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Netherlands: ‘minimum’ social agreement
On April 12, the talks between the trade unions, government and employers on social reforms to undertake as part of the 2014 budget led to a social agreement. The deal mostly postpones major...
15 April 2013
Germany: no economic layoffs at Vattenfall until February 2017
Vattenfall, the Swedish energy group, announced in early March that it intended to cut about 2,500 jobs, including 1,500 in Germany, where it is planning to do so without laying anyone off. ...
12 April 2013
Great Britain: impact of the Thatcher years on industrial relations
After Robbie Gilbert, special advisor to former Employment Secretary of State Jim Prior, Gregor Gall, Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Bradford, is taking stock of the...
12 April 2013
Great Britain: the Thatcher legacy as seen by one of its architects
We hardly ever publish opinion columns but we thought it could be interesting to publish two articles showing – even partly – the terms of the heated debate on Margaret Thatcher’s legacy, which...
12 April 2013
Austria: textile workers get 2.8% pay raise
The first agreement of the “Spring Campaign” for the renewal of collective agreements in the industry was reached on April 8 in the Austrian textile industry (12,255 employees). Wage will...
12 April 2013
United States: Barack Obama proposes Republican members to try and get the agency out of limbo
The White House is trying to get the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) out of limbo, putting two Republicans to its list of possible future leaders. By choosing two management-side lawyers...
11 April 2013
Germany: Coca-Cola employees get employment guarantee until the end of 2014
Last-minute agreement. “Bargaining was particularly long and tricky” an NGG spokesperson told Planet Labor, reminding that the talks had started in December 2012 and that warning strikes were...
10 April 2013
Italy: new American Express agreement banks on more flexibility and stronger social policy
The new company agreement signed by American Express Group in Italy in January with the trade unions – after three months of ‘tight’ negotiations – changes working time and organization. Signed...
10 April 2013
Spain: 41st Congress for the UGT union, weakened by the crisis and criticized
The General Union of Workers (UGT) is holding its 41st Annual Congress in Madrid. The theme is “Union for Labor, Action and Solidarity” and Cándido Méndez, outgoing leader running for another...
9 April 2013
Germany: Amazon employees mobilized to force the American management to recognize the collective agreements in force in retail trade
The German subsidiary of the American internet giant, Amazon, is about to witness its first strike in Germany. On Thursday, April 4, 97% of union members at Amazon’s logistics center in Leipzig...
9 April 2013
Spain: Opel Figueruelas signs new competitiveness agreement
On April 8, Opel staff in Figueruelas, near Saragossa, validated the new collective agreement negotiated by the works council’s representatives and the site’s management. 65% followed the 3...
9 April 2013
France: Michelin signs framework agreement introducing negative time savings account
The framework agreement signed on March 11 by Michelin management and the CFE-CGC and CFDT unions sets up a negative time-savings account in order to postpone the implementation of short-time...
8 April 2013
Italy: Telecom Italia and unions sign agreement on 2013-2014 restructuring program
On March 27, Telecom Italian and the trade unions agreed on the key elements of the 2013-2014 business plan. The agreement provides that solidarity contracts will be used to managed 2,500 out of...
8 April 2013
Germany: construction industry wants to erase west/east difference within 9 years after granting a 3.2% increase in the former and 4% in the latter
After a marathon 24-hour negotiation, on Friday, April 5, the construction social partners – the IG BAU union, the ZDB confederation of German construction SMEs (Zentralverband des Deutsches...
8 April 2013
Portugal: trial of strength between employers and unions on labor law in the commerce sector
The Commerce and Services Union is fighting the Association of Retailing Companies (APED) which wants to implement the Labor Code amendments introduced in 2012. Both parties are currently...
5 April 2013
Great Britain: record number of “zero-hours contracts”
23% of Britain's major employers now recruit staff on zero-hours contracts, which unions highly criticize, up from 11% in 2004. (Ref. 130226)
5 April 2013
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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...
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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