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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
Germany: the big four industry unions sign a cooperation agreement aimed at keeping inter-union competition at bay
On April 15 the big four German industrial unions: IG Metall (Metals), IG BAU (Construction), IG BCE (Chemicals/Energy), and EVG (Rail) signed an agreement aimed at “better representing German...
20 April 2015
Renault: a new amendment to the agreement on the vehicle manufacturer’s EWC provides for a new SNB that will increase the EWC’s legitimacy
The amendment from March 24, 2015 aligns Renault’s 1995 voluntary agreement in anticipation of the implementation of the EWC and its subsequent various modifications with the requirements of the...
17 April 2015
Italy: Fiat Chrysler to pay out bonuses that are linked to financial results
"In recent years, FCA has had to deal with the historical remnants of a stale labor relations model which pitched capital against labor. Those days are finally over," said FCA chief Sergio...
17 April 2015
Greece: consultation process started between the Minister for Labor and the social partners
This Wednesday the Greek Minister for Labor Panos Skourletis commenced consultations with the social partners the aim of which is to present, by the end of the month, the radical left-wing’s...
17 April 2015
International: Société Générale’s and BNP Paribas’ global trade union alliances have defined their working frameworks
On April 14, 56 participants from 16 countries officially launched two global trade union alliances, one each for Société Générale and BNP Paribas. The meeting brought union leaders together from...
17 April 2015
Spain : the Supreme Court overturns Coca Cola’s redundancy plan for non respecting the right to strike
During the strike at the Fuenlabrada factory south of Madrid, the company had made up for production losses in the region by bringing in bottled drinks from outside. The Court have decided that...
16 April 2015
Great Britain: employers and unions work together towards ending use of zero hour contracts ahead of prospective legal change
A number of employers and unions have recently signed agreements to end the use of zero hour contracts. With zero hours contracts becoming an increasingly political ‘hot potato’ in the forthcoming...
15 April 2015
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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