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France: the government undertakes large-scale labor law reforms
Prime Minister Manuel Valls today received a report from the former Director General of Labor, Jean Denis Combrexelle that proposes reducing the legal element in employment relations in favor of...
9 September 2015
Germany: businesses commit to progressively integrating refugees
The massive refugee influx into Germany continues. In the face of this wave, an increasing number of big business leaders and employers’ federations are campaigning for refugee access to the jobs...
8 September 2015
Great Britain: mounting criticism by trade union shareholder group (TUSO) over working conditions at Sports Direct
A few days ahead of the sports retailer, Sports Direct’s annual meeting, the Trade Union Share Owners (TUSO) which groups pension funds of several British trades unions has ramped up pressure on...
7 September 2015
Poland : new tripartite Council looks to breathe new life into national social dialogue
The Law on the independent Council of Social Dialogue will come into force on September 11. The Council will replace Tripartite Commission for Social and Economic Affairs and is the result of...
4 September 2015
United States: the United Auto Workers union advocates that the big 3 carmakers together manage their combined healthcare costs
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union is recommending that the big 3 automakers (General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler Auto) together set up a common platform for purchasing healthcare. The idea, born...
4 September 2015
Germany: IG Metall and employers divided over working hours and services contracts
While the Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Andrea Nahles gets set this autumn for a draft law on a framework for services contracts as well as an amendment to the current legislation...
3 September 2015
Great Britain: controversy building over processing charges for customers’ tips after a pay sensitive summer
The battle for waiters and waitresses to receive their full tips has heated up over the summer. A host of restaurants (Angus Steak Houses, ASK Italian and Zizzi, Café Rouge, Prezzo, Strada, Pizza...
3 September 2015
Myanmar: introduces a minimum wage
Under pressure from both unions and abroad, the Myanmar government has decided to put the long awaited and reclaimed minimum wage in place. The garment and textile sector employing almost 200,000...
2 September 2015
Great Britain: another jump in the number of zero-hours contracts
The number of people in Great Britain employed on zero-hours contracts has risen by almost 20% over a year.
2 September 2015
Italy: agreement for maintaining temporary worker positions at the Melfi Fiat Chrysler Automobile plant
Temporary employment agencies that supply the Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA) plant at Melfi together with the unions have come to an agreement over continuing employing temporary staff. It...
2 September 2015
ABN AMRO : global framework agreement with UNI Global Union signed
The banking sector, currently lagging behind other sectors in terms of transnational collective bargaining, looks to be catching up. The Dutch bank is the most recent and The Netherlands first...
2 September 2015
Great Britain: Cameron waters down renegotiation stance with the EU
Up until now British PM David Cameron has favored a total opt-out from European work directives. Recent press reports however indicate that he is willing to water this position down to only...
1 September 2015
India: general strike set for September 02 protesting against government labor reforms
Ten central union organizations have called for a general strike on September 02 to protest against current and future reforms by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The strike action has...
1 September 2015
Denmark: the 3F union and the Dansk Erhverv Chamber of Commerce have launched a joint campaign to promote temporary work
Highlighting the advantages of temporary work, both the 3F union and Dansk Erhverv the Danish Chamber of Commerce (trade, tourism, business services, IT, welfare services and transportation) are...
1 September 2015
Belgium: government returns after summer break and sets to implement tax shift policies
At the end of July the Belgian government came to agreement over tax reforms to shift some of employees’ tax burden to other areas. The first arrangements for this were presented at the close of...
31 August 2015
United States: The National Labor Relations Board broadens the notion of joint employer
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), (a US government independent agency charged with regulating US labor relations) has just broadened the notion of ‘joint employer’ to extend to all...
31 August 2015
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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
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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
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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”
In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...
21 January 2026
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EU: social partners split over competitiveness and action on job quality
The European Trade Union Confederation and BusinessEurope have published their response to the consultation document on the European Commission's upcoming EU quality jobs initiative. The two...
4 February 2026
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Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry
Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...
3 February 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026