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Mexico: the reform of labor law will limit union freedom
The reform of the Federal Labor Law plans increased control of public powers over unions through a census of the members and limits to the conclusion of collective agreements. A system of "black...
12 May 2008
Great Britain: unions take on the small screen
Who really knows what the million of British union members do? To be able to stop asking that question, Unite and the cable television channel Red TV will begin to broadcast a weekly program for...
12 May 2008
Spain: the UGT union requires measures to revive the automobile market
Worried about the decrease in the number of new license plates during the first trimester of 2008, the MCA-UGT, the UGT's metal and construction federation, requests the establishment of a series...
12 May 2008
Germany: employees are more willing to strike than they used to
In the past few years, the number of strikes - usually spectacular - has slightly increased in Germany. However, compared to other countries, it is still a country hardly affected by strikes...
12 May 2008
General Motors Europe: two European framework agreements for production in Europe and against outsourcing
General Motors' European Works Council (European Employee Forum - EEF) signed, with the President of General Motors Europe, a framework agreement concerning the production of the next generation...
7 May 2008
Germany: Deutsche Post AG and Ver.di end their conflict
After weeks of conflict punctuated with warning strikes (see our dispatch No. 80326), the management of the Deutsche Post AG and the services union Ver.di signed in extremis, on April 30, 2008 in...
5 May 2008
Brazil : national campaign for the reduction of working time
At mid-April, the two major unions in the metal sector (CNM/CUT and CNTM) launched a national campaign for the reduction of the workweek with stoppages and demonstrations throughout the country...
30 April 2008
Germany: clarifications on the “demographic fund” introduced in the chemistry sector at company-level
This fund, managed by the company, planned in the agreement signed by the chemistry social partners (see our dispatch No. 080311), aims at setting up an internal fund dedicated to the tools...
29 April 2008
France: foreign service bonuses can be held for workers from other countries
International companies located in France sometimes provide for specific wage conditions of advantages, such as an expatriation bonus, for employees from the parent company or, in more drastic...
28 April 2008
Volkswagen: union representatives want to strengthen international cooperation
This is a first. From April 28 to May 1, almost 120 union representatives from all the sites of the German car manufacturer in the world, are going to take part in an "international union...
28 April 2008
Spain: employers accept the minimum wage increase if postponed to 2010
The leader of the employers' confederation CEOE accepted the principle of the gradual increase of the minimum interprofessional wage (SMI) promised by José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, but doesn't...
28 April 2008
Poland: debate around the reform of the Labor Code
Whereas the government is about to consult the social partners about the reform of the Labor Code (see our article No. 080178), its propositions are confronted to unions' opposition. This...
28 April 2008
Italy: the new boss of bosses presents her program
Immediate reform of the conventional system, tax exemption for extra hours and variable premiums, amendment of the Testo Unico (see our article No. 080334), radical changes in industrial relations...
25 April 2008
Unicredit : the EWC sets up two commissions on training and equal opportunities
The management of the group and the EWC have set up two joint commissions, one on training, apprenticeship and the development of skills, the other on equality of opportunity and...
24 April 2008
Portugal: the procedure for the reform of the Labor code began
Reaction of the social partners. Evidently, the social partners’ reactions have been very diverging, which suggests trouble in reaching a compromise on this reform. Indeed, employers’...
24 April 2008
Rhodia: the international framework on CSR renewed
The French chemistry group Rhodia (15.000 employees) and the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) signed, on march 25, 2008, the renewal of the...
24 April 2008
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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