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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
France: the summary applications judge is not competent to assess the regularity of the appointment of the representative of the central management of a non-European group
The summary application brought by Uni Europa, CGT and Unite against Manpower, aiming to prove that Manpower France is the representative of the American temporary work group in Europe, in order...
31 July 2014
Great-Britain : report highlights impact of fees on employment tribunal applications
Since the introduction of fees for employees for applying for relief at an employment tribunal, the number of applications have fallen dramatically argues the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The TUC...
30 July 2014
Spain: government, employers and unions agree on an agenda for economic recovery and job creation
Yesterday (July 29), the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, union and employers’ organizations leaders concluded an « agreement containing proposals for the tripartite negotiation » that puts...
29 July 2014
Italy : Intesa Sanpaolo signs an agreement which sets a framework for its diversity policy
In July 24, Intesa Sanpaolo signed, with the group's trade union representatives, a "Protocol on inclusion and equal opportunities" that sets up the framework for the future collective bargaining...
29 July 2014
United States : fast food workers to escalate wage and unionization demands
« Whatever it takes »: that’s the action plan of the fast food workers’ movement which is about to celebrate the second birthday of the campaign to raise the minimum wage in the industry to 15 $...
29 July 2014
Italy: survey by Banca d’Italia on company bargaining’s development and prospects
The study by the Bank of Italy published this month describes the evolution of company negotiations, especially to point to obstacles - the first being uncertainty regarding the conditions of...
25 July 2014
Netherlands: assessment of collective bargaining in 2013
In a report of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment an assessment is made of the development of collective bargaining in 2013. It is based on a sample of 100 collective agreements, which...
24 July 2014
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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