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Austria: 7.44% pay rise in metal industry
The social partners in the largest branch of Austria’s metal industry – the business organisation Metaltechnology Austria (FMTI) and the PRO-GE and GPA trade unions – have struck...
7 November 2022
Twitter cuts 50% of its workforce
One week after buying the social media giant Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk announced some 3,700 job cuts across its global operations, or around half its worldwide workforce, according to...
7 November 2022
Germany: ground-breaking agreement in the retail sector signed between Ver.Di and H&M
The German services sector trade union Ver.Di and the German subsidiary of the Swedish clothing chain, Hennes & Mauritz have signed a company agreement that is proving to be unique in...
4 November 2022
Germany: first “social partnership model” for company pensions launched in energy sector
Social partners representing a portion of the companies in Germany's energy sector struck an agreement at the end of October on an all-new model for company pensions, dubbed a "social partnership...
2 November 2022
EU: what change EU telework legislation could affect in Member States
Two and a half years on from the massive shift to remote work as lockdowns were put in place to contain the coronavirus pandemic, many European countries have introduced or updated their...
28 October 2022
Global Framework Agreement: Carrefour commits to fighting sexual orientation and gender-based discrimination
The global union federation UNI Global Union, and French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation Carrefour have announced a second renewal of their global framework agreement on the...
26 October 2022
Planet Labor becomes “mind RH”
Dear Planet Labor reader, For more than 15 years, Planet Labor has been providing a daily news feed – in French and English – covering the international industrial relations and human...
24 October 2022
EU: CJEU ruling – company transformation into an SE European Company structure does not permit a reduction in trade union representation on the corporate’s governing boards
On 18 October the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in favour of the German metals and service industry trade unions IG Metall and ver.di, respectively. As part of SAP’s...
19 October 2022
Germany: chemical sector crisis agreement secures a 6.5% salary increase plus €3,000 tax-free bonus
On 18 October the chemical sector’s social partners announced they had secured a ‘crisis agreement’ that will run for 20 months until June 2024 and will cover 580,000 employees in an industry that...
19 October 2022
Italy: greater safety at work on motorway construction sites
At a time when the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) is intending for major infrastructure investments, the intention of protocol agreement signed on 07 October by the ASPI...
18 October 2022
United States: a second Apple store votes to unionise
Workers at a second US Apple store has very recently voted to unionise. The NLRB federal agency (National Labor Relations Board) announced the results of the 14 October vote cast by workers in the...
18 October 2022
France: HR managers on the front line amid rising inflation and union demands
Faced with a still dynamic labour market and rising prices, human resources directors are under more pressure than ever on the issue of pay. The issue is causing an increase in quarrels among...
14 October 2022
Inditex strengthens its global framework agreement with IndustriALL Global Union
On the 15th anniversary of its first framework agreement signed with industry global union federation, IndustriALL Global Union, Spanish multinational clothing and textile group Inditex, which...
11 October 2022
Italy: the new collective agreement for the gas and water sector defends purchasing power and promotes diversity
Included as key features in the gas and water sector’s national collective agreement (NCA) that the relevant social partners signed on 30 September is an overall €220 wage increase over three...
5 October 2022
Italy: food sector takes action to foster gender equality and protect the environment
Social partners in Italy's food sector have signed two protocols in the space of just a few days. The first seeks to foster gender equality in the workplace, while the second aims to guide social...
26 September 2022
Italy: 3,500 early retirements planned at bank Monte dei Paschi this year
Troubled Italian banking group Monte dei Paschi di Siena signed an agreement on 4 August with the FABI, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions, under which there will be 3,500...
9 September 2022
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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
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...
20 October 2025
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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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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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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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Italy: collective agreement for rubber and plastics sector focuses on new skills
A month ahead of schedule, the Federazione Gomma Plastica employers' organisation and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec trade unions have renewed the collective agreement for the rubber and...
5 January 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