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United States: US bosses earn 347 times more than the average rank and file
An AFL-CIO study has roundly criticized the growing pay gap between big stock market quoted company CEOs and regular employees. The labor group is calling for more transparence within businesses...
16 May 2017
Denmark: government looks to simplify employment regulations and better take into account new labor market realities
Denmark’s government is seeking to better take changes in the labor market into account by simplifying employment regulations and improving its appraisal of new forms of independent work so as to...
11 May 2017
Germany: chemicals sector’s social partners in Germany’s northeast adopt a landmark agreement on working time
At the close of the fifth round of negotiations on 09 May in Potsdam and true to their reputation as innovative social partners, the chemical union IG BCE together with the employers’ organization...
10 May 2017
Italy: 13 major companies sign a call-center code of conduct protocol
Signed on 04 May by both Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda this protocol defines the set of best social and business practices for customer service...
9 May 2017
Argentina: automobile sector reaches wages agreement paving the way for the industrial sector, where pay rise talks are ongoing
Argentina’s automobile workers’ union Smata has signed a deal with Adefa, an association which brings together eleven manufacturing sites and international firms present in the country, on a 6.41%...
8 May 2017
United Kingdom: Brexit threatens the rights of European workers, TUC warns
In a study published on 5 May, the Trade Union Congress sought to answer the question: ‘Could a bad Brexit deal reduce workers’ rights across Europe?’. The UK trade union centre puts forward the...
5 May 2017
In brief, the Indian IT services provider Infosys has announced that it is to recruit 10,000 workers in the US over the next two years
The announcement, made on 2 May, was greeted with a self-congratulatory tweet from President Trump. He put the move down to his 'Hire American' (see our article 10168) policy and reform to the...
5 May 2017
Spain: agreement over the recruitment process in Volkswagen’s Spanish plant in Navarro
On 02 May, Volkswagen management and the on-site majority unions, UGT, CCOO, and CGC, ratified an ‘Employment Agreement’ that establishes selection and recruitment arrangements and prioritizes...
4 May 2017
France: Solvay signs an agreement on recognizing experience acquired during union and worker representation mandates
The agreement that was unanimously signed is an example, of which there are still only a few, of the implementation of the Law on social dialogue (17 August 2015 c.f. article No. 9208) that...
3 May 2017
Italy: budget offers boost to productivity bonuses
The budget adopted by Paolo Gentiloni’s government, which came into force on 24 April after publication in the government’s official journal, the Gazzetta Ufficiale, seeks to encourage company...
2 May 2017
Italy: footwear sector renews its collective agreement
Following fourteen months of negotiations, the employers body, Assocalzaturifici-Confindustria together with the unions Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl, and Uiltec-Uil came to a compromise and renewed...
28 April 2017
Spain: a new collective agreement secured in the large retailing sector with 2.5% higher salaries
On 27 April the association of large retailers (ANGED) together with the trade unions FETICO (the sector’s majority union), FASGA, FESMC-UGT, and CCOO-Services announced that they had signed an...
28 April 2017
In brief, Uber is set to introduce sick pay for its UK drivers
The announcement, made yesterday on 27 April, comes amid significant scrutiny of the way Uber operates, from both public and legal authorities in the UK. The firm is planning to allow its drivers...
28 April 2017
Germany: metals workers call for the right to lifelong training and for the right to disconnect in the digital age
With just five months remaining to the federal elections on 24th September, Berlin based IG Metall President Jörg Hoffmann presented the results of the first part of a ‘giant’ consultation process...
25 April 2017
Spain: Adecco group’s multiservice companies sign an agreement that protects employee rights
Trade unions announced the signing of a joint collective agreement for two multiservice enterprises in the Adecco group; Adecco Outsourcing and Atlas Servicios Empresariales, whereby both...
25 April 2017
News update as of 24 April 2017
On the menu : German metal industry agrees four-year limit for temporary workers, final adoption of law abolishing so-called ‘vouchers’ in Italy.
20 April 2017
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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