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Belgium: a new chemicals sector agreement puts a ‘demographic fund’ in place
As usual, the chemicals sector (CP 207) has opened Belgium’s sectoral collective agreement signing season. On June 08 the social partners agreed on a protocol and on June 16 the union bodies all...
22 June 2015
Germany: conflict escalating at Deutsche Post as DPVKom joins strike action
10 days after services union Verdi went on indefinite strike at Deutsche Post DHL, DPVKom, the Post and Telecoms union, has announced it will join the action. The union started consultations on...
18 June 2015
Italy: FS and Trenitalia sign an agreement with unions over common lines of action to combat assaults on personnel
On June 15, the transport unions concluded an agreement with Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Spa (FS) and Trenitalia Spa* on common action to be taken to combat attacks on their personnel. Assaults...
18 June 2015
Great Britain: Wages rising at fastest rate since the economic crisis
UK wages rose by a near 8-year record high of 2.7% between February and April compared with a year earlier.
18 June 2015
Sweden: negotiations set to restart over industry worker job security agreement (omställningsavtal)
Interrupted in December 2013 negotiations over the “omställningsavtal” agreement, between the PTK (federation of private sector administration employees) and the employers confederation Svenskt...
17 June 2015
Great Britain: Unite members set up specific strike fund to gear up against looming job losses at Rolls Royce
The 12,000 Unite members at Rolls Royce have voted to set up their industrial action fund by paying £1 per month to their Unite union (in addition to their union subs). The ‘war chest’ is expected...
16 June 2015
Germany: faced with labor shortages, businesses are increasingly looking to refugees to fill the gap
Just a few days ahead of the summit meeting between the representatives of the Federal State and the Länders on June 18, Germany’s large employers federations and trade unions have come together...
16 June 2015
Great Britain: About turn for non-European skilled workers as cap on migrants is reached for first time
For the first time the UK had to close its doors to non-European skilled workers earning under 155,000 GBP a year (214,000 €) because the maximum allowed number of working permits per month was...
16 June 2015
Germany: future reforms to interim work starting to make waves
The Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Andrea Nahles has kept up momentum with multiple announcements on the content of her reform to temporary work and services contracts due to be...
15 June 2015
Italy: tax break for productivity-linked pay unlikely to continue in 2015 due to lack of funds
Introduced back in 2008 with the dual goal of reducing fiscal pressure on workers salaries as well as promoting the conclusion of local collective agreements, the productivity-linked pay tax...
11 June 2015
UNI Europa the European federation for skills and service sets out its four-year action plan for the commerce sector
Delegates from 31 unions and 23 countries came together at the UNI Europa Commerce conference from June 01 – 03 to approve its four-year action plan. The main theme was the issue of how unions can...
11 June 2015
Austria: Postal workers to receive a 1.9% pay rise
The social partners at the Österreichische Post have awarded a 1.9% wage rise to all of its 24,000 workers. The minimum salary of recent hires (after 2009) and working in the network of agencies...
11 June 2015
Great Britain: employers and the GMB union sign a Charter on safety and skills in the shale gas sector in an aim to develop this source of energy
The GMB general union and the employers’ federation, UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) have signed what the union calls a ‘landmark agreement on shale gas’. The agreement takes the form of a joint...
11 June 2015
Veolia: EWC agreement renewed
On June 08, the French environmental services company renewed its EWC agreement. In it are laid out arrangements on how members of the EWC bureau can contribute to the group’s strategic direction...
10 June 2015
Italy: first foray for Italian companies into ‘brain sharing’
Openjobmetis, an Italian recruitment agency is first to try out temporary sharing of staff between companies. It is convinced that with open source and co-working human resource management will...
9 June 2015
Germany: indefinite strike action starting at Deutsche Post
Services trade union Verdi announced the start of indefinite strike action at Deutsche Post as of the afternoon of Monday June 08. The announcement comes after collective negotiations broke down...
8 June 2015
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5 March 2026
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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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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