Labour relations

A consequence of the crisis in the auto industry in Latin America, the American carmaker is thinking about suspending production for 1 day a week until December. Workers won the trial of strength...

9 June 2014

Great Britain: Unite tries to regain its health after the Ineos defeat by preparing a long dispute against SCA Logistics on the use of zero-hours contrcts

After a 2-day strike last month against the introduction of zero hour contracts, Unite members at SCA Logistics at Tilbury docks have begun an 11-day strike to continue their battle. The fear of...

6 June 2014

Denmark: deal to keep a Danish Crown slaughter factory from closing by creating an investment firm where workers will send part of their salary

To rescue Danish Crown’s slaughterhouse in Rønne, on Bornholm island, an investment company will be created: for 5 years, employees will send 3.5 percent of their salary – an investment they can...

5 June 2014

Spain: employers’ organizations are trying to lower collective agreements, even in sectors that are doing well

For 2 years, all collective agreements that are renegotiated lower the advantages provided for in the previous agreements. The difficult ongoing negotiations for the collective agreement in the...

5 June 2014

Germany: about only 50 percent of employees work in a company covered by a sectoral collective agreement

According to a survey released on June 2 by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), the erosion of the collective agreements system, which started in the mid-90s, continues in Germany. In...

5 June 2014

Germany: businesses are paying more and more attention to diversity

Round tables, short films, exhibitions, information stands, “cross-cultural” menus… For the “Second German Diversity Day,” which took place on June 3 across the country, more than 300 businesses...

4 June 2014

Manpower: Rachid Brihi, lawyer at the Grumbach et Associés law firm, tells us, “Uni Europa, CGT and Unite sue Manpower for obstruction of establishment of a European Works Council”

“We’ve pressed charges against Manpower France to demand the establishment of an EWC by virtue of the subsidiary provisions included in the French Labor Code,” Rachid Brihi, lawyer at the Grumbach...

4 June 2014

Netherlands: for the third time in a row, cleaning workers mobilize to improve their collective agreements

The trade unions FNV Bondgenoten and CNV Vakmensen reached an agreement with the employers’ organisation OSB (Ondernemerorganisatie Schoonmaak en Bedrijfsdiensten - Employers organisation for...

3 June 2014

Ukraine: the political crisis’ impact on the labor market

Ukraine, about to go bankrupt, needs to reform its economy in depth. Growth will be negative in 2014 - 6.5 percent according to the latest forecasts released by the International Center for...

3 June 2014

Portugal: government to launch social dialogue on reducing the duration of collective agreements and exception clauses in case of economic difficulties

The government would like to bring the duration of collective agreements from 5 down to 2 years. Social dialogue is going to start on the subject. Besides, the suspension of collective...

2 June 2014

Netherlands: social plan disputed at Philip Morris

It is definitely one of the most significant plant closures in the country for these past few years. On April 4, 2014, Philip Morris, the tobacco firm, announced the closing of its factory in...

2 June 2014

Cambodia: facing unstable social situation, international clothing brands are lobbying the government into improving working conditions

International textile brands and firms are lobbying the Cambodian government into bringing stability back in the sector and ensure products are delivered whereas, since last December, workers have...

2 June 2014

Spain: unions denounce penal offensive against the right to strike

The UGT and CCOO unions are mobilizing against the 49 proceedings started against 147 union officials who took part in picket lines. They view this as concerted action from the public prosecution...

28 May 2014

Brazil: union funding suspected of feeding the creation of ‘ghost’ unions

Brazilian union funding is being questioned after the Ministry of Labor cleared out several ghost unions at the end of February. Hundreds of organizations are suspected of being created in order...

28 May 2014

Spain: since the last labor market reform, unions’ conflict strategies in case of layoffs are increasingly risky

Unions are disarmed by the labor law reform. That’s what comes out of the two social conflicts with the most media coverage these past few months. One is between workers and management at...

27 May 2014

Balkans: labor law changes in a difficult economic and social situation

Recent months have been full of news in terms of workers’ rights in the Balkan area. The different reform mostly aim to make these formerly collective economies more competitive by making labor...

27 May 2014

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