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Italy: union agreement on geolocation reached at Ericsson
On 23 October, the company Ericsson Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. reached an agreement on the use of a geolocation system for its field technicians in order to “optimise services”. The unions are glad...
30 October 2014
Norway: salary adjustments at Posten Norge AS amidst worries regarding liberalisation of postal sector
The general negotiations which took place at Posten Norge AS in spring allocated 3 million Norwegian krone (335,015 euros) to local negotiations. The discussions have now been completed, the...
30 October 2014
France: after USA setback, ex-employees of Samsonite continue their fight at the High Court in London
The legal battle continues for French ex-employees of Samsonite. After a setback in the USA, they will now continue by taking the British branch of Bain Capital, an American investment fund, to...
30 October 2014
Alstom/GE: Alstom EWC secures guarantees for the employees concerned by the absorption of Alstom Power into GE
Yesterday, on 28 October, the Alstom European Works Council finally issued its much awaited positive opinion on the absorption of Alstom Power into General Electric. This decision will allow the...
29 October 2014
Suez Environnement: publication of European agreement on fundamental principles for health and safety at work (French version)
The agreement signed on 12 June last year, between the water treatment and waste management group, the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and the special negotiating body, takes...
29 October 2014
Austria: 2.1% salary increase in metal industry’s largest federation
The PRO-GE (industrial workers) and GPA-djp (private sector employees) trade unions and the FMMI, the main employers’ federation in the Austrian metal industry, came to an agreement on a salary...
29 October 2014
Italy: clash between the CGIL and government worsens after huge protest in Rome
Despite the huge protest by the CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labor), which on Saturday 25 October united at least one million participants according to organisers, the government has no...
28 October 2014
Germany: the right to part-time training, early retirement and salary increases mark initial discussions in the metal sector
The two-year collective agreement applying to the German metal sector, which begun at the beginning of 2013, will expire on 31 December. Social partners in the sector are already starting to...
28 October 2014
Air France-KLM: a new European Works Council agreement which increases its influence on strategic issues
The new agreement governing the European Works Council (EWC) within the Air France KLM Group (AFKL), signed on 12 June, increases its involvement in strategic matters. This change takes into...
28 October 2014
Hungary: Nokia to close its Komaron factory in 5 months’ time, a race against the clock to redeploy as many workers as possible
On 17 July, Nokia announced that its factory in Komaron would close definitively, with all activity brought to a close on 30 November. This announcement came as a surprise, given that 2,500...
27 October 2014
Brazil: Dilma Rousseff re-elected, with her task being to maintain the low level of unemployment in a slowing economy
On Sunday 26 October, Dilma Rousseff, from the Brazilian Worker’s Party, was re-elected as President by the country’s population, off the back of a political campaign led with real aggression...
27 October 2014
Alstom: the European Works Council makes its opinion on the sale of Alstom Power and Grid to General Electric subject to social guarantees
Whilst the European Works Council opinion on the sale of Alstom's energy business to the American, General Electric is expected on Tuesday October 28, employee representatives report significant...
24 October 2014
Great Britain: the government wants to get mothers back to work
A charm offensive to win votes? Mothers groups are nonetheless unconvinced by these announcements and numbers. Laura Perrins, from the campaign group Mothers at Home Matter said “If paid work is...
23 October 2014
Mexico: launch of an automotive related training program in partnership with Japan
Starting in 2015, four Mexican educational institutions will offer courses to train technicians and raise awareness of the Japanese work philosophy.
23 October 2014
Germany: after massive strike action by pilots and train drivers, Angela Merkel advocates a “single trade union” bill
Two days of train drivers’ strikes at Deutsche Bahn had barely come to a close at dawn on October 20 when a new 35-hour strike started up at Lufthansa called for by the pilots union Cockpit...
21 October 2014
Denmark: government presented draft law on the establishment of employee investment companies
On October 8, Henrik Sass Larsen, the Minister for Business and Growth presented a draft law on employee investment companies (medarbejderinvesteringsselskab: MS), which allows businesses in need...
21 October 2014
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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
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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