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Brazil: far-reaching privatization plan raising questions over the future of jobs
With one month remaining before Brazil’s President Michel Temer term of office comes to an end, the country’s leader is seeking to drive his vast privatization package as far as possible, which...
13 February 2018
Italy: Acea and trade unions strike company agreement marking partial break from Jobs Act
Acea, the energy and water supply company based in Rome, has created a stir in the sphere of industrial relations in Italy, after it signed a company agreement with three trade unions -...
12 February 2018
United Kingdom: the rise of self-employment, the reality for more than 15% of workers
The number of self-employed workers in the UK has increased significantly between 2001 and 2016, rising from 3.3 million to 4.8 million people, according to a study conducted by the Office for...
12 February 2018
Germany: new coalition government seeks to tighten framework on fixed term employment contracts and to facilitate election to WCs
While trade unions appear more or less satisfied with the coalition governments draft joint agreement that was presented on 07 February, employers’ bodies remain nonetheless unimpressed. Business...
8 February 2018
Great Britain: sick and holiday pay for vulnerable workers form part of the government’s Good Work’ plan
On 07 February 2018 the UK government unveiled its official response the independent Taylor review that was published in July 2017. A whole raft of measures were announced to boost both the...
7 February 2018
Poland: towards a new social dialogue
On 31 January 2018, Poland’s President presented parliament with a draft reform of the tripartite Council for national social dialogue and other social dialogue organizations. The draft reform is...
7 February 2018
Argentina: mobilization efforts recommence after summer lull
As the January summer parliamentary truce came to a close Argentina’s social relations restarted where they had left off, namely within a climate of tension and conflict. With December’s pension...
7 February 2018
Germany: metal sector agreement includes a 4.3% salary increase and a landmark provision to make working time more flexible
Late into the evening of 05/06 February the metal sector’s social partners, IG Metall and the employers’ body struck a new collective agreement that is set to run for 27 months and covers the...
6 February 2018
Germany: Deliveroo’s first works council to be elected in Cologne
Riders working for the food delivery platform Deliveroo in Cologne have decided to follow the example of their colleagues at Foodora by setting up a works council, which will be elected on 16...
5 February 2018
Germany: metals sector negotiations reaching breaking point
Despite certain somewhat alarming reports, metals sector collective negotiations between the IG Metall union and the employers Gesammtmetall body still continue under what can be called a...
1 February 2018
Sweden: towards limiting the right to strike?
This question has come up since repeated strike action at the port of Gothenburg during 2016 and 2017, and which, according to the labor Minister Ylva Johansson, demonstrates that the Swedish...
1 February 2018
Italy: banking sector social partners sign an agreement strengthening the sector’s Employment Fund
On 29 January 2018, Italy’s Banking Association L’Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI) together with the trade unions, FABI, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, UGL Credito, Uilca, and Unità Sindacale Falcri...
1 February 2018
Great Britain: “Apprenticeships have always been stigmatized” – an interview with an expert from the CIPD
Last week and following a spectacular and near 60% plunge in the number of people registering for apprenticeships between May-July 2017 in England as compared with a year earlier, the UK...
31 January 2018
Spain: pay moderation agreement at Opel Figueruelas
Management and unions at the Spanish Opel plant have announced a pre-agreement on salaries which includes a 2018 pay freeze in exchange for new projects securing the site’s future.
30 January 2018
Norway fresh strike action protesting temporary employment agencies is set for March
Following last November’s strike action, four unions from the electronics, construction, and plumbing sectors together with the LO Confederation have decided to organize fresh strike action for 15...
30 January 2018
Portugal: following a sit-in workers at the former Triumph underwear and lingerie workplace secure collective dismissal for economic reasons
Following a three-week sit-in at the facility, 463 former Triumph workers secured a company insolvency decision. The Tribunal ruling now unlocks the right to collective dismissal compensation, and...
30 January 2018
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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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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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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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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
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026