Labour relations

A charm offensive to win votes? Mothers groups are nonetheless unconvinced by these announcements and numbers. Laura Perrins, from the campaign group Mothers at Home Matter said “If paid work is...

23 October 2014

Mexico: launch of an automotive related training program in partnership with Japan

Starting in 2015, four Mexican educational institutions will offer courses to train technicians and raise awareness of the Japanese work philosophy.

23 October 2014

Germany: after massive strike action by pilots and train drivers, Angela Merkel advocates a “single trade union” bill

Two days of train drivers’ strikes at Deutsche Bahn had barely come to a close at dawn on October 20 when a new 35-hour strike started up at Lufthansa called for by the pilots union Cockpit...

21 October 2014

Denmark: government presented draft law on the establishment of employee investment companies

On October 8, Henrik Sass Larsen, the Minister for Business and Growth presented a draft law on employee investment companies (medarbejderinvesteringsselskab: MS), which allows businesses in need...

21 October 2014

Sweden: employee representation on the Board of Directors is an underutilized prerogative

Unions have this right but they don’t use it. This is how the message from the PTK (Swedish Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services grouping 25 unions) and Styrelseakademien (a...

21 October 2014

Corporate Practice: Daimler calls its pensioners back into service for special missions.

In Daimler they are called the ‘Space Cowboys’. Like with the Clint Eastwood film where 4 elderly retired astronauts are called back into service for a crucial mission (to save the earth)...

21 October 2014

Great Britain: the government not budging despite widespread historic unrest over salaries

Tens of thousands of British marchers hit the streets of London on Saturday October 18, answering a call to march by the TUC in a demand for higher wages. This unprecedented workers pressure...

20 October 2014

Germany: 2015/2016 collective bargaining schedules

In 2015 German social partners will renegotiate salaries and collective agreements that will impact approximately 11 million workers. These are much awaited by the metal, automotive and...

17 October 2014

Great Britain: Bruce Carr delivers his report on industrial disputes

The Carr Review, subtitled ‘An independent review of the law governing industrial disputes’, has published its findings. The review was carried out by senior employment lawyer, Bruce Carr, after...

16 October 2014

United States: Silicon Valley, a new territory for the unions

After the Internet giant Google released data on its employment diversity that showed a predominance of white male workers (c.f. article No.8484) the question now is has this launched a new wave...

16 October 2014

Belgium: unions plan a general strike on December 15 to protest new government measures

On Wednesday October 15, the three main Belgian trade union organizations announced a series of actions from November 6, in protest over the new rightwing government’s policy program. The three...

16 October 2014

Salini Impregilo: signs an International Framework Agreement

The Italian Building, Construction and Public Works group, Salini Impregilo signed in conjunction with the national construction unions Feneal Uil, Filca Cisl, Fillea CGIL and the international...

15 October 2014

Italy: in the banking sector ‘welfare business’ is taking on more importance during collective negotiations on productivity

Following the economic recession and the public sector budget cuts, the banking sector ‘social bonus’ has become increasingly important. In 2014 more than 80% of the main Italian banking groups...

15 October 2014

EU: The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) strengthens its position on an optional legal framework for company transnational negotiations

In March the ETUC adopted a resolution endorsing an optional legal framework for company transnational negotiations. It hopes that defined legal frameworks will eliminate uncertainties and that...

14 October 2014

Italy: conflict escalates at the ThyssenKrupp plant in Terni

After last week’s negotiations failed over a new industrial plan for the ThyssenKrupp Accial Speciali Terni (AST-TK) site in Umbria, workers have started a week of strike action set to culminate...

14 October 2014

Netherlands: widespread use of wage cuts and demotions by HR departments and company leaders

An annual survey of 700 Dutch company leaders and HR departments covering HR policies, conducted by Berenschot in cooperation with the payroll services provider ADP, shows that employers continue...

13 October 2014

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