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Manpower: Rachid Brihi, lawyer at the Grumbach et Associés law firm, tells us, “Uni Europa, CGT and Unite sue Manpower for obstruction of establishment of a European Works Council”
“We’ve pressed charges against Manpower France to demand the establishment of an EWC by virtue of the subsidiary provisions included in the French Labor Code,” Rachid Brihi, lawyer at the Grumbach...
4 June 2014
Netherlands: for the third time in a row, cleaning workers mobilize to improve their collective agreements
The trade unions FNV Bondgenoten and CNV Vakmensen reached an agreement with the employers’ organisation OSB (Ondernemerorganisatie Schoonmaak en Bedrijfsdiensten - Employers organisation for...
3 June 2014
Ukraine: the political crisis’ impact on the labor market
Ukraine, about to go bankrupt, needs to reform its economy in depth. Growth will be negative in 2014 - 6.5 percent according to the latest forecasts released by the International Center for...
3 June 2014
Portugal: government to launch social dialogue on reducing the duration of collective agreements and exception clauses in case of economic difficulties
The government would like to bring the duration of collective agreements from 5 down to 2 years. Social dialogue is going to start on the subject. Besides, the suspension of collective...
2 June 2014
Netherlands: social plan disputed at Philip Morris
It is definitely one of the most significant plant closures in the country for these past few years. On April 4, 2014, Philip Morris, the tobacco firm, announced the closing of its factory in...
2 June 2014
Cambodia: facing unstable social situation, international clothing brands are lobbying the government into improving working conditions
International textile brands and firms are lobbying the Cambodian government into bringing stability back in the sector and ensure products are delivered whereas, since last December, workers have...
2 June 2014
Spain: unions denounce penal offensive against the right to strike
The UGT and CCOO unions are mobilizing against the 49 proceedings started against 147 union officials who took part in picket lines. They view this as concerted action from the public prosecution...
28 May 2014
Brazil: union funding suspected of feeding the creation of ‘ghost’ unions
Brazilian union funding is being questioned after the Ministry of Labor cleared out several ghost unions at the end of February. Hundreds of organizations are suspected of being created in order...
28 May 2014
Spain: since the last labor market reform, unions’ conflict strategies in case of layoffs are increasingly risky
Unions are disarmed by the labor law reform. That’s what comes out of the two social conflicts with the most media coverage these past few months. One is between workers and management at...
27 May 2014
Balkans: labor law changes in a difficult economic and social situation
Recent months have been full of news in terms of workers’ rights in the Balkan area. The different reform mostly aim to make these formerly collective economies more competitive by making labor...
27 May 2014
Sweden: Seko union terminates ongoing negotiations in rail industry to lobby Veolia Transport within the framework of their conflict regarding staff recruitment conditions
Following the sectoral agreement signed in 2013, a working group was set up. One of its missions was to think about ways to secure employees in case of a transfer of activities. However, Seko...
26 May 2014
Great Britain: CWU and GMB unions create their own legal firm
The Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) and the GMB general union have together launched the first ever union legal firm. Called UNIONLINE (meaning also ‘union online’), the firm will provide a...
26 May 2014
Norway: agreement reached in logistics
On May 15, the NHO Logistikk og Transport employers’ organization (logistics and transportation) and the NTF (Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund) union signed an agreement for the logistics and...
23 May 2014
Greece: towards a reform of union law regulations
Major changes to union practices and operation mode are about to be adopted – by the end of the year. Indeed, pressed by the Troika, the Ministry of Labor is working on the development of a new...
22 May 2014
Great Britain: working time as the grounds for many collective disputes
The traditional 1 April settlement date for annual pay rises has passed, so unions’ priorities have shifted. A crop of industrial disputes over issues of working time have emerged. They focus...
22 May 2014
Luxembourg: banking sector signs collective labor agreement
On May 15, the social partners in the banking industry reached an agreement for a collective labor agreement (CCT) for the period between 2014 and 2016. This conclusion came after months of...
22 May 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
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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