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France: key elements of the government’s new social roadmap
The 3rd social conference, organized on July 7-8 in Paris, wasn’t as successful as the other two. The fact that several unions were absent gave the event a serious blow. In spite of these...
9 July 2014
Germany: for the first time, IG-Metall and steel employers’ organization sign sectoral collective agreement on appeal to service provision contracts
Removing the possibility of an unlimited strike, the IG-Metall union and the steel employers’ organization (Arbeitgeberverband Stahl e.V) agreed, on the morning of Tuesday, July 8 in...
9 July 2014
Italy: Tenaris Dalmine strikes deal on new flexible system
The agreement signed on June 14 between Tenaris Dalmine Spa and the Unitary Trade Union Representation Body (RSU) of the Dalmine and Sabbio establishments, together with the Fim-Cisl, Fiom-CGIL...
8 July 2014
Great Britain: as the public sector is getting ready for a major strike, the Tories remind that they will toughen the right to strike if elected in 2015
Up to 2 million members of the FBU, GMB, NUT, PCS, Unite and Unison unions in schools, local government, the civil service and the fire service walk out on July 10 over issues of pay rises and...
7 July 2014
Sweden: new stakeholder for employers in technological advice
On June 17, Unionen (private sector) and Sverigesingenjörer (engineers) signed a collective agreement with a new employers’ association, Tekniktjänstearbetsgivarna (technical service firms). This...
7 July 2014
Sweden: series of agreements in the rail industry to prepare the future and avoid social dumping
The strike lasted for 3 weeks, during which Veolia Transport and SEKO (services and communication union) fought over a certain view of appeal to temporary contracts and the risks of social...
7 July 2014
Spain: unions call for mobilizations to defend the right to strike on July 9
256 union members are currently the subject of legal proceedings for facts that happened within the framework of a general strike. They incur heavy fines or prison sentences. The CCOO and UGT...
7 July 2014
Germany: landmark vote of the Act introducing statutory universal minimum wage
Today, July 3, the Bundestag passed the “Act strengthening the social partners’ autonomy in collective bargaining” (Tarifautonomiestärkungsgesetz), introducing statutory minimum wage amounting to...
3 July 2014
Great Britain: Unite the union demands referendum on the EU
The Unite union has passed a motion calling on the Labour Party to organize a referendum on maintaining the UK in the EU if it won the 2015 election. It’s the first time a major union has been in...
3 July 2014
Italy: construction social partners renew the sector’s national collective agreement
After tough negotiations characterized by a break and a national strike last December, Filca-Cisl, Feneal-Uil and Fillea-CGIL for unions and Ance and Coop for employers reached, on July 1, a deal...
3 July 2014
AXA: the EWC wants to be at the center of social dialogue on digitalization and its impact on employment
The digital revolution is at play in the insurance world, as in many other sectors. With changes that should take place in 2020, the management and group European council of AXA are going to use...
2 July 2014
Great Britain: The Unite union announces an “American-style campaign” to shame trade and hotel groups paying below the living wage
The Unite union at its 3rd policy conference warned supermarkets and hotel groups paying below the ‘living wage’ that they are to be targeted as part of a renewed effort to shame them into paying...
2 July 2014
Germany: Spanish youngsters in Berlin organize to defend their social rights
The Union Action Group (UAG) born in February is a platform to defend Spanish immigrants’ rights and put them in touch with German unions. Appeared in the wake of the Indignant movement and based...
2 July 2014
Germany: 4.5-percent wage increase over 24 months in the banking industry
After a dispute characterized by major warning strikes, the Verdi services union and associations of private and public banks agreed, on Monday, June 30, on a 4.5-percent wage increase divided in...
2 July 2014
Great Britain: soon, Nestlé will pay living wage, higher than minimum wage, to all its employees, including temps
Nestlé, the nutrition company, has promised to pay all its employees at the level of the living wage, including agency workers and workers employed by subcontractors, by 2017. This is a first for...
1 July 2014
United States: businesses’ religious liberty must take precedence over paying for their employees’ contraception
The US Supreme Court was very divided on this issue. However, on Monday, June 30, a majority of judges ruled that, by requesting that employers that provide their workers with health insurance pay...
1 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