Labour relations

The majority of collective agreements covering the Swedish economy are set to expire by the end of the first quarter of 2020. Consequently, negotiations to renew some 500 collective agreements...

16 September 2019

Spain: purchasing power guarantee clauses making a return to collective agreements

After years of salary restraint, Spain’s trade unions are starting to win their first salary related battles. Employees are effectively starting to win back some of the purchasing power they...

12 September 2019

EU : European Trade Union Confederation calls on national trade unions to demonstrate for climate action

In a statement published on 5 September, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) called on its 90 affiliated national trade union organisations to commit to achieving a “just...

12 September 2019

Generali: management and the European Works Council sign a joint declaration that commits to diversity and inclusion in the Group

Promoting diversity and work-life balance and including workers with disabilities are just some of Italian insurance company Generali’s commitments that have been further bolstered by the joint...

11 September 2019

Netherlands: collective agreement reached in metal and engineering industry (Metaal en techniek)

Trade union groups and employer organisations from the five metal and engineering sectors in the Netherlands (310,000 workers from 27,500 companies from the so-called ‘light’ metal-working...

6 September 2019

Italy: mechanical engineering and metalworking unions put forward common platform of demands ahead of the renewal of the national collective agreement

It is the first time in twelve years that the FIOM-Cgil, FIM-Cisl and UILM unions have proposed a common platform, after the great divide between the union centrals, over the reform of the...

6 September 2019

Germany: in a bid to boost its employer brand Deutsche Post reintegrates staff at its DHL low-cost packages delivery subsidiary into its ‘house agreements’

In March 2019 Deutsche Post announced a turnaround in its 2015 strategy of setting up subsidiaries that led to separate working conditions for Deutsche Post (DP) employees and those working for...

4 September 2019

United States: employees at Google supplier close to unionising

In a statement issued on 29 August, the Pittsburgh Association of Tech Professionals announced that it has begun taking the necessary steps for union representation of employees working for Google...

2 September 2019

Germany: Google open to talks with IG Metall and YouTubers over the working conditions of the latter

In July of this year, the FairTube campaign was launched, through a partnership between IG Metall, the largest sector trade union in Europe, and the Youtubers Union, a Facebook group made up of...

28 August 2019

Italy: collective agreement for industry sector managers renewed

Confindustria, Italian employers’ federation, and Federmanager, the country’s federation of industry sector managers, signed a renewal of their collective agreement on 30 July, meaning...

27 August 2019

Great Britain: appeal court confirms that a company’s management may implement plans without waiting for the EWC’s opinion

In a judgement handed down on 31 July (here), the Employment Appeal Tribunal rejected the appeal from the European Works Council at Oracle, against an initial decision made on 12 February (see...

26 August 2019

Crédit Agricole: global framework agreement signed with UNI Global Union

On 31 July the French banking group signed with UNI Global Union, the international trade union federation of the private service sector, a global framework agreement covering basic labour rights...

26 August 2019

Italy: TIM (formerly Telecom Italia) and the trade unions sign two important agreements

Firstly, TIM, which is in the throes of significant reorganization in terms of its 5G service launch, signed a company agreement at the end of July 2019, some three years after group management...

26 August 2019

Italy: new collective agreement for Lamborghini provides for greater participation of staff representatives on Industry 4.0 and data collection

On 24 July 2019, the two main Italian union federations for metalworkers, FIOM-CGIL and FIM-CISL, signed a new collective agreement (for the period 2019-2022) at Lamborghini, the luxury automotive...

25 July 2019

United States: technical workers more willing to unionize than expected ?(Blind survey)

Thanks to its online surveys, the anonymous chat app for verified employees Blind, claim to be in touch with workers in the technical industry. On 15 July, it presented the results of a survey of...

22 July 2019

Orange: global agreement on making gender equality a priority within the Orange group

On 17 July Orange together with the international services union federation Uni Global, and the Orange Union Alliance (that brings together union organizations represented within the Orange group...

18 July 2019

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In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...

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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...

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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...

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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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