Labour relations

Twenty years after the law on occupation risk prevention, the CCOO and UGT unions are drawing attention to the rising number of work related accidents and together they have published a list of...

22 April 2015

Spain: technicians working in Telefónica’s subcontractor installation companies’ network go on strike in protest at deteriorating working conditions

Workers in businesses contracted to install and maintain Telefónica’s fiber optic network have rallied across the country in protest at “the constant deterioration” in working conditions. They...

20 April 2015

Germany: the big four industry unions sign a cooperation agreement aimed at keeping inter-union competition at bay

On April 15 the big four German industrial unions: IG Metall (Metals), IG BAU (Construction), IG BCE (Chemicals/Energy), and EVG (Rail) signed an agreement aimed at “better representing German...

20 April 2015

Renault: a new amendment to the agreement on the vehicle manufacturer’s EWC provides for a new SNB that will increase the EWC’s legitimacy

The amendment from March 24, 2015 aligns Renault’s 1995 voluntary agreement in anticipation of the implementation of the EWC and its subsequent various modifications with the requirements of the...

17 April 2015

Italy: Fiat Chrysler to pay out bonuses that are linked to financial results

"In recent years, FCA has had to deal with the historical remnants of a stale labor relations model which pitched capital against labor. Those days are finally over," said FCA chief Sergio...

17 April 2015

Greece: consultation process started between the Minister for Labor and the social partners

This Wednesday the Greek Minister for Labor Panos Skourletis commenced consultations with the social partners the aim of which is to present, by the end of the month, the radical left-wing’s...

17 April 2015

International: Société Générale’s and BNP Paribas’ global trade union alliances have defined their working frameworks

On April 14, 56 participants from 16 countries officially launched two global trade union alliances, one each for Société Générale and BNP Paribas. The meeting brought union leaders together from...

17 April 2015

Spain : the Supreme Court overturns Coca Cola’s redundancy plan for non respecting the right to strike

During the strike at the Fuenlabrada factory south of Madrid, the company had made up for production losses in the region by bringing in bottled drinks from outside. The Court have decided that...

16 April 2015

Great Britain: employers and unions work together towards ending use of zero hour contracts ahead of prospective legal change

A number of employers and unions have recently signed agreements to end the use of zero hour contracts. With zero hours contracts becoming an increasingly political ‘hot potato’ in the forthcoming...

15 April 2015

Germany: the slowdown in apprenticeships continues

During her presentation of the 2015 Vocational Training report in Berlin, the Minister for Education and Research, Johanna Wanka indicated that the apprenticeship market for youths was in slightly...

15 April 2015

Great-Britain : both main political parties (Conservatives, Labour) publish their full election manifestos

The Conservative and Labour parties have now published their full manifestos for fighting the 7 May general election on. These contain a host of measures on work, employment and industrial...

14 April 2015

Spain: national agreement signed for the hospitality sector

Unions in Spain’s hospitality sector, the CCOO-Servicios and UGT-SMC as well as the employers’ bodies CEHAT and FEHR have ratified their fifth national framework agreement for the hospitality...

14 April 2015

Dassault Systèmes: signature of an agreement on employee involvement in the European company (SE)

On April 10 the French software company specializing in 3D software design together with an expressly designated SNB signed an agreement on employee involvement in the future SE. The highly...

13 April 2015

United States: biggest ever mass rally demanding a generalized rise in low wages is set for April 15 (4/15)

The ‘Fight for $15’ movement focuses primarily on achieving a general rise in the lowest salaries to fifteen dollars (compared with the federal minimum of 7.25$). However the movement’s scope is...

10 April 2015

Brazil: a general strike in protest at the ‘outsourcing’ bill is set for April 15

Brazil’s main trade union center, CUT (La Central Unica dos Trabalhadores, Unified Workers' Central) has called for a general strike on April 15. This call comes after the House of Representatives...

10 April 2015

Germany: 100 days in and the country’s minimum wage has not caused the damage that some quarters had feared

Germany’s newly implemented minimum wage will pass the 100-day mark on April 10 2015. First reports for one of the country’s most debated reforms show that the economic catastrophe predicted by...

9 April 2015

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