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Italy: Telecom Italia launches its “school of labor relations”
“With this initiative, Telecom Italia keeps building a system marked by dialogue between the partners, the only one that can generate value for the entire society” declared Telecom Italia’s...
15 December 2010
Bolivia: pension reform brings retirement age from 65 to 58
On December 10th, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales enacted the Pensions Act, an end-of-the-year “gift” to workers announced in November. The text was signed at the headquarters of the Bolivian...
15 December 2010
Germany: 2010 collective agreements marked by the crisis
Maintaining employment, a priority. Reinhardt Bispinck, collective bargaining expert at the WSI, thinks that the analysis of the 2010 collective agreements leaves no doubt: they “were clearly...
14 December 2010
EU: European unions in the streets, Wednesday, December 15th
Unions are protesting against the austerity measures that impact wages and question the Welfare State in some European countries. They notably blame the EU for determining aid to drastic wage...
14 December 2010
Veolia Environnement: rider to EWC agreement introduces flexible exchange of views
Build from the 2005 agreement. The initial agreement, which dates back to October 10, 2005, already contained innovative provisions. It stated,“The vocation of the Veolia Environnement European...
13 December 2010
Italy: Indesit management and unions agree on national restructuring program
Indesit Company employees in Brembate (Bergamo) and Refrontolo (Treviso) are currently voting on the agreement signed on the night of December 7th between the Ministry of Economic Development, the...
13 December 2010
Netherlands: strike continues at TNT Post
After two 24-hour strikes in November where 8,000 people turned out, only 4,000 mailmen came to the last strike movement. A fourth strike is going to be organized on December 15th, announced, on...
13 December 2010
Greece: government adopts bill bringing flexibility to the labor market
First approved by Brussels earlier last week, the bill which notably brings flexibility to the labor market in the private sector was discussed by the Council of Ministers on Thursday, December...
13 December 2010
Great Britain: more and more small disputes over pay and pensions
Workers at Heinz’s Wigan food factory have balloted overwhelmingly for strike action and industrial action short of a strike over what they consider to be a poor pay offer while company profits...
12 December 2010
Germany: Verdi union calls for a 6.5% wage increase for Deutsche Telekom staff
Improve the pay plan of T-Service employees. For the renegotiation of the company collective agreements, which expire on December 31, 2010 (see our dispatch No. 090314), Verdi’s collective...
12 December 2010
Austria: government removes immigration quotas for a point system with no limitations
A point system for three categories. “Responsible immigration needs to take account of the interests of the country” declared Minister of Home Affairs Maria Fekter last Thursday in Vienna when...
12 December 2010
Great Britain: the private sector is hiring but needs more talent
Recruitment picks up. For this study, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) interviewed the human resources managers of 1,100 businesses in Europe and in the US. Recruitment forecasts in 2011 are twice...
9 December 2010
Spain: unions present own-initiative bill to amend the labor market reform voted in September
When presenting the text, the union leaders, Candido Mendez (UGT) and Ignacio Fernandez Toxo (CCOO), explained that they were hoping for a chance to revive the debate and give the government the...
9 December 2010
EU: focus on the debate around the draft directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals within the framework of an intr-corporate transfer
The dratf directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals within the framework of an intra-corporate transfer was rather positively welcome within the negotiating...
9 December 2010
EU: metal social partners place growth, employment and training at the heart of sectoral social dialogue
A strong industry. During this social dialogue meeting, the union and the employers’ organization rejoiced that the industry was back at the top of the European agenda. In a first statement...
9 December 2010
Germany: Siemens announces the withdrawal of variable pay for board members
Fixed pay, a new trend? The remuneration of board members (+52% since 2000) hasn’t been left out of the growing debate on the remuneration of corporate managers (+35% since 2000). In Germany...
8 December 2010
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
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EU: Court of Justice largely upholds directive on adequate minimum wages
On 11 November, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld most of the directive on adequate minimum wages, rejecting Denmark’s claim that it infringed on national sovereignty over wage...
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
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Bulgaria: government proposes 12.6% minimum wage rise for 2026
On 30 October, the Bulgarian government proposed a 12.6% increase in the minimum wage to take effect from 1 January 2026. This increase was determined according to the usual mechanism, as Bulgaria...
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