Labour relations

A new national equal opportunities committee and a new joint observatory on CSR, further social dialogue on these themes and more flexible hours, these are the key novelties contained in the...

30 April 2013

Spain: agreement for the renewal of the collective agreement in textile/garment

The Fitag-UGT and Fiteqa-CCOO unions and the Consejo Intertextil español (CIE) employers’ organization signed an agreement in principle renewing the collective agreement for the textile and...

30 April 2013

Germany: 5.7% increase over 26 months for Deutsche Post employees

After warning strikes were organized throughout the country, the Deutsche Post management and the Verdi services union reached an agreement, on Friday, April 26, on a 5.7% wage increase in 2013...

29 April 2013

Great Britain: long-term pay deals are back, especially in the private sector

The prevalence of the number of employers using long-term pay deals over the last six months confirms that in a period of relatively stable inflation this means of setting pay is undergoing...

26 April 2013

Italy: CGIL, Cisl and Uil unions sign unitary framework agreement on local productivity agreements with Confindustria

On April 24, the CGIL, Cisl and Uil union confederations and the Confidustria employers’ association signed an agreement defining the framework to conclude local agreement that apply the tax...

25 April 2013

Portugal: government presents growth recovery program

The government has presented seven priority axes to revive growth and employment in Portugal. The outline of the program was revealed after an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers. ...

25 April 2013

Spain: big telephone companies review their collective agreements

Telefónica, Vodafone and Ono have signed new collective agreements. The three texts follow the same scheme, maintaining employment and with a wage moderation policy where pay is linked with the...

24 April 2013

Italy: tourism employers suspend conventional wage increase and anger unions

Employers’ organizations in the tourism industry decided to suspend payment of the 3rd part of the wage increase provided for in the sector’s national collective agreement from April on. The...

24 April 2013

Faurecia banks on career development for employees with key positions to ensure business success

The French automotive group Faurecia decided to implement the “supervisors and UAP managers program” in 2010, as part of its Excellence System. Unlike a program aimed at “high potentials”, the...

23 April 2013

Italy: Finmeccanica signs agreement on new industrial relations system to better manage future restructurings and improve competitiveness

Finmeccanica, one of the largest industrial groups in Italy, is banking on social dialogue and the involvement of employee representatives to better manage restructurings in some units. This...

23 April 2013

Sweden: agreement in the construction industry tries to define chain of responsibility in cases of subcontracting

The parties said that the agreement signed on April 8, 2013 between Sveriges Byggindustrier, the Swedish Construction Federation, and Byggnads, the Swedish Building Workers’ Union was a...

23 April 2013

Spain: competitiveness agreement at Ford Almussafes

The management of Ford’s plant Almussafes, near Valencia, and the UGT and CCOO unions signed a five-year draft competitiveness agreement to help secure the group’s industrial future. The...

23 April 2013

Portugal: new leader for the General Workers’ Union (UGT) and maybe a tougher stance

The General Workers’ Union (UGT), the second largest union federation in Portugal, has chosen a new general secretary. Carlos Silva, 51, a banking executive, wants to revive debates on collective...

22 April 2013

Austria: 2.8-3/2% wage increase with “free time” option in electrical engineering

The social partners in the electronic and electrical engineering industries reached an understanding, on Friday, April 19, for a wage increase between 2.8 and 3.2% depending on the categories. ...

22 April 2013

Spain: new agreement reviews the general convention in the construction industry

The National Construction Federation (CNC) and the FECOMA.CCOO and MCA-UGT unions signed the partial revision of the sector’s general agreement, which provides for a 0.6% increase in pay scales in...

22 April 2013

Norway: 2013 general agreement provides for a 3.4% increase protecting the buying power of lowest-paid staff

A general agreement was concluded after tense negotiations because of the mediators. Signed between LO (Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions) and its counterpart on employers’ side, NHO...

22 April 2013

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