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Denmark: LO and FTF, the two biggest unions, open join debate on Union Challenges by 2020
It’s a historical process: LO and FTF approved, last week, a joint document on Union Challenges by 2020, which will serve as the foundation for debates involving all the members of the two...
6 November 2013
Italy: first company agreement for Apple Stores
On October 29, Apple signed its first company agreement with the Filcams-CGIL, Fisascat-Cisl and Uiltucs-Uil unions for the approximately 1,300 workers of its 14 Apples Stores in Italy. Signed...
6 November 2013
Great Britain: unions reject businesses’ payout offer in the construction blacklisting case
Details of the proposals to compensate blacklisted workers in the construction industry have emerged. Eight construction companies (Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Costain, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, Sir...
6 November 2013
Germany: burned by the “Mainz station debacle,” the Deutsche Bahn is doing an in-depth review of staff planning in its 330 firms, with the support of its WCs
Learning from the “Mainz station debacle” (where rail traffic was seriously disturbed this summer because there were not enough employees), the German railway, Deutsche Bahn (DB) announced, on...
5 November 2013
Great Britain: employers staunchly opposed to leaving the EU
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) once again asked to maintain the country in the EU, which it claims provides 4-5 percent of annual GDP. This positioning looks like a campaign when...
5 November 2013
Romania: government banks on the fight against illegal labor to cut its budgetary gap
In the middle of its search for fiscal revenues to fill its deficit, the center-left Romanian government is looking for solutions to combat illegal labor, which recent estimates say robs the State...
5 November 2013
Great Britain: Living Wage Foundation raises living wage to £7.65 (£8.80 in London)
The ‘living wage’ has been increased by 20 and 25 pence respectively an hour so that it now stands at £7.65 (€8.57) outside London and £8.80 (€10.40) in London. The higher increase (as well as...
4 November 2013
Finland: sectoral agreements in line with the general pay deal of August 30
The agreement for “Growth and Employment” of August 30, developed by the social partners, provided for an 8-week period to sign, period to sign, on this basis, enough sectoral agreements in the...
4 November 2013
China: debates over the increase in retirement age
By suggesting, last September, that retirement should be increased, Dai Xiangiong, chairman of the board of the Chinese social security fund, sparked off a debate on the internet, showing a wide...
31 October 2013
Germany: because of the erosion of employers’ organizations and the crisis of the collective agreements’ system, unions call on the future government to step in to stabilize the German model
In theory, it’s a paradox. On the one hand, in Germany, the “social partnership” has been renewed since the 2008/09 crisis, overcome with WCs and unions’ active support, and employers keep...
31 October 2013
United States: UAW enters another Faurecia plant in the South
After Cottondale, Alabama, the United Auto Workers have organized another factory of the French auto supplier, Faurecia, in the south of the US: Louisville, Kentucky, where collecting cards was...
30 October 2013
China: reforming holidays is hard
Since 2000, Chinese workers have fixed national holidays, mostly during what is known as the “golden weeks.” Initially adopted to boost consumption after the Asian bubble burst, this system is...
30 October 2013
Italy: for its 2nd year, the “Corporate Security” award evaluates Italian firms’ commitment to security
Organized by the Confindustria employers’ organization and by the Inail (industrial accidents insurance) to promote the development of the security culture and best practices in this area, the...
30 October 2013
United States: Boeing hesitates between the south with no unions and Washington State to build the 777x
To assemble the new version of its 777, the American manufacturer is hesitating between several sites: Everett, near Seattle, its historical, unionized plant, or Charleston, the new non-unionized...
30 October 2013
Canada: Unifor, a new type of union that represents active workers and the unemployed
On August 31, 2013, at a Founding Convention in Toronto, Canada, Unifor became the largest union organization in the private sector. It is the result of a merger between Canadian Auto Workers...
29 October 2013
Great Britain: employers at the center of the apprenticeship reform revealed by Cameron
The government presented its apprenticeship reform, which should come into force by the end of 2014. This review plans to put employers at the center of this path, which will now last at least a...
29 October 2013
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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