Labour relations

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

Argentina: workers in metals and retail win 27% pay rises

On May 19 and after four tense weeks, the annual negotiations in the four key sectors held by the Economics Ministry finally concluded in agreement. Pay rises for workers in the metals, retail...

21 May 2015

Great Britain: the Scottish Government announces two industrial relations measures

The Scottish Government has taken two steps which begin to open up a divergent path from that of how industrial relations are conducted elsewhere in Britain (especially in England). The first...

21 May 2015

Germany: indefinite strike in the rail sector sparks debate on the need to reform the right to strike

Up until the last minute, customers of the German rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) had hoped that the new strike by train drivers, announced on 18 May by the German Train Drivers’ Union (GDL)...

20 May 2015

Spain: Unions and employers ratify a pre-framework agreement on employment and collective bargaining that prioritizes quality work and strengthens collective bargaining

The agreement in principle on salary rises concluded on May 11 between representatives of both the unions and employers bodies has now freed the way for discussion on other topics in the...

19 May 2015

Dassault Systèmes: interview with Catherine Guillot, EMEA Senior Labor & Industrial Relations Specialist on an agreement over worker involvement in the future Societas Europaea (SE)

On April 10 the French 3D design software specialist signed an agreement over worker involvement in the future SE (c.f. article No. 9016). Catherine Guillot, EMEA industrial relations legal...

19 May 2015

Slovenia: Social Agreement 2015-2016

The social partners reached consensus on the content of the Social Agreement 2015-2016 that was recently published in the Official Gazette of the RS. The Social Agreement contains various goals...

19 May 2015

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