Labour relations

The 2012 global ‘Volkswagen temporary work Charter (c.f. article No. 120713) has brought about this Swedish national version. An agreement over flexibility and employing temporary workers...

2 June 2015

Solvay: signs a global profit-sharing agreement

On 01 June Solvay announced via press release that it had signed an agreement with Solvay Global Forum, its global social dialogue body, on the implementation of a profit-sharing plan based on the...

1 June 2015

UniCredit: signature of a joint declaration with the EWC on responsible selling

On May 27 management at UniCredit and its EWC signed a joint declaration setting out the fundamental principles of and the arrangements to put in place responsible selling practices. This move...

1 June 2015

Italy: unions negotiate changes to working time in moves to avoid massive redundancies in the retail sector

1,500 jobs will be saved in the Simply Market supermarket chain after an unprecedented agreement safeguarding jobs in return for changes to working time and a freeze on certain elements of...

1 June 2015

Turkey: Unexpected wave of strikes in automotive industry

Most people were surprised by the unexpected and spontaneous wave of strikes in the Turkish automotive industry in Bursa, Ankara, Sakarya and Kocaeli. Over 20,000 metal workers in Renault, Fiat...

1 June 2015

Great Britain : new Conservative government tightens up on thresholds for lawful strikes

The new Conservative government has made good on its election manifesto pledge to further tighten the regulations governing lawful strikes and industrial action. In the Queen’s Speech, it has laid...

29 May 2015

Germany: Deutsche Bahn and the rail union EVG have signed a new collective agreement covering 100,000 rail workers

A week after the GDL train drivers union open-ended strike was unexpectedly called off, the large rail union EVG (Eisenbahn- und Verkersgewerkschaft) together with management at Deutsche Bahn (DB)...

28 May 2015

Russia: ‘white collar’ unions are timidly surfacing

In Russia, service sector employee unions rarely have a voice. Employer pressure as well as fragmentation in the sector contribute to the more individual aspect of the sector. This sector enjoys...

28 May 2015

Great Britain: new Conservative government delivers upon its main manifesto commitments in Queen’s Speech

The new Conservative government has delivered upon the main pledges in its general election manifesto by laying out its legislative commitments for the coming session of Parliament in the Queen’s...

27 May 2015

Spain: UGT union prepares to reduce its structures in an effort to streamline

The UGT union has embarked upon a change in the make up of and a reduction in the size of its structure. Existing sectoral organizations will be merged into three major federations. The new UGT...

27 May 2015

Italy: opinion divided over Jobs Act’s effects and first employment numbers

Determined to produce rapid proof of the efficacy of the Jobs Act, on May 26 Italy’s Labor Department published employment data for April showing 48,000 new permanent employment contracts were...

27 May 2015

Italy: when the unions use collective bargaining to counter the effects of the Jobs Act

In just a few months at least three company agreements have been reworked as anti-Jobs Act ‘hybrid agreements’. The move is not sector specific. Novartis in the pharmaceuticals sector, Lucchini...

26 May 2015

AKKA: an agreement on workers’ involvement in the future SE

On March 30 management at the French engineering and technology advisory firm signed an agreement with a SNB that puts in place an EWC for the soon to be established SE. This is the third French...

25 May 2015

Sodexo: EWC and management sign an agreement on older workers

On March 04 2015, the French food services company together with its EWC signed an agreement on ‘older workers’. It now goes on to form an integral part of Sodexo’s diversity and inclusion policy...

25 May 2015

Spain: The CCOO union launches a web portal to help young Spanish emigrants find work in the hotels sector both in Spain and abroad

The EmigraJoven project aims to inform and advise young Spanish emigrants on how to get more training as well as on how to find work. The Services Federation of the CCOO is piloting this endeavor...

22 May 2015

Italy: thousands take to the streets in defense of their ‘statuto’ – Workers Charter

Yesterday on the 45th anniversary of Italy’s Workers Charter (statuto dei Lavoratori) the CGIL majority union mobilized thousands of workers to protest threats facing this ‘pillar’ of Italy’s...

21 May 2015

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