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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
Germany: “brain drain” increases the shortage in highly-skilled workers
One way brain drain. Managers from about 1,200 businesses with a high R&D activity told Ernst&Young that Germany was, next to the US and Japan, a leader in pharmaceutical and biological...
2 November 2010
Denmark: biopsychosocial approach of the struggle against musculoskeletal disorders
The struggle against muscle and skeleton disorders – one of the four priorities of the agreement between the government and the social partners on actions to improve working environment, 2005-2010...
2 November 2010
Great Britain: 4.7% wage increase for engineering construction workers for 2011
The deal is the second part of a two-year deal struck after prolonged negotiations in late 2009 after the widespread unofficial walkouts of that year in the sector (see our dispatch No. 100577)...
2 November 2010
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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
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
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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval
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
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EU: revised EWC directive published in official journal
The revision of the European Works Councils Directive, adopted by the European Parliament on 9 October, was published on 11 December in the EU’s official journal. Initiated in early 2023 by...
11 December 2025
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Germany: far-right-aligned ‘union’ sets sights on Volkswagen works councils
At next spring’s German works council elections, Zentrum – the 'alternative' union aligned with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party – will seek to strengthen its foothold in major...
9 December 2025