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Belgium: cross-industry negotiations on a 5% available ‘wage cushion’ opened
In Belgium, multi-industry negotiations are held every two years (for the last agreement, see our dispatch No. 090012). The definition of the norme salariale (wage standard – the maximum limit...
9 November 2010
Romania: new strategy against illegal labor
Anonymous denunciation. Soon, mailboxes will be placed in front over every labor inspectorate in Romania. These mailboxes are aimed to receive denunciations of undeclared working situations. ...
9 November 2010
Germany: the Verdi union wants the legalization of “political strikes”
The right to strike is strictly supervised. In Germany, the right to strike is strictly supervised. A 1955 decree rendered by the Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ruled that “political...
9 November 2010
Portugal: Volkswagen Autoeuropa workers get the wage increases they asked for
The company agreement, which will officially be signed on November 15th, will be in force until the end of September 2012. It meets one of the workers’ key claims, the 3.9% wage increase, a €500...
9 November 2010
EU: interview with Dominique Bailly, chairman of the European social dialogue committee of the postal sector
of the postal market, Dominique Bailly, advisor for the general delegate of the French Post Office and chairman of the European social dialogue committee in the postal sector, is talking about the...
8 November 2010
Germany: two simultaneous conciliation procedures in the rail sector
Employers are divided. On October 26th, Transnet and GDBA launched warning strikes across the country to support their claims (see our dispatch No. 100725). They want the signature of a...
8 November 2010
Ireland: government launched consultation on the transposition of the directive on temporary agency work
The government’s document warns that its objective, in the context of the transposition of the Directive, “is to ensure that the State retains the necessary labor market flexibility that the...
8 November 2010
Austria: 2.5% wage increase in metalworking
Austrian metal employers didn’t flag on the issue of working time. In mid-October, they unilaterally decided not to include this subject into the negotiations. Indeed, it isn’t mentioned in the...
8 November 2010
Great Britain : British employee representation
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8 November 2010
EU: guide on socially responsible procurement of public contracts
In its document, the Commission reminds that public authorities are major consumers, spending some 17 % of the EU’s GDP, i.e. half the GDP of Germany. Hence the need to make them major...
5 November 2010
Italy: new CGIL general secretary Susanna Camusso’s program banks on unity
“We’re proud that we elected a woman as the CGIL’s secretary” Morena Piccini, chairwoman of the CGIL’s patronage, the INCA, declared this morning at the Teatro Quirino in Rome, setting the tone...
4 November 2010
Great Britain: job security agreement at Jaguar Land Rover
The agreement also provides for a two year pay deal for over 8,000 workers which see their pay increase by five per cent from 1 November 2010 followed by the retail price index (RPI) plus 0.5 per...
4 November 2010
Germany: Alstom employees request job security at European level
Using flexibility. Walkouts, demonstrations, general meetings of the staff… in 12 Alstom sites in Germany (Bammental, Berlin, Bexbach, Düsseldorf, Kassel, Mainz-Kastel, Mannheim, Mönchengladbach...
3 November 2010
Great Britain: dry run for coordinated industrial action against the government’s cuts programme
Thus, the Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU) in London took its second 24 hour strike on 1 November, followed by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staff Association (TSSA)...
3 November 2010
Great Britain: government plans to extend the period after which SMEs employees can lodge unfair dismissal claims
Minimum two years in the job. David Cameron told small businesses he would cut bureaucracy and red tape. Within the framework of a reflection on the removal of obstacles preventing SMEs from...
3 November 2010
Italy: Susanna Camusso will be the first female head of the CGIL
For the first time in the centennial history of the largest union confederation in Italy, the leader will be a woman. Appointed by the outgoing general secretary, Gugliemo Epifani, Susanna...
2 November 2010
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Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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...
15 October 2025
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
6 November 2025
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
5 November 2025
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
6 November 2025
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France: TotalEnergies steps up commitment on disability
On 9 October, French energy group TotalEnergies and all representative trade unions signed a new four-year agreement on disability inclusion. Taking effect on 1 January 2026, the deal aims to help...
13 November 2025
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025