Labour relations

On Wednesday September 10, 2014 the social partners in the chemical sector presented an initiative called “healthy work under good conditions in the chemical sector”. The initiative forms part of...

12 September 2014

Chile: unions put pressure on the government to remove the Labor Code, left-over from the Pinochet era

On September 4, 2014, 44 years to the day after the victory of Salvador Allende during the presidential elections, the main confederation of Chilean unions the CUT called for a demonstration...

12 September 2014

Brazil: the government recognizes five central organizations as representative trade unions

At the end of the annual meeting in July 2014, the Minister for Labor and Employment recognized five representative central trade unions. The five in order of importance are: the Unified Workers...

12 September 2014

Denmark: the two main union confederations -LO and FTF – are studying a possible merger

In an historic meeting on September 9, 2014, the LO (The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions) and the FTF (the Confederation of Professionals in Denmark) agreed on unprecedented cooperation so as...

11 September 2014

Germany: the slow decline in apprenticeships continues (DGB report)

Each year the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) presents an annual report on the state of apprenticeships in the country. Whilst 71.4% of those questioned are satisfied with their...

11 September 2014

Portugal: social negotiations resume with demands for a rise in the minimum wage

The Portuguese social partners are starting negotiations on raising the national minimum wage with the government is looking to raise the level as of January 1, 2015. However unions are looking...

11 September 2014

United States: difficult negotiations in Schneider Electric over the move to a pension plan that does not guarantee final pension amounts

The tendency to move from defined benefit pensions plans towards defined contribution plans which do not guarantee final pension amounts is being driven by the onerous costs of such plans to...

10 September 2014

Sweden: Volvo Cars implements a new agreement on working time flexibility

Volvo Personvagnar (Volvo Cars) is Sweden’s primary automobile constructor. Since 2010 the company has been owned by the Chinese group Geely (Zhejiang Geely Holding Group). During production of...

9 September 2014

Great Britain: union campaigns for pay rises continue

Union campaigns for higher pay rises are continuing well beyond the summer as traditional pay settlement date have not been met and the fruits of renewed economic growth is not filtering through...

8 September 2014

Indosat: a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) is signed with UNI Global Union

At the end of August 2014, UNI Global, the global union federation for skills and services signed a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with the Indonesian company Indosat. This marks its 53rd GFA...

8 September 2014

Italy: the government reduces by half the number of union prerogatives in the state public administration

The revision to “union privileges” which reduces by 50% the number of paid hours devoted to union activities and union secondments came into effect on September 1, 2014. This measure forms part of...

5 September 2014

Tunisia: German company Knauf opens a new training center enhancing the attractiveness of the gypsum related profession

In Tunisia on September 2, 2014 the German group Knauf, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of building materials, opened its second training center. The result of a public/private finance...

4 September 2014

Germany: 6 months before the minimum wage comes into force, its effects are already being felt

The introduction of the minimum wage was voted at the start of July 2014 and is to be implemented from January 1, 2015. The policy comes with a 2 year phasing in period beyond which time no sector...

3 September 2014

Great Britain: implications of Scottish independence for employment and industrial relations assessed

The forthcoming referendum on whether Scotland should break away from Britain raises the prospect of changes in employment and industrial relations. The greatest prospect for change arises as an...

2 September 2014

Italy: Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA has reached agreement with unions over management of the 2013-2017 restructuring plan

On August 7, 2014 Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA and the unions: Dircredito, Fabi, Fiba, Fisac, Sinfub, Ugl credito and Uilca, signed a double agreement for the 2013-2017 restructuring plan...

2 September 2014

France: the summary applications judge is not competent to assess the regularity of the appointment of the representative of the central management of a non-European group

The summary application brought by Uni Europa, CGT and Unite against Manpower, aiming to prove that Manpower France is the representative of the American temporary work group in Europe, in order...

31 July 2014

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