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Italy: the CGIL, Cisl and Uil central unions front a united platform on the taxation and benefits system
The three central unions, CGIL, Cisl, and Uil will this month complete consultations on their united platform concerning taxation and benefits. They hope it will serve to defend their common...
12 September 2014
Germany: social partners in the chemical sector have launched an initiative promoting “health management”
On Wednesday September 10, 2014 the social partners in the chemical sector presented an initiative called “healthy work under good conditions in the chemical sector”. The initiative forms part of...
12 September 2014
Chile: unions put pressure on the government to remove the Labor Code, left-over from the Pinochet era
On September 4, 2014, 44 years to the day after the victory of Salvador Allende during the presidential elections, the main confederation of Chilean unions the CUT called for a demonstration...
12 September 2014
Brazil: the government recognizes five central organizations as representative trade unions
At the end of the annual meeting in July 2014, the Minister for Labor and Employment recognized five representative central trade unions. The five in order of importance are: the Unified Workers...
12 September 2014
Denmark: the two main union confederations -LO and FTF – are studying a possible merger
In an historic meeting on September 9, 2014, the LO (The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions) and the FTF (the Confederation of Professionals in Denmark) agreed on unprecedented cooperation so as...
11 September 2014
Germany: the slow decline in apprenticeships continues (DGB report)
Each year the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) presents an annual report on the state of apprenticeships in the country. Whilst 71.4% of those questioned are satisfied with their...
11 September 2014
Portugal: social negotiations resume with demands for a rise in the minimum wage
The Portuguese social partners are starting negotiations on raising the national minimum wage with the government is looking to raise the level as of January 1, 2015. However unions are looking...
11 September 2014
United States: difficult negotiations in Schneider Electric over the move to a pension plan that does not guarantee final pension amounts
The tendency to move from defined benefit pensions plans towards defined contribution plans which do not guarantee final pension amounts is being driven by the onerous costs of such plans to...
10 September 2014
Sweden: Volvo Cars implements a new agreement on working time flexibility
Volvo Personvagnar (Volvo Cars) is Sweden’s primary automobile constructor. Since 2010 the company has been owned by the Chinese group Geely (Zhejiang Geely Holding Group). During production of...
9 September 2014
Great Britain: union campaigns for pay rises continue
Union campaigns for higher pay rises are continuing well beyond the summer as traditional pay settlement date have not been met and the fruits of renewed economic growth is not filtering through...
8 September 2014
Indosat: a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) is signed with UNI Global Union
At the end of August 2014, UNI Global, the global union federation for skills and services signed a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with the Indonesian company Indosat. This marks its 53rd GFA...
8 September 2014
Italy: the government reduces by half the number of union prerogatives in the state public administration
The revision to “union privileges” which reduces by 50% the number of paid hours devoted to union activities and union secondments came into effect on September 1, 2014. This measure forms part of...
5 September 2014
Tunisia: German company Knauf opens a new training center enhancing the attractiveness of the gypsum related profession
In Tunisia on September 2, 2014 the German group Knauf, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of building materials, opened its second training center. The result of a public/private finance...
4 September 2014
Germany: 6 months before the minimum wage comes into force, its effects are already being felt
The introduction of the minimum wage was voted at the start of July 2014 and is to be implemented from January 1, 2015. The policy comes with a 2 year phasing in period beyond which time no sector...
3 September 2014
Great Britain: implications of Scottish independence for employment and industrial relations assessed
The forthcoming referendum on whether Scotland should break away from Britain raises the prospect of changes in employment and industrial relations. The greatest prospect for change arises as an...
2 September 2014
Italy: Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA has reached agreement with unions over management of the 2013-2017 restructuring plan
On August 7, 2014 Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA and the unions: Dircredito, Fabi, Fiba, Fisac, Sinfub, Ugl credito and Uilca, signed a double agreement for the 2013-2017 restructuring plan...
2 September 2014
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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