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Italy: Federmeccanica terminates the last unitary metal CCN, raising the possibility of the marginalization of the Fiom-CGIL
On Tuesday, September 7th, Federmeccanica’s management empowered its leader, Pierluigi Ceccardi, to immediately terminate, “in a purely technical fashion and as a precaution, to better protect...
9 September 2010
Great Britain: unions divided about the answer to the government’s budget cuts
Thus, not only is the agenda of the TUC congress this September full of opposing motions but the invitations to prime minister, David Cameron, and business secretary, Vince Cable, to address the...
9 September 2010
Germany: growing pressure for wage increase
Much pressure to increase wages. “Workers should also enjoy growth” declared, this week, Minister for Employment and Social Affairs Ursula von der Leyen who, while refraining from intervening...
9 September 2010
EU: towards a European framework on the anticipation of change and the management of restructurings
In a letter dated July 26th, answering to the letter of May 25th (see our dispatch No. 100499) sent by the general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), John Monks, calling...
8 September 2010
China: overview of the strike at Honda, a turn in employees’ claims
The story. On may 17, 2010, over 100 workers from the Nanhai Honda Auto Parts Manufacturing Company, a factory fully owned by Honda Motors Co., located in the city of Foshan, Guangdong, went on...
8 September 2010
Denmark: “social delegates” help reduce sick leaves
Tried by about twenty public and private businesses in the city of Randers (Central Jutland) since August 2007, to encourage more social responsibility and diversity, “social delegates” are in...
8 September 2010
EU: staff representatives to be involved with the new European financial monitoring
Authorities. This is a victory for Uni Finance, the union representing banking and finance employees, which has been fighting since the beginning of the economic crisis to increase employee’s...
8 September 2010
Germany: interim is hot this fall
Union offensive on temporary work. “It’s time we sent a clear sign against unbalance in our country and for more social justice. We already announced it in May (…). Unfortunately, we can see...
7 September 2010
Great Britain: new act clarifies the disability-related provisions of the Equality Act
The new Equality Act (see our dispatch No. 100592), which replaces all discrimination laws, has enlarged the definition of disability: it is no longer required for the employees’ deficiencies to...
7 September 2010
Italy: groundbreaking company agreements bank on consensus
Flexibility and top social respect. The chemical industry is still the leader in terms of long “collaborative” industrial relations. Federchimica leader Giorgio Squinzi (performing his sixth...
7 September 2010
Luxembourg: social tension around severity measures
The OGBL, Luxembourg’s independent union confederation, the LCGB, the federation of Luxembourg’s Christian unions, the ALEBA, the union of banking employees, the FNCTTFEL, representing public...
7 September 2010
Portugal: unions open talks on 2011 wage increases after a “frozen” year because of the crisis
Calculated claims. The General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP, close to the communist party, PCP), proposed a 3.5% wage increase in 2011, with a €25 monthly increase for the lowest...
7 September 2010
Italy: Poste Italiane could be the first company to try employee profit-sharing
Board participation remains the most controversial part for the introduction of an Italian profit-sharing system (see our dispatches No. 091144 and 100557), with an employers’ organization...
6 September 2010
International: interview of Jerry Fernandez, American president of the transatlantic union federation, Workers Uniting
at Britain, and the United Steelworkers Union (USW), United States, decided to join forces within Workers Uniting to be more active against multinationals and better face the multiple relocation...
6 September 2010
Great Britain: fewer employers support pension auto-enrolment
Context. The “Pensions Act 2008” introduced measures to boost private savings, notably via a reform of corporate pension funds. As of 2012, employers will systematically have to enroll eligible...
6 September 2010
Romania: tough minimum wage negotiations
No consensus on minimum wage. Despite a new meeting earlier this week, the trade unions and representatives from the Romanian Finance Ministry haven’t reached an agreements on the minimum wage...
6 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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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...
7 September 2026
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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...
2 September 2026
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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...
26 August 2026
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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...
26 August 2026