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Spain: three candidates looking to take the helm of the UGT union confederation
Candido Mendez, UGT secretary general will step down from the position during its 42nd congress being held from 09-12 March 2016 in Madrid. Potential successors are trying to rally support for...
16 February 2016
Magna International: sets up a European works council without participation by an SNB
On 22 January 2016, in Oberwaltersdorf, Austria, at the European headquarters of Austro-Canadian group Magna International, a new European works council constitutional assembly was held for the...
16 February 2016
Spain: agreement between Telefónica’s sub-contractors and the unions to both improve working conditions for network installation technicians and restrict chain sub-contacting
The CCOO-Industry and MCA-UGT unions announced they concluded an agreement with the installation companies that work for Spanish telephone operator Telfónica Movistar in a bid to control both...
15 February 2016
Denmark: PostNord Danmark agrees with unions over labor cost cuts
Denmark’s postal operator has concluded an agreement with unions that modify various provisions in collective agreements. Following persistent negative results as a result of a dramatic drop in...
11 February 2016
Hungary: wage tensions and skilled manpower shortages
Hungary is facing the paradox of high unemployment combined with businesses struggling to hire and keep skilled workers. The leverage factor being used currently is salary levels. A certain number...
11 February 2016
Belgium: social partners in the chemical sector implement a Demographic Fund
On 09 February the social partners in the chemicals, plastics, and biotech sector announced the implementation of a “Unique Demographic Fund in Belgium” in a bid to preempt a trend towards longer...
10 February 2016
Italy: Worker Buyouts becoming more widespread
Worker buyouts (WBOs) have almost doubled since the economic crisis started in 2008. Italy's legal framework facilitates WBOs in so far as it allows workers who are made redundant to invest their...
10 February 2016
Great Britain: the BECTU union makes its first inroads into organizing highly qualified workers in the visual effects sector
The BECTU broadcasting and entertainment union has begun taking its first concrete steps to organising workers in the growing VFX (visual effects) sector. Tougher working conditions in the sector...
10 February 2016
Great Britain: unions try to win over wider public opinion while the House of Lords deliberates the Trade Union Bill
While the Trade Union Bill, a bill on the right to strike, is currently being examined in the House of Lords, on Monday 08 February, Britain’s trade unions launched their ‘Heart Unions Week’ in a...
8 February 2016
Great Britain: Bank Santander and the CWU union agree a 3 year pay deal that guarantees more transparency and fairness in salary progression
Following what the CWU communications union called ‘marathon set of lock-down talks’ a three year agreement has been signed with banking and finance group Santander that institutes transparent pay...
5 February 2016
Belgium: banking sector signs 2015-2016 collective agreement
On 28 January 2016, following months of bitter negotiations, employers and unions in the banking sector have officially signed a collective labor agreement marking the closure of a raft of...
5 February 2016
Poland: positive outlook for the labor market in 2016
According to economists’ forecasts, 2016 will be a good year for workers. Large-scale emigration has left businesses struggling to hire staff. As a result salaries have gone up and businesses are...
4 February 2016
Denmark: integrating refugees into the labor market is a high priority for the tripartite negotiations
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has called the social partners together for tripartite talks on 11 February. Top of the agenda is how to integrate refugees into the labor market. The social...
4 February 2016
Great Britain: GMB union and Humberside Engineering Training Association launch a joint initiative to promote apprenticeships with the region’s employers and younger workers
The GMB union together with Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) have launched an initiative to encourage Humberside’s employers and younger workers into apprenticeships. Unions have...
4 February 2016
Italy: a new agreement for the recently formed Finmeccania One Company model
Since 01 January 2016, former 100% Finmeccania subsidiaries Agusta Westland, Alenia Aermacchi, Selex ES, Oto Melara and Wass, have merged into one single company operating with seven divisions...
4 February 2016
Greece: unions call for a new general strike on Thursday to protest against pension reforms
On the anniversary of the radical left’s accession to power in January 2015, anger is growing across all segments of Greece’s society. The draft law on pensions that the government put to the...
3 February 2016
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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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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 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: Employers’ representatives seek to limit the rights of works councils
The Employers' Federation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände - BDA) published a report at the end of September in which it proposes a...
8 October 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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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026