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Germany: Franz Müntefering resigned from VP and Employment Secretary positions
Political clap of thunder in Berlin : the social-democrat Franz Müntefering, 67, announced, on November 13, 2007, that he would quit, as early as November, his double position of vice-president of...
14 November 2007
Italy: IBM Italia and unions around the negotiations’ table after the virtual strike
Union organisations are satisfied with the results of the virtual strike on Second Life (see our article No. 070805). On November 9, employees ratified the agreement bill concluded on October 26...
13 November 2007
Club Méditerranée: EWC wants better information-consultation
In a letter sent to Club Méditerranée's CEO - Henri Giscard d'Estaing - delegates from the group's European works council asked for better information-consultation when "villages" close for...
13 November 2007
Italy: Cisl to reform collective bargaining system by strengthening company level
Changing social and union relation system, extending staff representation, redefining union democracy rules but mostly reforming the collective bargaining system by strengthening company agreement...
12 November 2007
Italy: successful mobilisation of autonomous unions against Prodi government’s policy
Over two million employees (union source) mobilized for the "general and generalized strike" which took place on November 9. It was organized by autonomous unions against the July 23 protocol (see...
12 November 2007
Spain: employers’ organizations opposed to the schedule for the increase of the minimum wage agreed by government and unions
The Labour Department received, on Thursday, November 8, unions' proposition to increase the interprofessional minimum wage (SMI) to 81 Euros in 2012. This measure should be forwarded to the...
12 November 2007
Austria : 3.1% wage agreement in trade, special agreement for UEFA Euro 2008
Starting on January 1, 2008, the 500.000 employee in Austrian retailing will get a 3.1% wage increase. Social partners also signed a special agreement which enables, among other things, to work on...
12 November 2007
Germany: Berlin gets minimum wage
Berlin's Senate amended, on November 6, 2007, its law on public tender offers (Vergabegesetz). From now on, any company wishing to work for the Land will have to guarantee a 7.50 Euros gross...
8 November 2007
Belgium: report on the evolution of wage gaps with neighboring countries
The Central Economic Council – an organization where staff and union representatives sit – published a report on the evolution of wage costs, employment and training efforts. This annual report...
7 November 2007
Denmark: the union confederation LO’s annual congress elected a new chair to “return to their roots”
LO's 36th congress, which gathered 800 representatives in Copenhagen from October 28 to October 21, marks a "return to the roots" with the election of Harald Børsting, "tradition man", who won by...
7 November 2007
Germany: Berthold Huber replaces Jurgen Peters at the head of the metal sector union IG-Metall
As expected, the largest German union, IG Metall, will now be headed by two "reformists” (see our article No. 070720). Berthold Huber, 57, who was until now the union's second-in-command, was...
7 November 2007
Germany: IG-Metall union asks Continental for employment guaranties
As the takeover of the car manufacturer Siemens VDO by its competitor Continental approaches (it should be finalized at the end of the year), the IG Metall union sent a strong signal to...
5 November 2007
Germany: GDL to launch strike on freight lines
Important victory for the train drivers' union GDL : on November 2, 2007, the labour court of the Saxony Land allowed drivers to strike on all lines, including freight and national lines. In a new...
5 November 2007
Italy: metalworkers strongly mobilized for renewal of their national collective convention
The first national mobilization day, organized on October 30 by the metallurgy unions (Fim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil and Uilm-Uil) for the renewal of the sector's national collective agreement, was marked...
31 October 2007
Austria: the social partners in the iron and steel industry agree on a 3.5% wage increase with variable clauses
It was not until the third summit meeting and after 17 hours of negotiation between Erich Foglar, boss of the Metal-Textile- Food union (GMTN) and Hermann Haslauer, the employers’ representative...
31 October 2007
Gaz de France: the EWC demands a comprehensive information-consultation procedure
In a resolution adopted on October 26, 2007, members of Gaz de France's EWC consider that they have never been consulted on the merger between Suez and Gaz de France. They demand the expertise...
30 October 2007
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
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
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Employers’ representatives seek to limit the rights of works councils
The Employers' Federation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände - BDA) published a report at the end of September in which it proposes a...
8 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026