Labour relations

Talks over a cross-industry framework agreement on telework - or remote working - in France finally reached a conclusion on Thursday 26 November, after a process sped up by the lockdown and the...

27 November 2020

Germany: trade unions are looking into their own digitalization

Germany's first trade union ‘hackathon’, called UnionHack, was held online on 20 and 21 November. UnionHack brought together hackers, IT developers and digital designers for a ‘programming...

25 November 2020

Italy: framework agreement at DHL Express defining salaries and working conditions in subcontracting activities

On 19 November, management at DHL Express Italy together with the Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl and Uiltrasporti trade unions signed a national framework agreement that aims to regulate abusive recourse to...

24 November 2020

France: an agreement at Thales on long-term short-time working arrangements

A negotiated company agreement is required in order to deploy long-term partial short-time working arrangements and access a salary subsidy scheme that has been set up to support companies forced...

23 November 2020

Poland: government proposes talks over a “social pact” with social partners

In its efforts to address the economic and social repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Polish government proposed on 20 November to negotiate a package of measures with social partners in...

23 November 2020

Italy: collective agreement renewed in telecommunications sector

On 12 November, social partners in Italy’s telecommunications sector signed a deal to renew their national collective agreement, which applies to some 130,000 workers. The new agreement takes...

20 November 2020

France : an agreement on the transformation of technical engineering and tertiary skills at Renault, which also provides for 2,500 voluntary departures

With more than 50% trade union representation, the signature of the CFE-CGC, CFDT and FO trade unions validates Renault’s agreement on workforce reduction and skills transformation in the...

20 November 2020

Italy: main national banking union FABI, attacks UniCredit’s remote working agreement with the EWC

According to Lando Maria Sileoni, Secretary General of FABI (autonomous federation of Italian bank workers) “UniCredit should share the guidelines on work for Italy with the Italian trade...

19 November 2020

France: insurance sector social partners sign sector jobs and training agreement

The insurance sector that employs some 150,000 intends to address the transformation environment that is altering its business and its occupational professions by strengthening anticipatory...

18 November 2020

France: an agreement to indefinitely maintain teleworking at Suez Group

French companies have frequently negotiated on the subject of telework. The Covid-19 crisis has given fresh impetus to these negotiations as a way to more firmly anchor this type of working...

17 November 2020

Argentina: creation of a trade union institute dedicated to gender issues

In a first for Argentina, an ESiGen (escuela sindical de género), a trade union educational establishment dedicated to gender issues, has been inaugurated in the country’s most populous province...

17 November 2020

United Kingdom: High Court rules that European directives on safety protections at work should apply to gig economy “workers”

On 13 November, the UK’s High Court ruled that the country’s government had failed to properly transpose European directives by not extending rules on health and safety protections to “workers...

16 November 2020

Germany: 2021 collective bargaining calendar

As it does every year, the Hans Böckler Trade Union Foundation has published Germany’s annual collective bargaining calendar, for the year ahead. In total, 2021 will see the...

12 November 2020

Germany: IG Metall presents its demands for a 4% increase over 12 months to boost salaries, safeguard jobs and upgrade the production apparatus

On 09 November IG Metall President Jörg Hofmann presented his organisation’s set of demands ahead of the collective bargaining negotiations that are due to start in mid-December. IG Metall’s...

10 November 2020

United States: trade unions holding high expectations of their candidate Joe Biden

America’s trade unions backed President-elect Joe Biden and in return they are now hoping for, better protection amid the coronavirus pandemic, an increase in the federal minimum wage, and more...

10 November 2020

France: an agreement to make teleworking the norm and to transform the organization of work at InVivo

On 04 November the InVivo group (a structure comprising 201 cooperatives representing nearly 300,000 farmers) together with the CFE/CGC, CFDT, CFTC and FO trade unions, representing the majority...

5 November 2020

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3 December 2025

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On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...

18 December 2025

Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining

On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...

2 December 2025

Inditex European works council mobilises on value sharing

In a joint statement, 10 trade unions comprising the European works council of the Inditex clothing group are calling for rallies in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany...

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