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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
Denmark: government forced to review regulations to combat social dumping in road transport following the European Commission’s notice.
The standards adopted in September by the Danish Ministry of Transportation to stopillegal navigation were short-lived. In January, the European Commission gave notice to Denmark, causing the...
4 April 2014
Brazil: in 2013, most wage increases were above inflation
The collective negotiations carried out in 2013 mostly led to wage increases above inflation, revealed the Inter Trade Union Department of Statistics and Socio-Economic Studies (Dieese) in its...
4 April 2014
Great Britain: the government is ready to step back on employment tribunal fees
A Minister said that the Cameron team is allegedly thinking about trimming the fees recently introduced to relieve employment tribunals, as unions say they have actually emptied them.
3 April 2014
Austria: banking industry negotiates 2.15 percent wage increase with the crisis in Eastern Europe in the background
Only 4 meetings (1 in 2013) were necessary for the social partners in the Austrian banking industry to reach, on the early morning of Tuesday, April 1, an agreement providing for an average 2.15...
3 April 2014
Tunisia: on the path to flexicurity?
On January 29, the IMF allowed the payout of the 2nd part of the standby arrangement signed in June 2013 for 329.1 billion SDRs (Special Drawing Rights). The total amount reaches 1.146 billion...
3 April 2014
Argentina: in spite of the wage agreement in the metal industry, several unions are calling for a general strike on April 10
Joint bargaining is very tense, with the announcement of a general strike and the threat of numerous mobilization actions. Whereas the official union praises the agreement reached in the metal...
3 April 2014
Belgium: sectoral agreements in the metal industry for 2013-14
Since the beginning of 2014, sectoral agreements have been signed in several joint committees in the metal industry. Here are the key agreements for blue-collar and white-collar workers in the...
2 April 2014
Italy: banking unions agree to defend a new banking model while renewing the sector’s national collective agreement
The unitary platform renewing the banking CCN, signed on March 24 by the Dircredito, Fabi, Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL, Sinfub and UGLcredito unions, puts the defense of employment and the adoption of a...
1 April 2014
Great Britain: PCS union to try first knowledge transfer “strike”
At Hewlett Packard, about 1,500 information technology staff, affiliated with the PCS, are being balloted over industrial action short of a strike to save the jobs of 400 of their colleagues whose...
1 April 2014
Michelin: European framework agreement on CSR signed with the EWC
This agreement, negotiated with the extended EWC bureau and validated by the plenary body, was signed on March 26. This CSR agreement contains commitments to comply with international standards...
31 March 2014
Belgium: agreement for 2013-14 in the insurance industry
The collective agreement for the insurance sector was signed in February 2014. It is characterized by pay austerity and further flexibility, as well as a greater effort in terms of training and...
28 March 2014
Canada: truckers at Port Metro Vancouver stop strike after threat of back-to-work legislation
Striking truckers at Port Metro Vancouver went back on to work Thursday morning (27 March), after a one-month strike. The threat of a back-to-work legislation by the Parliament of the British...
28 March 2014
International: unions on both sides of the Atlantic are mobilized for a US-EU trade agreement that addresses social and environmental rights
European and American union organizations have already expressed concern having regard to the development of the negotiations for the trade agreement between the EU and the US, officially launched...
28 March 2014
Great Britain: more and more women on boards
Women now account for 20.7% of board positions in the FTSE100 companies, according to the third annual progress report on the subject. The government is thrilled by this result but some still...
27 March 2014
Greece: new national collective labor agreement signed
The negotiations between employers’ representatives and the private sector workers’ union federation (GSEE) led, on Wednesday, March 26, to the new national collective labor agreement (EGSEE), in...
27 March 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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Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
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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