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Italy: the chemicals unions present their platform of demands for renewing the national collective agreement
On 15 September 2015, during their national assembly meeting, the Filctem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl, and Uiltec-Uil bodies and members approved a platform of demands for the renewal of the national...
16 September 2015
Canada: unions getting involved in the election campaign
Canada’s unions are gearing up in front of the country’s federal elections set for 19 October 2015. Press campaigns, strategic support for certain candidates, various members’ actions… all means...
16 September 2015
Germany: nine months after coming into force, the new national minimum age has led to an overall rise in salaries for the low paid, according to the DGB
In the presence of the Minister for Employment, Andrea Nahles who was attending a congress in Berlin under the heading “Is the minimum wage being applied everywhere?” the Confederation of German...
15 September 2015
Italy: unions mobilize to ensure national collective agreements are renewed in the tourism and retail sectors
Service industry unions are abuzz with activity. This week in the tourism sector unions continue with strike action across the territories demanding that their long expired (two years ago)...
15 September 2015
Great Britain: yet another fall in legal proceedings being brought before the employment tribunals
According to the latest official data the number of cases being brought before the UK Employment Tribunals are becoming scarcer by the minute. Employment tribunals’ fees introduced by the Cameron...
15 September 2015
Great Britain: left-wing and anti-establishment, Jeremy Corbyn is elected head of the Labour Party with a huge mandate from trade union members
Veteran left wing Labour MP, Jeremy Corbyn, swept to victory in the Labour Party leadership contest, with 60% of the votes. His right wing rivals were badly split, trailing far behind him. In his...
14 September 2015
Finland: government imposes measures to improve economic competitiveness
After two fruitless attempts by the social partners to agree, Finland’s government has announced its intention to adopt, in the upcoming weeks, significant legislative measures geared to lowering...
11 September 2015
Netherlands: regional strikes in the metals sector continue with a national march planned for 25 September
Negotiations for renewed collective agreements in the metal sectors (both the metal & technical branches with 285,000 workers and the metal electro branches with 140,000 workers) started in...
11 September 2015
Great Britain: a new workers’ conditions charter aims to be the precursor for a construction industry benchmark
Construction firms that want to build in Liverpool will have to agree a six-point charter to ensure that workers receive the minimum employment conditions. The charter, which has been drawn up by...
10 September 2015
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
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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
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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