Labour relations

For the first time the UK had to close its doors to non-European skilled workers earning under 155,000 GBP a year (214,000 €) because the maximum allowed number of working permits per month was...

16 June 2015

Germany: future reforms to interim work starting to make waves

The Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Andrea Nahles has kept up momentum with multiple announcements on the content of her reform to temporary work and services contracts due to be...

15 June 2015

Italy: tax break for productivity-linked pay unlikely to continue in 2015 due to lack of funds

Introduced back in 2008 with the dual goal of reducing fiscal pressure on workers salaries as well as promoting the conclusion of local collective agreements, the productivity-linked pay tax...

11 June 2015

UNI Europa the European federation for skills and service sets out its four-year action plan for the commerce sector

Delegates from 31 unions and 23 countries came together at the UNI Europa Commerce conference from June 01 – 03 to approve its four-year action plan. The main theme was the issue of how unions can...

11 June 2015

Austria: Postal workers to receive a 1.9% pay rise

The social partners at the Österreichische Post have awarded a 1.9% wage rise to all of its 24,000 workers. The minimum salary of recent hires (after 2009) and working in the network of agencies...

11 June 2015

Great Britain: employers and the GMB union sign a Charter on safety and skills in the shale gas sector in an aim to develop this source of energy

The GMB general union and the employers’ federation, UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) have signed what the union calls a ‘landmark agreement on shale gas’. The agreement takes the form of a joint...

11 June 2015

Veolia: EWC agreement renewed

On June 08, the French environmental services company renewed its EWC agreement. In it are laid out arrangements on how members of the EWC bureau can contribute to the group’s strategic direction...

10 June 2015

Italy: first foray for Italian companies into ‘brain sharing’

Openjobmetis, an Italian recruitment agency is first to try out temporary sharing of staff between companies. It is convinced that with open source and co-working human resource management will...

9 June 2015

Germany: indefinite strike action starting at Deutsche Post

Services trade union Verdi announced the start of indefinite strike action at Deutsche Post as of the afternoon of Monday June 08. The announcement comes after collective negotiations broke down...

8 June 2015

Germany: fracture lines between business and unions over flexibility and protection levels in the context of digitalization are clearly drawn

The Chancellor gathered the relevant social partners and Ministers together at the Meseberg Chateau (north of Berlin) for the 6th session on “discussions on the future”, focusing on the economy...

8 June 2015

Spain: Nissan Avila factory workers approve a competitiveness plan in the face of union disagreement.

The competitiveness plan includes increasing the amount of work as well as introducing a two-tier salary scale and in return the 130 redundancies demanded by management can be avoided. The UGT and...

8 June 2015

Italy: following “tough opposition” the confederation of autonomous unions (USB) adheres to the centralized agreement on union representation

After its tribunal challenge to the January 2104 agreement on union representation was rejected, and despite its continued opposition, the confederation of autonomous unions, the Unione Sindacale...

5 June 2015

Italy: workers from Alenia (Finmeccanica group) transferred to Atitech will benefit from a clause to safeguard employment for an indefinite period

On 28 May, following significant mobilisation, employees of Alenia Aermacchi approved the agreement, signed the previous day by trade unions, on the conditions for the transfer of their...

4 June 2015

Great Britain: unionisation on the rise in private sector

For the fourth consecutive year, British trade unions saw their private sector membership grow in 2014. All sectors considered, 6.4 million British employees were linked to a trade union last...

4 June 2015

Société Générale: signing of global agreement on fundamental rights and trade union freedom with UNI Global Union

On 3 June, the French banking company signed an international agreement on fundamental rights with the international trade union federation UNI. Société Générale has thus affirmed its commitment...

3 June 2015

Finland: government threatens drastic economic measures if unions and business leaders can’t agree on how to promote the country’s competitiveness

Traditionally the State takes on a somewhat discreet role during collective negotiations facilitating the conclusion of agreements by proposing changes in legislation so as to implement agreements...

3 June 2015

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