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OHB SE: agreement over worker participation in the newly formed SE online
On March 26, 2015, OHB, the German space technology company converted its legal structure into a Societas Europaea (SE). The change is in response to the growing Europeanization of its activities...
6 May 2015
New Zealand: zero hours contracts scrapped in fast-food industry
McDonald’s, KFC. Burger King… New Zealand’s fast food giants have one by one been scrapping their zero hours employment contracts in response to a campaign by the union Unite. Controversy over...
5 May 2015
Germany: GDL the train drivers’ union has launched the longest strike in rail history in defense of its right to conclude collective agreements for its own members
In the face of widespread annoyance for both passengers and businesses alike the niche corporatist train drivers’ union, GDL, has just launched its 8th strike since the start of its long running...
4 May 2015
Italy: commercial sector unions commit to combatting discrimination against homosexuals at work
In Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige in northern Italy, the commercial sector unions have made an official commitment to combat discrimination against homosexuals at work. Together with an association...
4 May 2015
Spain: trade unions at Repsol introduce a coordination platform which also involves workers from around 20 other auxiliary companies working for them on petrochemical sites
The Workers’ Commissions (CCOO) in Spain have introduced a new coordination platform on all of Repsol’s petrochemical complexes, in order to join union forces and to defend both employees of the...
29 April 2015
Chile: labour law reform bill criticised by trade unions and companies
This bill, which is currently being looked at by Chilean MPs, is being attacked on all fronts. Workers have rallied to demand more substantial changes as regards collective bargaining and the...
29 April 2015
Great Britain : Sports Direct’s employment practices come under increasing media and union scrutiny
The large and high profile sports retailer, Sports Direct, has come under increasing media and union scrutiny as a result of the broadcast of a documentary on its work and employment practices...
28 April 2015
Italy: first company-level agreement for the 3,500 workers employed by Zara
After more than two years of wrangling, Italian trade unions have managed to force the Spanish clothing giant Inditex to yield, by obtaining the first company-level agreement for employees of its...
27 April 2015
Lafarge/Holcim merger: April 28 set as world action day defending workers rights during merger situations
The international and European industry, wood and construction union organizations (IndustriALL Global and IndustriALL Europe IBB and FETBB) are organizing a world day of action on April 28...
27 April 2015
Barclays: Bank’s CEO commits to discussions with UNI Global over the introduction of a global living wage
During the bank’s AGM, CEO Antony Jenkins confirmed his readiness to open discussions with UNI Global over the introduction of a global living wage. His announcement comes after the bank’s unions...
24 April 2015
Great Britain: supermarket managers paying the price of restructuring
Hot on the heels of supermarket leaders Asda, Tesco, and Morrisons, British household name Sainsbury’s, which employs more than 160,000, has just well as across management teams. The plan is the...
24 April 2015
Belgium: votes in a ‘2%’ freeze over wage indexation and moderate salary rises for the next two years
On April 22 the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved a draft law to boost employment. It includes freezing wage indexation until the reference index reaches 2% and will include only very...
23 April 2015
Great Britain: despite near zero inflation, collective disputes over salary rises are proliferating
Currently, disputes over annual pay rises are in much evidence. This is not surprising given that this time of year is the traditional time for the settlement of annual pay rises, with the 1 April...
23 April 2015
Germany: Andrea Nahles, Labor Minister, kicks off a “national dialogue” over working in the digital age
How do we want to work in the future? Are jobs destined to disappear in the digital age? How will DIGITAL affect social regimes, labor law, co-management? In short how will the arrival of the...
23 April 2015
Spain: unions propose their Decalogue of urgent measures on occupational risk prevention
Twenty years after the law on occupation risk prevention, the CCOO and UGT unions are drawing attention to the rising number of work related accidents and together they have published a list of...
22 April 2015
Spain: technicians working in Telefónica’s subcontractor installation companies’ network go on strike in protest at deteriorating working conditions
Workers in businesses contracted to install and maintain Telefónica’s fiber optic network have rallied across the country in protest at “the constant deterioration” in working conditions. They...
20 April 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
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
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