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Germany: chemistry union claims for up to 7% increase for 550,000 employees
Record claims. Any other offers? In September, the first post-crisis wage agreement brought a 3.6% increase and a €150 bonus to steel employees (see our dispatch No. 100688). In the fall...
8 December 2010
Italy: last Censis report shows the country is “flattened” and “without vigor”
A country without laws or desire, sliding under “a wave of unbalanced impulses” which no longer trusts the leading classes, is the image coming from the 44th report published by Censis, the...
8 December 2010
Spain: first meetings between employers and unions on the reform of collective bargaining
It could be difficult to bring both parties’ views together and labor market experts aren’t very optimistic as to the outcome of the negotiations. While unions and employers are in favor of a...
8 December 2010
Sweden: a study by the working environment authority found that 200 people die following professional stress each year
A report that links causes of death and working conditions. Arbetsmiljöverket presented, on November 18, 2010, an overview of work-related deaths that aren’t industrial accidents. It seems they...
8 December 2010
Germany: IG-Metall demands a 6% increase for Volkswagen’s employees
Disagreement over the next wage increase. “This is a very bad joke… They can’t sell us what we already have” declared the chairman of Volkswagen’s central WC and IG-Metall member, Bernd...
7 December 2010
Italy: Fiat leaves negotiating table with unions on the future of the Mirafiori site
Ambitious program. With an investment of over €1 billion and a new joint venture with Chrysler, Fiat wants to double production at Mirafiori, going from 120,000 cars currently to over 250,000...
6 December 2010
Ireland: after the Greeks, the Irish are going to test Brussels’ will to be more directive on labor market reforms in the name of financial and economic stability
The Irish State is tied. The government had already flagged some of these changes, imposed by a Memorandum of Understanding signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European...
6 December 2010
Sweden: The Phone House AB given permission to fingerprint its employees to monitor working time
Reasons for using fingerprints. The Phone House AB, a subsidiary of the namesake group, which employs 16,000 people in Europe, is a major chain that sells mobile phones in Sweden, since it...
2 December 2010
EADS: interview of Frédéric Agenet, EADS Director of Industrial Relations, on the agreement establishing a bargaining procedure at European level
Frédéric Agenet. EADS wants to be more integrated at European level. Being more integrated socially doesn’t mean that we want to apply exactly the same policies in all four countries for every...
1 December 2010
Germany: new company agreement on the protection of data at the Deutsche Bahn
Always informing before doing. “Negotiations with the management haven’t been extra smooth. After what happened in recent years, we had to start from scratch” explained a member of the union’s...
1 December 2010
Portugal: CGTP union won’t proceed with the general strike
The National Committee of the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP) met, yesterday, November 30th, to determine whether or not to continue the general strike of November 24th (see our...
1 December 2010
Austria: 2.3% wage increase and introduction of minimum wage in trade
After six weeks intensely bargaining, the social partners in Austrian trade, 450,000 employees, finally reached an agreement on Monday, November 29th, on a 2-2.3% wage increase depending on the...
30 November 2010
Greece: winter will be under a strain as well
The memorandum, part 3, addresses the following issues:
30 November 2010
Italy: the “future of young people” at the heart of the CGIL’s big national demonstration on November 27th
For the first time in union history, young people and precarious workers were at the center of a national demonstration. Other first, young people were leading the two processions that went...
29 November 2010
Germany: merger of Transnet and GDBA, the two key rail and transportation unions
Anticipated merger. The merger between Transnet, union that dates back to the end of the 19th century, and GDBA, created in 1948, is no surprise. The first is the key rail union and represents...
29 November 2010
Spain: three candidates for the leadership of the CEOE employers’ organization
An issue of succession rather than a true questioning. Currently listed candidates all come from the CEOE’s innermost circle. They are all on the confederation’s board: Santiago Herrero, leader of...
29 November 2010
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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