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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...
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...
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...
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...
Great Britain : British employee representation
For a smoother reading of this presentation, we made a mockup in the attached file.
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
Latin America: one job card for the four Andean countries
The President of Parliament, the Peruvian Wilbert Bendezú, in office for two years, rejoiced with this decision which, he thinks, will “facilitate the free movement of workers and make Andean...
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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...
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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...
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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: a high-tension start to the social and political year
The German government must finalize its major reforms (pension funding, corporate competitiveness, and labor law) while the chancellor’s popularity hits an all-time low and three regional...
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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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Sweden: IF Metall union forced to end industrial dispute with Tesla
The news. After three years of conflict, the Swedish union IF Metall announced it would suspend its strike actions against Tesla starting Wednesday, August 19, after the American automaker...