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Germany: wage increases for 2009 will reach an average of 3% for 12 million employees
he Institute of Economic and Social Studies (WSI) of the Hans-Böckler foundation announced that collective agreements negotiated in 2009 will lead to average wage increases of 3%. Given the...
16 July 2009
United States: American unionism undergoing radical transformation
More union members in services. “Unions fought and objected as much as they could” explained Gibb Surette, legal delegate for the powerful United Auto Workers (UAW), adding that “many sectors...
16 July 2009
Company: Eurofound’s report on international and European framework agreements
framework agreements on industrial relations ? A report published on June 5, 2009 by the European foundation for the improvement of like and working conditions (Dublin) draws up the balance sheet...
15 July 2009
United States: greatness and decline of American unionism
American unions have been declining, their total size going from 35 to 12.4%. This can be explained by several external factors (political will to decrease their influence, industrial decline)...
15 July 2009
Spain: Andalusian unions denounce frozen negotiations for the renewal of 80% of the region’s collective agreements
s, UGT and Workers’ Commissions (CCOO), are protesting against the attitude of employers’ organizations which refuse to bargain for the renewal of collective agreements, and against...
15 July 2009
Denmark: SAS airlines breaks off negotiations on a new wage cutting plan
an Airlines System (SAS) announced, on Monday, July 6, a halt to the negotiations on a new wage cut after the first one in January. Norwegian and Swedish unions accepted it provided that the 39...
10 July 2009
France: key measures of the interprofessional agreement on “managing the consequences of the economic crisis on employment”
rs agreed on a series of extraordinary measures – with short-time working as a centerpiece – aimed at downplaying the social impact of the crisis. (Ref. 090722) Improving short-time...
10 July 2009
Netherlands: department store staff deprived of pay raise to save jobs
ment of the V&D Dutch department store individually asked its 11,500 employees to voluntarily give up the 3.3% pay raise provided for in the collective agreement, proposing that it be...
9 July 2009
ArcelorMittal: final European framework agreement on anticipating change
Save jobs and ArcelorMittal’s future. The agreement starts with a commitment linked to the current worries of the company’s employees. “ArcelorMittal intends to preserve all the tools and plants...
9 July 2009
British Airways: management to inform and consult EWC for national measures
on on June 30, the British airline’s staff and management representatives signed a declaration of principles on consultation and information for national restructuring measures. The...
8 July 2009
Italy: collective agreements may be renewed via separate agreements
ns to renew national collective agreements (CCN), which follows the union break caused by the reform of the conventional system, started with the presentation of separate platforms in electricity...
8 July 2009
Spain: government tries to complete agreement on the reform of the labor market with the social partners
inst the clock and trying to revive social dialog by organizing bilateral meetings with employers and unions. It proposed measures which should please both parties…without success. The...
8 July 2009
Business: is teleworking bad for productivity?
technologies, remote work and networks increasingly influence labor organization, Alex “Sandy” Pentland, Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) presented his...
7 July 2009
Netherlands: energy social partners sign temporary collective agreement awaiting more visibility
loyers’ organizations in the energy sector concluded a new collective agreement for a temporary period of ten months because of the crisis. They are also waiting for the results of a study...
7 July 2009
Germany: IG-Metall union calls for better regulation of agency work
00 agency workers lost their job since the crisis began in steel, textile and wood, the IG-Metall metalworkers’ union urged the government, on July 1, 2009, to take measures to limit the...
6 July 2009
Belgium: employers stir up heated debate on pension reform
Base pensions on life expectancy. Inversely, life expectancy has been increasing since the 1970s. “In 1975, people lived, in average, until 75; now they live until 85” explained Klaas Soens...
6 July 2009
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Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Germany: legal battle at Tesla ahead of works council election
The Frankfurt/Oder labour court has postponed a mid-November hearing in the case between the IG Metall union and Michaela Schmitz, employee representative and head of the works council at the...
28 October 2025
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Carrefour and UNI Global Union renew global agreement on promoting social dialogue and diversity
On 17 October, Carrefour, one of the world’s largest retailers, with nearly 500,000 employees worldwide, and global union federation UNI Global Union renewed their global agreement on...
3 November 2025