Labour relations

The trade union backed Hans Böckler Foundation argues that if you want to see the future of the world of work then you need just to look into the content of the most recent company agreements...

25 May 2016

Great Britain: seven out of ten labor disputes are settled without going to court

Two years after the introduction of the mandatory ‘Early Conciliation’ system, under which one of the parties in a dispute must contact Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) before...

25 May 2016

e-learning course on European industrial relations now available

In partnership with Planet Labor the association Dialogues has launched an e-learning course on industrial relations systems in Europe. The course targets EWC members and managers and is now...

24 May 2016

Norway: an agreement marks the hospitality sector’s determination to take on a different dimension

Started on 24 April, strike action in the hospitality sector finally came to a close with an agreement between the employers’ confederation, NHO, and employers in tourism (NHO Reiseliv) on the one...

24 May 2016

Belgium: unions mobilize against social policies and working time reforms

Today on 24 May the ‘united front’ of the FGTB, CSC and CGSLB unions organized both a demonstration in Brussels and strike action impacting the transport system, public services and several...

24 May 2016

Spain: union division at Michelin in Basque city of Vitoria complicates implementation of the group’s new collective agreement

Due to the absence of agreement by the majority unions, Michelin’s new collective agreement will only come into force in a limited way at the group’s factory in Vitoria, at the heart of the Basque...

23 May 2016

Hungary: agreement between auto parts maker Autoliv, an indicator of manpower shortage in auto sector

On 07 April, shortly after Audi (Gyor) struck its agreement (c.f. article No. 9608) Autoliv, Europe’s main seat-belt maker, signed an agreement securing a 10% wage rise for production workers. ...

23 May 2016

Italy: new national collective agreement signed for the banking sector

On 16 April, following a period of difficult negotiations that were punctuated by threats of the talks being called off completely, as well as work stoppages and strike action that had garnered...

23 May 2016

Germany: Volkswagen workers secure a 4.8% wage rise as well as a new agreement on early retirement

In spite of the emissions scandal and massive financial penalties looming over the German automaker, the metals union IG Metall succeeded in securing a new ‘in house Volkswagen agreement’. In...

20 May 2016

Austria: the slowdown in the pace of pay rises continues

The major collective agreements that have been renegotiated since the start of 2016 confirm a trend that started several years ago. Pay rises are getting increasingly smaller. At the start of the...

20 May 2016

Helvetia: the Swiss insurance company has signed a minimum standards agreement with its EWC

On 2nd December 2015 , the group, which employs some 7,000 across Europe (including Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain), signed an agreement with its European Works Council...

20 May 2016

South Korea: employees to sit on the management board of 15 public bodies in Seoul

Going forward, one or two employees will be designated as members of the management boards in fifteen public bodies*. Announced last week by the mayor of country’s capital, the proposal draws on...

20 May 2016

Italy: final agreement for apprenticeships

On 18 May, Italy’s employers’ body, Confinindustria, together with the unions, Cgil, Cisl, and Uil signed a final agreement that sets rules over apprentice remuneration, which is a new provision...

19 May 2016

Germany: the DGB launches the MB-ix index to assess the relationship between co-determination and company sustainability

On 12 and 13 May during a conference on the future of co-determination jointly organized by the Hans Böckler Foundation and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, the Confederation of German Trade...

18 May 2016

Germany: wage agreement secured for 785,000 building and construction workers

As Wednesday 18 May dawned, and following long drawn-out negotiations, the German building and construction union, the IG BAU, announced that it had secured a wage agreement with the sector’s main...

18 May 2016

Italy: agreement signed to manage upcoming changes at AXA Italia

Following a year of negotiations, on 03 May unions and management signed an agreement that intends to safeguard jobs and skills during AXA Italia’s upcoming restructuring and reorganization. The...

16 May 2016

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