Labour relations

On November 14, IndustriAll Europe, manufacturing union, signed its first European agreement with a German company, namely ThyssenKrupp Elevator. This agreement confirms the key role played by...

22 November 2012

Italy: textile and footwear unions sign unitary platform renewing national collective agreement

On November 15, the Femca-Cisl, Filctem-CGIL and Uilta-Uil unions approved the unitary platform renewing the national collective agreement in textile, clothing and footwear (over 500,000...

21 November 2012

Portugal: social partners launch negotiations on the introduction of a duodecimal bonus system

The Portuguese government promised unions and employers a bargaining round for the application of the duodecimal system for bonuses given in the private sectors (i.e. over two years). The social...

21 November 2012

Belgium: pay freeze in 2013 and 2014 without questioning the indexation on inflation

The government run by socialist Elio Di Rupo reached an agreement on the draft 2013 budget providing for a pay freeze in the country, which will not affect average and low wages and minimum wage...

20 November 2012

Germany: Verdi starts another war against T-Mobile USA (Deutsche Telekom), accused of “psychological terror” against employees trying to join a union

The Verdi services union is going on the offensive again denouncing the "primary antiunion" attitude of T-Mobile USA's management since the company was created in 2001. Based on a recent internal...

20 November 2012

Sweden: guaranteed hourly pay for agency workers

After 7 months bargaining, an agreement was finally reached for the 60,000 agency workers on October 17. signed between LO (landsorganisationen, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation) and Almega...

20 November 2012

Italy: social partners reach agreement on the “Productivity Pact” requested by Monti

Towards a decentralized conventional system. After the separate agreement reforming the collective bargaining system was signed on January 22, 2008 (see our dispatch No. 090080) and the...

19 November 2012

Sweden: to get round unions’ veto on signing crisis agreements, businesses negotiate amendments to the labor contract directly with their employees

The case of Parker Hannifin in Trollhättan. Created in 1918, Parker Hannifin Corporation is the global leader in motion and control technologies, employing 60,000 people around the world – 1,200...

19 November 2012

ZF Friedrichshafen: IG-Metall union and car part maker fight over the implementation of the company’s international framework agreement

On October 5, ZF Friedrichshafen, one of the world leaders in ground transmission and liaison systems, signed with union and employee representatives an international framework agreement (IFA) on...

19 November 2012

Corporate practices: BMW launches TaLENT, a more flexible training scheme focusing on the talents identified among apprentices

Demographic ageing, production changes - harder to plan than they used to be - and quick technological change are forcing businesses to come up with new HR management and training policies. In...

19 November 2012

Denmark: FTF union confederation congress banks on cooperation

Funktionærernes og Tjenestemændenes Fællesrad (FTF), the second largest union in the country, organized its congress on November 14-15 in Copenhagen with the slogan "Together for Society." The...

19 November 2012

Germany: Lufthansa’s aircrew get wage increase and employment guarantee in return for flexible working hours

After months fighting, including three days of strike, Lufthansa, the German airline, and the Ufo aircrew union announced, on November 13, that they had signed a collective agreement based on a...

14 November 2012

HP: European trade union coordination to help employee representatives stay in touch after EWC is terminated

tatives terminated the anticipation agreement establishing a European Works Council. Before a new agreement is signed, the EWC will be governed by the 2009 regulations – more advantageous...

14 November 2012

Italy: two framework agreements improve employment protection in the electric power industry

In October, the trade unions in the electric power industry (Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl and Uilcem-Uil) signed two framework agreements, one with E.ON (Germany) and the other with Edison (from EDF...

13 November 2012

Germany: unions criticize the liberalization of the long-distance bus market on January 1, 2013

Starting on January 1, 2013, the German bus industry will be rejuvenated. On November 2, the Bundesrat (the Upper House representing the Lander) adopted an amendment to the Passenger Transport Act...

12 November 2012

International: supply chains targeted by new international union cooperation

Uni Global, IndustriALL and the ITF - the international union federations of services, manufacturing and transportation - decided, on October 25, to set up a strategic supply chain alliance. The...

12 November 2012

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