Labour relations

On 10 April 2024, the chemical company, which has 4,000 employees, and the trade unions signed a teleworking agreement, renewing that signed in 2021. While the weekly frequency of a maximum of two...

29 May 2024

EU: banking sector social partners sign joint declaration on artificial intelligence

On 14 May, three banking sector employer federations (EBF, ESBG and EACB) and the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance signed a joint declaration on aspects relating to the use of artificial...

14 May 2024

France: Engie Green signs an agreement to encourage employee commitment on the environment

Engie Green, a subsidiary of the French energy group specialising in the development of renewable energy projects (600 employees), signed an agreement on 12 March dedicated to the ecological...

7 May 2024

United Kingdom: Amazon could be forced to recognise the GMB union

Having traditionally been opposed to union representation among its employees, US e-commerce giant Amazon may be forced to negotiate with the GMB union in the UK, following a decision by the...

3 May 2024

Germany: the headache of corporate initiatives against the far right

In the highly regulated world of Germany's social market economy, companies have generally avoided taking political positions externally and, even more so, internally. But the strong rise of the...

29 April 2024

South Korea: Samsung invites executives to work six days a week

Prompted by worse-than-expected financial results, South Korean electronics giant Samsung is asking executives at its subsidiaries to come and work on Saturdays or Sundays to "overcome" the...

26 April 2024

EU: platform workers directive gets green light from Parliament

At its plenary session on 24 April, the European Parliament approved the draft directive creating a presumption of salaried status for workers on digital platforms, who are deemed falsely...

25 April 2024

France: step towards creation of a universal time savings account

On 23 April, the Union des Entreprises de Proximité (U2P), the minority employers' organisation representing very small businesses and craftsmen, and the trade unions – CFDT, CFTC, CGT and FO –...

23 April 2024

EU: road transport social partners make commitment on rights of third-country workers

With a joint declaration published on 19 April, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) have signed up to a series of commitments to...

22 April 2024

United States: historic victory for the UAW at Volkswagen in the South

On 19 April, the United Auto Workers (UAW) achieved a historic victory in the Southern United States by winning the membership of 5,500 employees at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee...

22 April 2024

France: joint negotiations on universal time savings account (CETU) and professional retraining

At the initiative of the U2P, the employers' organisation representing very small businesses and craft trades, the trade unions – CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC and CFTC – are once again meeting to...

16 April 2024

Italy: generational renewal agreement penned at BNP Paribas subsidiary

The agreement signed on 9 April by BNL-BNP Paribas, the Italian subsidiary of the French banking group, and all the unions in the banking sector provides for 908 voluntary early retirements and...

15 April 2024

France: Publicis regulates teleworking without rolling back this right

Publicis chief executive Arthur Sadoun signalled a return to the office for the communications group's staff in statements to the media in autumn last year, however the firm struck an agreement in...

11 April 2024

France: negotiations on keeping older workers in employment fail

Negotiations initiated by the social partners at the request of the government to accompany the recent increase in the legal retirement age and to prevent burn-out have ended in failure. The...

10 April 2024

France: Engie hands staff a €500 sustainable mobility package

Under an agreement signed on 29 March 2024, Engie SA is granting €500 a year to its employees so they can make regular use of bicycles (including electric and self-service) or carpooling...

10 April 2024

United Kingdom: carer’s leave allowance takes effect

The Carer’s Leave Act 2023 came into force on 6 April. Employees are now entitled to one week’s unpaid leave a year to look after a “dependant” who is disabled or whose...

9 April 2024

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