “the longest conflict in the rail industry,” the small train drivers’ union, GDL (34,000 members) obtained, in March 2008, the right to sign...
24 January 2011
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On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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France: minimum wage to rise by 1.18% on 1 January
On 12 December, the French government announced a 1.18% increase in the minimum wage, taking effect on 1 January 2026. The pay level will rise from €1,802 to €1,823 gross per month (for...
16 December 2025
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United Kingdom: Parliament finally passes Employment Rights Bill
The UK Labour government's flagship reform of employment rights was passed by both houses on 16 December after a turbulent parliamentary process. The bill introduces numerous changes to labour...
18 December 2025
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France: Orano steps up support for staff facing serious illness
The 2025–2029 quality of life and working conditions agreement, signed on 14 October by French energy and nuclear multinational Orano (13,500 employees) and all representative unions (CFDT...
10 December 2025
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EU: Parliament supports creation of 28th legal regime for innovative companies
On 11 December, the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs approved their recommendations to the European Commission as part of its preparations for a 28th regime for companies, as...
12 December 2025
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France: parliament approves suspension of pension reform
On 16 December, MPs in France's National Assembly voted definitively on the social security financing bill (PLFSS) for 2026. Several of the measures adopted are of relevance to human resources...
17 December 2025