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H&M: Swedish clothing line sets up a global financial bonus system to increase employees’ commitment
Special fund for a special financial incentive system. H&M, the Swedish group, markets clothes and cosmetics in about 2,000 stores in 37 countries. It has about 76,000 collaborators and, in...
27 September 2010
EU: study on the costs and benefits of the extension of maternity leave paid 100% for 18 or 20 weeks
In October 2008, the European Commission proposed a review of Directive 92/85 on the protection of the health and safety at work of pregnant workers as well as workers who have recently given...
27 September 2010
Germany: arming industry worried about the impact of the Bundeswehr reform on employment
Many jobs were already cut in this sector. The German arming industry isn’t an economic sector, strictly speaking, but it has quite a few jewels allowing Germany to rank third on the Stockholm...
24 September 2010
Great Britain: wages chase after inflation
According to the Office of National Statistics, the current rate of inflation continues to remain well above the government’s 2% target rate for a stable and growing economy. Since the end of...
24 September 2010
Italy: Lombardy could cancel subsidies to businesses that relocate
“For those who take their facilities and production abroad, leaving our workers on the street, there will be no exceptions” declared the President of Lombardy’s regional budget committee...
24 September 2010
Spain: commentary of the act implementing the labor market reform
Make fixed-term contracts less appealing. Generally speaking, employers may choose between fixed-term contracts or permanent contracts. Though fixed-term contracts may be entered into only under...
24 September 2010
Great Britain: Royal Mail staff to receive 10% of shares within the framework of privatization
Unprecedented scheme. “This will be the largest employee shares scheme of any privatization for 25 years in terms of the number of workers who will benefit” David Cable pointed out. The...
23 September 2010
Spain: historical agreement on minimum service for the September 29 general strike
Eight-hour long talks led to an agreement which unions qualified of “complex” which both secures the right to strike and citizens’ mobility. The text sets out that 25% of suburban trains will be...
23 September 2010
Germany: Siemens signs “unlimited” job security pact for its German employees
Job security and increased joint management. Unlike what some German newspapers prematurely announced, the agreement signed on Wednesday, September 22nd on the side of Siemens’ board meeting...
23 September 2010
EU: strategy to improve equality between women and men on the labor market and in businesses
The strategy presented on September 21st by Viviane Reding, European Commissioner responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, is based on the commitments taken by the European...
22 September 2010
Argentina: bill to force businesses to share profit with employees
All Argentinean businesses after two years in business will have to share 10% of their earnings with their employees. The bill introducing the “System of Employee Participation in Corporate...
22 September 2010
United States: USW champion American jobs to the WTO
United Steelworkers is diving into the WTO’s universe to defend American jobs against Chinese “supremacy.” Indeed, in early September, Leo Gerard, international USW leader, sent a case to the US...
22 September 2010
Netherlands: unions ask for 1.5-3% wage increases in 2011
The FNV, the Netherlands’ key trade union, is placing the bar quite high for 2011: it will bargain for 2% wage increases in all sectors, a little higher than inflation and the more reasonable...
22 September 2010
Germany: Verdi calls for the introduction of new minimum wage in the postal sector
Positive impact on employees. The introduction, on January 1, 2008, of minimum wage in the postal sector, of €-9.8 an hour, negotiated by Verdi and the AGV Postdienste employers’ organization...
22 September 2010
Europe: Germany, last for pay but not for labor costs
Figures on the evolution of wages in the European Union, published on September 8th by the very serious German Federal Statistical Office, could fuel unions’ – and some neighboring countries’ –...
22 September 2010
Brazil: Sao Paulo auto workers get a record 10.81% wage increase
Falling in behind the other categories of metalworkers who secured, two weeks ago, a record 9% wage increase (see our dispatch No. 100633), the 45,000 workers on the auto assembly lines in Sao...
22 September 2010
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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Spain: government seeks to strengthen protection for employee whistleblowers
On 28 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill aimed at providing legal protection to employees who report corruption or breaches of labour law, shielding them from potential...
27 August 2026
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026