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Germany: ‘partial’ vocational training, a challenge with a brilliant future ahead
In the dual training world, a new trend is taking shape: ‘partial’ training. The idea is to offer ‘lighter’ training (1-3 years) than traditional work-study training, based on funding from the...
14 April 2014
Denmark: government reforms international recruitment regulations to attract highly skilled professionals
On April 10, the government presented its draft reform of international recruitment aiming to strengthen the country’s attractiveness and Danish businesses’ competitiveness, by making it easier to...
14 April 2014
Great Britain: overview of recently negotiated wage increases
According to pay analysts, after rising from 2 to 2.5%, the median pay settlement remains at this level, while inflation remained at 2.8%. In spite of the union campaign organized by the TUC to...
14 April 2014
Japan: employment market and ageing society
According to the latest statistics released by the authorities, Japan is still the country that employs the most seniors. As the government keeps increasing retirement age, a lot of businesses...
10 April 2014
FerroAtlantica: new agreement introducing a European Works Council
FerroAtlantica, whose headquarters are in Spain, operates in the field of electrometallurgy, energy, mining and photovoltaic solar power. The group has production centers in Spain, France...
10 April 2014
Teleste Group: establishment of an EWC
On March 4, the Finnish company specialized in broadband video and data communication systems and services, Teleste Group, signed an agreement establishing a European Works Council. An example...
10 April 2014
Great-Britain: HR managers encouraged to check senior workers’ CVs to avoid degree fraud
According to the UK’s fraud prevention services (CIFAS), reported cases of applications containing fake information went up by 70 percent in 2013. HR associations are calling on HR managers to...
9 April 2014
Unisys: new EWC agreement
On April 1, 2013, Unisys, the American information technology company, signed a new agreement for the operation of the European Works Council (17 EU/EEA countries + Switzerland). We are providing...
9 April 2014
Metro: new agreement for the Euro Forum (EWC)
On April 3, the management of Metro, the big German retail group, and the Select Committee of its EWC (Euro Forum) signed a new agreement to adapt the structure to the recast directive and to the...
9 April 2014
Coca-Cola: European trade unions adopt Manifesto for a socially sustainable Coca-Cola system
Working together for several years within the Coordination Group, Coca-Cola’s European trade unions adopted, on March 21, a “Manifesto for a socially sustainable Coca-Cola system.” It condemns...
8 April 2014
Germany: unions give Chinese investors positive grades
According to an analysis published on March 25 by the Hans-Böckler Foundation, close to unions, more and more German businesses are taken over by Chinese investors. And the surprising fact for...
8 April 2014
Baltic countries: Estonian and Latvian financial unions sign cooperation agreement
Latvijas Finanšu nozares arodbiedrību (Latvian financial union, FNA) and Eesti Finantssektori Töötajate Liit (Estonian financial union, EFL) announced, on March 31, a new cooperation agreement...
7 April 2014
Sweden: creation of a wage guarantee fund for subcontracting workers in construction
The agreement reached on March 31 between Byggnads (construction workers’ union) and Sveriges Byggindustrier (Swedish construction firms) helped avoid a strike announced as the biggest in the...
7 April 2014
Italy: ILO suggests that government brings provision excluding unions that haven’t signed collective agreements from representation in line with international standards on union freedom
The conflict between Fiat and the CGIL’s metalworkers’ union (Fiom) had an impact at several levels. Trying to jostle social relations practices, the carmaker also started a legal battle, which...
7 April 2014
Great Britain: after a 5-year battle, Ford agrees to compensate ex-workers transferred to Visteon for their pension entitlement drop
After a 5-year campaign organized by the Unite union, punctuated by demonstrations, marches and lobbies and political pressure as well as legal action, Visteon workers secured a settlement from...
7 April 2014
Volkswagen: global works council and Scania unions reach deal giving the latter codetermination rights in case the takeover is successful
On April 2, Volkswagen’s global committee announced the signing of an agreement with the 4 unions at its Scania subsidiary in order to “save jobs in the company” within the framework of the German...
7 April 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...
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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