Labour relations

At a time when the ASEAN group of nations is looking to put an economic area in place by the end of 2015, the Thai government has designed a draft ASEAN agreement on the promotion and protection...

11 February 2015

Germany: unexpected problems in the transport sector over the minimum wage law that was designed to combat social dumping

Designed to combat social dumping and low wage, several provisions in Germany’s new minimum wage law are posing serious administrative problems for businesses and industries where, whether it be...

11 February 2015

China: the minimum wage is rising sharply in Shenzhen

Whilst the current public sector pension reforms are leading to overall salary rises in China’s administrative units, the city of Shenzhen, symbol for the ‘workshop of the world’ is also raising...

11 February 2015

Spain: the social partners to resolve the issue of reinstating the ‘ultraactividad’ (extension of validity of collective agreements beyond their expiry date) during the next inter-professional negotiations

Unions and business leaders are set to resolve an issue over the obligation or not to maintaining the working conditions set out in collective agreements beyond their expiry date and for the...

11 February 2015

Italy: social partners in the wood and furniture union have developed a code of conduct to combat harassment at work

The social partners in the wood and furniture sector have concluded a protocol on a code of conduct to combat sexual and moral harassment at work. This is the first such agreement in Italy at...

10 February 2015

Great Britain: UCATT the construction union tries out a training and skills partnership project with a Scottish company

The UCATT construction union has announced a new training partnership with a Motherwell-based window making company, Walker Profiles, and heralded it as a ‘unique’ partnership, which ensures that...

10 February 2015

Great Britain: first steps in a massive claim from zero-hours contract workers

More than 300 employees on zero-hours employment contract at the British sports outlet Sports Direct are ready to go to court against the retail group for non-payment of bonuses received by other...

6 February 2015

Denmark: unions are rolling out the heavy guns against Ryanair

Flights on March 26 from Ryanair’s new Copenhagen route risk being grounded. The Irish airline has refused to sign a collective agreement with the National Union of Service Employees...

6 February 2015

Luxemburg: the social partners and government together fixed an action plan for the upcoming months

On November 28, the Luxemburg government signed an agreement with the OGBL, LGCB and CGFP union organizations. Then on January 14 the government signed a second agreement, this time with the...

5 February 2015

France: a new leadership team for the CGT and its initial steps in getting the organization battle fit

At the close of its executive committee meeting held on February 3 and 4 the CGT now has a new confederation bureau and at its head replacing Thierry Lepaon will be Philippe Martinez, the former...

4 February 2015

France: an interview with Jean-Marie Pernot researcher at the Economic and Social Research Institute (IRES) on the crisis at the heart of the CGT

At the close of its executive committee meeting held on February 3 and 4 the CGT now has a new confederation bureau and at its head, replacing Thierry Lepaon, will be Philippe Martinez, the former...

4 February 2015

Barclays: launches the Barclays Europe Alliance and the Group’s EWC also signed its charter of responsibility

On January 27, Barclays EWC, also known as BGEF (Barclays Group European Forum), together with the banking group’s management signed a revised charter for a responsible bank throughout Europe. The...

4 February 2015

Greece: the government’s initial announcements prompt reaction from both unions and business leaders

This week saw a wave of announcements from radical leftwing Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras’s new government. Neither the unions nor business leaders have held back with their reactions.

3 February 2015

Italy: banking sector unions declare their strike action as an “enormous success”

On January 30 more than 90% of banking sector employees took part in a national banking strike. They were protesting the termination of their national banking collective agreement as of April 1...

2 February 2015

Belgium : unions split over wage rise agreement

With the exception of the FGTB socialist union, on January 30, all the social partners reached agreement over wages. According to the business leaders' bodies, the salary rise margin agreed...

2 February 2015

Telefónica: the global agreement is renewed between UNI Global Union and the Spanish unions CCOO and UGT

The Spanish telecommunications group has renewed and updated its global agreement on its code of conduct that includes UNO guiding principles and was originally signed by the unions in 2000. The...

2 February 2015

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3 December 2025

Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle

In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...

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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining

On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...

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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI

On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...

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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement

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The agreement reached between Asstel, the employers’ association for Italy’s telecommunications sector, and the SLC-Cgil, Fistel-Cisl and Uilcom unions centres on strengthening labour relations to...

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