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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
Romania: the union movement is clinically dead
The amendment, three years ago, of the Labor Code and Social Dialogue Act has considerably diminished unions’ powers, which were already not doing great.
27 March 2014
Germany: Family and Justice Ministers present outline of a law introducing a mandatory quota of 30 percent of women on boards
In spite of lasting vivid criticism from employers’ organizations and the right wing of Angela Merkel’s conservative union (CDU/CSU), the social democratic party, the chancellor’s new coalition...
26 March 2014
Spain: the Madrid employers’ organization reelects Arturo Fernandez as its leader, the target of an investigation regarding the embezzlement of employers’ funds dedicated to vocational training
Known for his radical positions and for being in favor of maximum labor market flexibility, Arturo Fernandez is one of the key figures of the Spanish employers’ sphere. Chair of the Madrid...
25 March 2014
Netherlands: construction social partners temporarily renew their collective agreement to avoid social dumping
The partners in collective bargaining in construction have agreed to reinstall the expired collective agreement for the industry, which expired on 31 December 2013. The employers’ organisation had...
25 March 2014
Norway: new agreement on occupational environment focuses on everyone’s responsibilities
The new “agreement of intent for a more integrative occupational environment” (Intensjonavtale om et mer inkluderende arbeidsliv/IA) was signed on March 4 for the 2014-18 period, by the...
25 March 2014
Spain: going against union recommendations, workers accept the proposals made by Coca-Cola, the bottler
The management of Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, exclusive Cola bottler in Spain, announced that 1,700 employees registered to take advantage of the three options offered b the company: voluntary...
24 March 2014
Austria: Court of Auditors criticizes the high rate of early retirement in the public sector, especially the Post and railway
The Austrian Court of Auditors looked at the average retirement age in the public sector, a recurring cause for quarrel and concern in the country. State-controlled private businesses, i.e...
21 March 2014
Germany: agreement on maintaining the wage levels of “traumatized” train drivers “for life”
The GDL train drivers’ union and Deutsche Bahn agreed, on Thursday, March 20, to maintain the wage levels of train drivers unable to keep working after a serious shock, until the end of their...
21 March 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