Labour relations

It’s a historical process: LO and FTF approved, last week, a joint document on Union Challenges by 2020, which will serve as the foundation for debates involving all the members of the two...

6 November 2013

Italy: first company agreement for Apple Stores

On October 29, Apple signed its first company agreement with the Filcams-CGIL, Fisascat-Cisl and Uiltucs-Uil unions for the approximately 1,300 workers of its 14 Apples Stores in Italy. Signed...

6 November 2013

Great Britain: unions reject businesses’ payout offer in the construction blacklisting case

Details of the proposals to compensate blacklisted workers in the construction industry have emerged. Eight construction companies (Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Costain, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, Sir...

6 November 2013

Germany: burned by the “Mainz station debacle,” the Deutsche Bahn is doing an in-depth review of staff planning in its 330 firms, with the support of its WCs

Learning from the “Mainz station debacle” (where rail traffic was seriously disturbed this summer because there were not enough employees), the German railway, Deutsche Bahn (DB) announced, on...

5 November 2013

Great Britain: employers staunchly opposed to leaving the EU

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) once again asked to maintain the country in the EU, which it claims provides 4-5 percent of annual GDP. This positioning looks like a campaign when...

5 November 2013

Romania: government banks on the fight against illegal labor to cut its budgetary gap

In the middle of its search for fiscal revenues to fill its deficit, the center-left Romanian government is looking for solutions to combat illegal labor, which recent estimates say robs the State...

5 November 2013

Great Britain: Living Wage Foundation raises living wage to £7.65 (£8.80 in London)

The ‘living wage’ has been increased by 20 and 25 pence respectively an hour so that it now stands at £7.65 (€8.57) outside London and £8.80 (€10.40) in London. The higher increase (as well as...

4 November 2013

Finland: sectoral agreements in line with the general pay deal of August 30

The agreement for “Growth and Employment” of August 30, developed by the social partners, provided for an 8-week period to sign, period to sign, on this basis, enough sectoral agreements in the...

4 November 2013

China: debates over the increase in retirement age

By suggesting, last September, that retirement should be increased, Dai Xiangiong, chairman of the board of the Chinese social security fund, sparked off a debate on the internet, showing a wide...

31 October 2013

Germany: because of the erosion of employers’ organizations and the crisis of the collective agreements’ system, unions call on the future government to step in to stabilize the German model

In theory, it’s a paradox. On the one hand, in Germany, the “social partnership” has been renewed since the 2008/09 crisis, overcome with WCs and unions’ active support, and employers keep...

31 October 2013

United States: UAW enters another Faurecia plant in the South

After Cottondale, Alabama, the United Auto Workers have organized another factory of the French auto supplier, Faurecia, in the south of the US: Louisville, Kentucky, where collecting cards was...

30 October 2013

China: reforming holidays is hard

Since 2000, Chinese workers have fixed national holidays, mostly during what is known as the “golden weeks.” Initially adopted to boost consumption after the Asian bubble burst, this system is...

30 October 2013

Italy: for its 2nd year, the “Corporate Security” award evaluates Italian firms’ commitment to security

Organized by the Confindustria employers’ organization and by the Inail (industrial accidents insurance) to promote the development of the security culture and best practices in this area, the...

30 October 2013

United States: Boeing hesitates between the south with no unions and Washington State to build the 777x

To assemble the new version of its 777, the American manufacturer is hesitating between several sites: Everett, near Seattle, its historical, unionized plant, or Charleston, the new non-unionized...

30 October 2013

Canada: Unifor, a new type of union that represents active workers and the unemployed

On August 31, 2013, at a Founding Convention in Toronto, Canada, Unifor became the largest union organization in the private sector. It is the result of a merger between Canadian Auto Workers...

29 October 2013

Great Britain: employers at the center of the apprenticeship reform revealed by Cameron

The government presented its apprenticeship reform, which should come into force by the end of 2014. This review plans to put employers at the center of this path, which will now last at least a...

29 October 2013

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