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Danske Bank: international framework agreement to guarantee workers’ rights
On September 9, 2008, the Baltic bank group Danske Bank, the International trade union federation UNI Global, its sectoral federation, UNI Finance, and six national trade unions (*) signed, in...
22 September 2008
Belgium: the CSC joins the FGTB for a day of action on October 6
After the mobilization call launched by the FGTB on September 16, 2008, the Christian trade union confederation (CSC) decided, on September 18, to join the FGTB's initiative to organize a day of...
22 September 2008
Germany: a study outlines the current structure of wage variations among senior executives
Wages 30% higher for the same type of job due to a remuneration variable or a progressive rise of quality criteria in the calculation of the variable appear among the factors indicated in a report...
18 September 2008
Germany: workers at Schaeffler discover the profitability of the group and demand profit-sharing and co-management
After the buyout of automobile parts supplier Continental by the family group Schaeffler, the workforce in this firm are demanding the same treatment as their new colleagues with active...
17 September 2008
Italy: 48 hours left to conclude an agreement on the fate of Alitalia’s staff
After a frenetic weekend after which the three trade union confederations CGIL, CISL, UIL and UGL found an agreement on the CAI's industrial plan, the pressure weighing on unions, especially the...
17 September 2008
Belgium: social comeback under the sign of the negotiations for the 2009-10 general multi-industry agreement
While the Social Partners will open, at the end of the year, the negotiations for the 2009-10 general multi-industry agreement, the social atmosphere is already tense with the call for strike...
17 September 2008
Mexico: Wal-Mart food coupons wage policy sanctioned
Mexican justice has inflicted a serious setback on the American chain Wal-Mart by condemning the illegal character of a clause forcing employees to spend part of their wages in its supermarkets...
17 September 2008
Gaz de France Suez: European representatives meet to improve GDF’s EWC agreement
The representatives of GDF's EWC and of Suez's IED (European Consultative Committee) will meet on September 17-19 during a joint seminar to prepare the negotiation on the EWC of the new group...
16 September 2008
Italy: Confindustria presented its national collective bargaining model to the trade unions
A three-year national collective agreement, more weight to the company level and a seven-month "union peace" during the bargaining for the renewal: these are the main elements of the reform of the...
15 September 2008
Great Britain: lackluster evaluation of the TUC annual conference
Over 700 unionists met in Brighton on September 8-11, 2008 for the 140th TUC annual conference. The different bills announced by the Brown government's Ministers, who followed each other at the...
15 September 2008
Spain: the government goes easy on the minimum wage increase
Pedro Solbes, Minister for Economic Affairs, announced that minimum interprofessional wages (SMI) would "increase slower than anticipated with different economic circumstances". The trade unions...
15 September 2008
Companies: benefits and disadvantages of EWCs
After analyzing the direct and indirect costs of a EWC (see our dispatch No. 080674), the study carried out by the GHK Consulting Firm at the request of the European Commission as part of the...
11 September 2008
Germany : IG-Metall about to publish a list of « black sheep » among temp agencies
Confronted with the upsurge of temp employees paid less than the permanent workforce, the Frankfurt section of IG-Metall (which covers four Länder- Hesse, Rheinland-Palatinate, Sarre and...
10 September 2008
Companies : actual costs of EWCs
Is it possible to give an accurate evaluation of the costs of a European Works Council ? The European Commission asked the GHK Consulting Firm to carry out a study on this topic in view of the...
10 September 2008
Spain: target 1.000 euros a month
The Spanish unions set as their objective, during the pending collective negotiations, that all employees receive 1.000 euros a month minimum. (Ref. 080673)
10 September 2008
HP: European trade unions demand re-skilling as an alternative to redundancies
Gathered on September 8 by the Union Network International (UNI) and by the European Metalworkers' federation (EMF), the trade unions of HewlettPackard (HP) expressed concern about the social...
9 September 2008
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In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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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France: generative AI and older workers central to BPCE’s skills management strategy
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