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News update as of October 6, 2016

On the menu: a new leadership team for IndustriALL Global Union, Italy’s metals sector now in line to renew its national collective agreement, in France the draft law on multinational companies’...

5 October 2016

China: towards structural changes in collective dispute management?

When in Spring 2015, the Chinese government issued a directive demanding party cadres and bureaucrats across the country to “make the construction of harmonious labor relations an urgent...

5 October 2016

Finland: social partners are skeptical over both the government’s universal basic income plan and the pilot scheme set for the start of 2017

In 2015, Finland’s government announced it was looking to put a universal basic income in place that would be paid by the country’s social security body, Kela, to all non-retired adults and that...

4 October 2016

Tchibo: signs a global framework agreement over international labor standards throughout the textile supply chain

On 27 September together with the international union federation IndustriALL Global Union, the German family owned retailer, Tchibo signed a global framework agreement aimed at developing...

4 October 2016

Caterpillar: unions agree on a joint European strategy

On 26 September, the European union federation IndustriALL Europe held a trade union coordination meeting, the upshot of which was to set out a European strategy in response to Caterpillar’s...

4 October 2016

Great Britain : London-specific work permit to counter Brexit effect

London is hoping that the creation of a specific work permit for the city will help avoid the flight of businesses in the aftermath of the UK’s departure from the European Union. Furthermore, the...

3 October 2016

Germany: employees are engaged with digitalization in the world of work but family life is being hard hit

Bild, the major daily publication, together with Barmer GEK health insurance and the renowned St Gallen University have worked together on a study of the effects of the increasing digitalization...

30 September 2016

France: Orange signs its first agreement on digital transformation

Orange signed an agreement with three trade union bodies representing 58.5% of its employees (CFDT-F3C, CGT-FAPT, FO-Com) that frames the multinational telecommunication giant’s digital...

29 September 2016

France: the metals sector signs a landmark agreement allowing working time adjustments to extend over a three-year reference period

This jobs agreement was finalized on 23 September and secured signatures from at least of four of the five relevant trade union organizations (FO, CFTC, CFDT, and CFE-CGC) with the CGT set to...

28 September 2016

Great Britain: BMW looks to prune pensions for 5,000 staff

German automaker BMW, which also produces the Mini and Rolls Royce has announced plans to close its defined benefits pension plans. This will entail moving 5,000 current UK employees over to the...

28 September 2016

Germany: 2016-2019 collective negotiations schedule

The 2016 collective negotiations are entering their final phase with some heavyweight wage and collective agreement negotiations still outstanding by the end of the year including Deutsche Bahn...

26 September 2016

Austria: autumn’s collective negotiations start with the metals sector

On Monday 26 September Austria’s metallurgy sector unions presented their demands at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ) starting off the country’s traditional autumn round of collective...

26 September 2016

Spain: ECJ decision on equal treatment of permanent and temporary workers regarding termination compensation reignites debate on job security

Following the European Court of Justice ruling, which granted the same rights to an individual on a short term contract as those enjoyed by people on permanent contracts (see article nº9818)...

23 September 2016

News update as of September 22, 2016

On the menu: strikes, strikes, and more strikes (Belgium's targeted strikes, Brazils banks on strike, Norway's oil sector strike), Germany's co-determination is under threat, new US rules for...

21 September 2016

Spain: mobilization by call centers demanding a breakthrough in the sector’s collective negotiations

The UGT, CCOO and CGT unions have called for a series of mobilizations in the call center sector throughout the month of September and they have also called for staged two-hour work stoppages on...

21 September 2016

Canada: General Motors comes to agreement with the Unifor union securing jobs at its three production facilities

At the eleventh hour and just before strike action was due to start on 20 September, management at US carmaker General Motors (GM) and the Unifor union clinched a deal set to run for four years...

21 September 2016

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