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Orpea: global agreement on “ethical employment and trade union rights” is ill received
French nursing home group Orpea has penned a three-year global framework agreement with UNI Global Union, for a partnership covering ethical employment, social dialogue, collective bargaining and...
15 April 2022
Italy: Enel innovating labour relations by way of its ‘Status of the Person’
In paying attention to the profound transformations linked in particular to energy transition and digitalization, and in a bid to enhance the value of the individual in the workplace...
14 April 2022
BNP Paribas signs its European charter on telework
On 06 April, the French banking group, together with the UNI Europa Finance trade union federation, the European Federation of Credit Institution Executives (FEDEC), and the bank’s European Works...
13 April 2022
Germany: IG Metall is now the leading representative union on SAP’s Works Council
According to initial results released on 06 April, the IG Metall metalworking union’s electoral list for representation on German IT leader, SAP’s (German IT leader with 22,000...
8 April 2022
Germany: chemical industry workers to receive a one-off €1,400 salary bridging bonus
While collective bargaining negotiations commenced in the first of Germany’s strategic economic sectors since the onset of inflation (7.3% March) and the war in Ukraine, on 04 April they...
7 April 2022
“Social dialogue is a source of progress and harmonization of working conditions within the European network”, François Nogué, Director of Human Resources, SNCF Group (interview)
On 21 February, in France’s second month of its 6-month EU presidency, and during the European Rail Summit, the SNCF Group HR division organized an event bringing all the rail sector’s European...
6 April 2022
Solvay: new global framework agreement signed that pre-empts corporate due diligence requirements
Belgian chemical group Solvay, which employs more than 23,000 employees worldwide, has renewed the global framework agreement (GFA) between itself and Industriall Global Union, the global union...
5 April 2022
United States: Amazon workers in New York vote to form first union
Marking a first in the history of e-commerce giant Amazon in the United States, employees at one of its New York warehouses voted to form a union on Friday 1 April. The vote, which finished 2,654...
4 April 2022
Germany: public banks pen collective agreement allowing more remote work
Against the backdrop of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the social partners in Germany’s public banking sector managed to tie-up negotiations and sign a new collective agreement on...
4 April 2022
Italy: new innovative collective agreement for the construction sector addresses training, safety, and sustainable development
With business booming across Italy’s construction sector due, both to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for infrastructure and other major works as well as tax incentives geared to...
31 March 2022
Germany: three major unions call for short-time working for industries affected by the war in Ukraine
On 29 March and faced with soaring energy prices and supply problems linked to the war in Ukraine, the presidents of the three main German industrial unions, namely, IG Metall (metallurgy), IG BCE...
30 March 2022
India: two-day strike for labour rights and better wages
Around a dozen or so Indian trade unions have called for a two-day strike spanning 28 and 29 March to protest the government’s economic policies and to advocate for workers’ rights...
29 March 2022
Germany: a 5.2% salary increase and a jobs guarantee for Deutsche Bank subsidiary Postbank employees
On 23 March and in putting an end to their dispute, the Verdi trade union and Deutsche Bank announced that they had reached a new collective agreement for the 15,000 employees of the bank’s...
29 March 2022
Germany: chemical sector calling for wage increases of over 3.1%
On 22 February, the IG BCE union (chemicals/energy/construction & public works) presented its collective bargaining demands ahead of regional preliminary rounds that start on 02 March (Hesse)...
22 February 2022
EU: collective bargaining in decline in many countries (study)
Between 2000 and 2017, the level of collective bargaining coverage in European countries declined from 70% to 60%, a report published on 16 February by UNI Europa reveals. According to the report...
18 February 2022
Germany: pandemic causes membership decline at DGB unions
The eight trade unions that are members of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) saw their numbers decline by 2% in 2021 to 5.7 million members, the umbrella organisation revealed in its...
14 February 2022
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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...
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
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Inditex European works council mobilises on value sharing
In a joint statement, 10 trade unions comprising the European works council of the Inditex clothing group are calling for rallies in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany...
24 November 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025