Labour relations

Following a ‘National Protest Day’ on 10th March (c.f. article No. 9535), India’s 11 major trade unions have called for a second nationwide strike on 02 September, protesting what they call...

20 April 2016

Great Britain: companies are accused of not playing ball with the National Living Wage

Barely two weeks into the official implementation of the National Living Wage (NLW) that translates into a 7.5% rise in minimum pay, and British MPs are pointing the finger of ‘blame and shame’ at...

19 April 2016

Poland: pressure mounting over low pay for women

This is what is termed a policy side effect. On 01 April Poland’s non-means tested ‘500 Plus’ program was inaugurated, which pays 500 Zlotys (approx. €115) in child benefit per child per month to...

19 April 2016

News update as of 18 April 2016

United States/Volkswagen runs into difficulties with the United Auto Workers UAW union. In a decision handed down on 13 April, the National Labor Relations Board, in charge of supervising union...

18 April 2016

News update April 18, 2016

United States/Volkswagen runs into difficulties with the United Auto Workers UAW union. In a decision handed down on 13 April, the National Labor Relations Board, in charge of supervising union...

18 April 2016

Great Britain: trade unions declare their intentions for the Brexit referendum

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) along with the three largest unions (Unite, UNISON, GMB) have declared their intention to use their resources to back a ‘yes’ vote in the Britain’s 23 June...

15 April 2016

Solvay: a new Global Performance Sharing Program

On 04 March, Solvay signed an agreement with the company’s Solvay Global Forum (its global forum for social dialogue) over the 2016 budget and goals for the Global Performance Sharing Program. The...

14 April 2016

Hungary: the automotive industry has a manpower shortage and is under pressure to raise wages

Several recent social movements have brought a new situation in the Hungary’s automotive industry to light, namely, manpower shortages are pushing employers to raise salaries and cooperate further...

14 April 2016

Lufthansa: five Austrian, German, and Swiss trades union set up the DACH European aviation trade union alliance

In Vienna on 08 April, Austrian services union Vida, Germany’s cabin personnel union UFO and pilots union Cockpit, together with their Swiss equivalents Kapers (cabin personnel) and Aeropers...

13 April 2016

ENGIE: an interview with Henri Ducré, Executive Vice-President, in charge of Group Human Resources, on the European Social Agreement

For the HR head, the European Social Agreement signed on 08 April by Isabelle Kocher and Gérard Mestrallet (see our article n°8597), must, first and foremost, give employees confidence in the...

13 April 2016

Finland: 300 collective agreements to be signed before the end of May

On 29 February, union and employers agreed on a competitiveness pact (c.f. article No.9526) in a bid to boost Finland’s competitiveness. This government approved agreement served to calm tensions...

12 April 2016

ENGIE: signature of a European Agreement to safeguard workers’ employability as the group undergoes its business transformation

On 08 April, the energy group together with three European union federations - IndustriALL Europe, EPSU (European Public Services Union and the EFBW (European Federation of Building and...

11 April 2016

ENGIE: interview with Sylvain Lefebvre, IndustriALL Europe Deputy General Secretary, negotiator of the European Labour Relations Agreement

On 08 April the French energy group together with three European union federations (IndustriALL Europe, EPSU, and EFBW) concluded a "European Labour Relations Agreement" that focused on...

11 April 2016

Belgium: government agreement over budget and reforms to working time

The government’s 2016 budget was presented on Saturday 09 April under the heading ‘a responsible budget in line with European commitments’ and marks a step on the road to improving the structural...

11 April 2016

Argentina: national banking strike after sector agreement negotiations get stuck

Argentina’s joint banking sector negotiations have hit their first snag. Following weeks of efficient negotiations, which have confirmed the short-term wage rise model, (c.f. article No. 9545 and...

11 April 2016

General Electric: European mobilisation effort to keep jobs and protest deindustrialization

On 08 April, the European union federation, IndustriALL Europe, coordinated its trade union bodies with membership within General Electric to undertake a European Action Day taking place...

8 April 2016

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