Labour relations

As announced with the 2013 budget, the British government has recently launched a national consultation on its plan to provide £50 million annually from 2014-15 to support the development of...

9 July 2013

Germany: real wages are down as the “pay gap” gets wider

On July 5, Destatis, the Federal Statistics Agency published a report on the evolution of pay in Germany between 2007 and 2012 and over the first 2013 quarter. Unlike what several banking analysts...

9 July 2013

Italy: annual report of the Commission monitoring application of the strike act in essential public services

The Commission monitoring application of the strike act in essential public services issued its 2012 activity report. Set up by Act No. 145/1990, this “independent administration” is made up of 8...

8 July 2013

Great Britain: after a peak in 2011, strike statistics for 2012 are at their lowest

In 2012, just 248,800 working days were not worked from 131 strikes, with 63 strikes in the public sector compared with 68 in the private sector, compared with 1,389,700 days not worked in 2011...

7 July 2013

Suez Environnement: new agreement sets up European Works Council

The approximately 70,000 European employees of Suez Environnement will no longer be represented by GDF Suez’s EWC on July 23. Following from its deconsolidation, the group operating in the field...

5 July 2013

Norway: outcome of bargaining in the oil industry

Negotiations are over between the Norsk Olje og Gass employers’ organization (oil and gas businesses) and the trade unions – SAFE (energy), Inustri Energi (energy industry) and Lederne (Norwegian...

5 July 2013

Renault: interview of Tristan Lormeau, Director Resources and Skills at Renault Group, on the international framework agreement signed by the French carmaker

On July 2, Renault, IndustriAll Global Union and the Global Group Council signed an international framework agreement on social, societal and environmental responsibility. Tristan Lormeau is...

4 July 2013

Great Britain: the battle continues between Royal Mail and CWU

In the continuing battle over the privatisation of the Royal Mail, the CWU communications workers' union has rejected an 8.6% pay rise over three years from the employer. The CWU accused Royal...

3 July 2013

Renault: global council and IndustriAll Global Union sign international framework agreement on social, societal and environmental responsibility

On July 2, Renault Group, Renault Group Committee (the international employee representation structure) and IndustriAll Global Union signed an international framework agreements, “Commit together...

2 July 2013

Spain: 1,374 collective agreements could expire soon

Collective agreements that haven’t been renegotiated for at least two years will no longer be valid on July 8, following the 2012 labor reform. Unions claim 1,374 agreements are concerned. ...

1 July 2013

Portugal: the unitary general strike against austerity was a success

The CGTP and UGT union joined forces on Thursday, June 27 for a 24-hour strike. They say this day of action was exceptional but the government says the country was not paralyzed. Unions demand a...

28 June 2013

Austria: framework agreement on working time cut with no pay cut for Austrian railroaders

On June 20, the management of the Austrian railway company (ÖBB) and the Vida services and transportation union signed a framework agreement reducing the workweek in the rail industry. Working...

28 June 2013

United States: Ford and United Auto Workers launch pilot to cut costs by monitoring chronic diseases better

The UAW’s retiree trust fund and the carmaker are launching a two-year pilot program in southeastern Michigan open to all workers and retirees in the group. The goal is to "bend the cost curve...

27 June 2013

Spain: Liberbank unions negotiate balanced effort for all employees to avoid suspending the activity of 30 percent of them

The Comfia-CCOO and FeS-UGT unions reached an agreement with the management of the banking group born after the merger of ailing regional savings banks. They lifted their strike notice, thus...

27 June 2013

Norway: new agreement in finance industry

On April 26, the LO Finans union and the Finans Norge employers’ organization reached an agreement on wage increases. The general increase is at least 0.6 percent on May 2013 within a general...

27 June 2013

Deutsche Bahn: social partners negotiate permanent profit-sharing system for all employees

Deutsche Bahn’s central WC confirmed to Planet Labor that the internal negotiations with representatives from the management, the central WC and the EWC had recently opened to come up with a...

27 June 2013

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