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Spain: Andalusian unions denounce frozen negotiations for the renewal of 80% of the region’s collective agreements
s, UGT and Workers’ Commissions (CCOO), are protesting against the attitude of employers’ organizations which refuse to bargain for the renewal of collective agreements, and against...
15 July 2009
Denmark: SAS airlines breaks off negotiations on a new wage cutting plan
an Airlines System (SAS) announced, on Monday, July 6, a halt to the negotiations on a new wage cut after the first one in January. Norwegian and Swedish unions accepted it provided that the 39...
10 July 2009
France: key measures of the interprofessional agreement on “managing the consequences of the economic crisis on employment”
rs agreed on a series of extraordinary measures – with short-time working as a centerpiece – aimed at downplaying the social impact of the crisis. (Ref. 090722) Improving short-time...
10 July 2009
Netherlands: department store staff deprived of pay raise to save jobs
ment of the V&D Dutch department store individually asked its 11,500 employees to voluntarily give up the 3.3% pay raise provided for in the collective agreement, proposing that it be...
9 July 2009
ArcelorMittal: final European framework agreement on anticipating change
Save jobs and ArcelorMittal’s future. The agreement starts with a commitment linked to the current worries of the company’s employees. “ArcelorMittal intends to preserve all the tools and plants...
9 July 2009
British Airways: management to inform and consult EWC for national measures
on on June 30, the British airline’s staff and management representatives signed a declaration of principles on consultation and information for national restructuring measures. The...
8 July 2009
Italy: collective agreements may be renewed via separate agreements
ns to renew national collective agreements (CCN), which follows the union break caused by the reform of the conventional system, started with the presentation of separate platforms in electricity...
8 July 2009
Spain: government tries to complete agreement on the reform of the labor market with the social partners
inst the clock and trying to revive social dialog by organizing bilateral meetings with employers and unions. It proposed measures which should please both parties…without success. The...
8 July 2009
Netherlands: energy social partners sign temporary collective agreement awaiting more visibility
loyers’ organizations in the energy sector concluded a new collective agreement for a temporary period of ten months because of the crisis. They are also waiting for the results of a study...
7 July 2009
Germany: IG-Metall union calls for better regulation of agency work
00 agency workers lost their job since the crisis began in steel, textile and wood, the IG-Metall metalworkers’ union urged the government, on July 1, 2009, to take measures to limit the...
6 July 2009
Belgium: employers stir up heated debate on pension reform
Base pensions on life expectancy. Inversely, life expectancy has been increasing since the 1970s. “In 1975, people lived, in average, until 75; now they live until 85” explained Klaas Soens...
6 July 2009
Italy: the three unions of the electricity sector present separate platforms for the renewal of their national collective agreement
tricity sector each presented their platform for the renewal of the national collective agreement (CCN). Claims are quite similar, except for wage claims: the Filcem-CGIL wants an average 190...
6 July 2009
Germany: with the crisis, videoconferencing becomes a serious alternative to business trips
s: the crisis and the development of CSR practices have a growing influence on business trips. This is what comes out of the annual report (2009 business trip report) of the business travel...
6 July 2009
Australia: in response to the crisis, the social-democrat government questions the liberal basis of labor law and conventional relations
loyees are covered by a new law, the Fair Work Law, which replaces the Workchoices Law, voted by a conservative majority in 1996 and amended in 2005. The new law balances labor relations...
6 July 2009
Lithuania: towards a compromise between unions and government on the auterity policy to avoid social conflict
a particularly intense week. Following the project to cut civil servants’ pay and the announcement of a drastic austerity policy, the key union organization organized hunger strikes. Subject...
6 July 2009
Germany: IG-Metall survey reveals that employees demand more social equity
legislative elections, the German metalworkers’ unions, IG-Metall, presented, on July 3, 2009 in Berlin, the results of the largest study a trade union ever carried out among employees in...
3 July 2009
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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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026