Labour relations

An Expert Group on European Works Councils had been the European Commissions’ compromise response to its assessment of the EWC Recast Directive (2009/38/EC); i.e. no new revisions to the text, but...

18 July 2019

Great Britain: employers brace themselves for the Global Climate Strike

With the Global Climate Strike, founded following the movement propelled by the emblematic Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, having called for a global strike to protect the planet on 20 September...

12 July 2019

Great Britain: UK trade unions finally in tune over Brexit

Following months of tensions the major Labour Party affiliated trade unions have finally agreed on a common position over Brexit. They are calling for a referendum to be held over any deal (or...

10 July 2019

Renault: signs a global framework agreement on the quality of life at work for its employees

This global framework agreement, which was signed on 09 July by the French automaker Renault Group along with IndustriALL Global Union, the Secretary of the Renault Group Works Council (a global...

9 July 2019

Spain: platform to promote union pluralism launches

Seven independent trade unions have joined forces to promote greater diversity of opinion, amid the so-called ‘duopoly’ of the CCOO and UGT, the two leading forces that dominate the union...

8 July 2019

EU: members of new parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs committee named

In a statement issued on 4 July, the names of the 55 full members and 55 substitute members of the Employment and Social Affairs committee of the newly elected European Parliament were confirmed...

8 July 2019

Germany: Deutsche Bank to cut one fifth of workforce by 2022

On Sunday 7 July, Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank announced a vast restructuring that seeks to make the group more profitable and streamlined, with some 18,000 job cuts planned by...

8 July 2019

Germany: agreement in banking sector for 4% pay rise and measures in view of digital transition

Social partners from Germany’s banking sector, including both public and private banks, unveiled the result of their negotiations on the morning of Thursday 4 July. The new collective agreement...

5 July 2019

Germany: partial unemployment on the rise (in brief)

According to a survey by the Munich-based research institution, the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, 8.5% of companies are now resorting to partial unemployment measures, making this the...

4 July 2019

Great Britain: the gig economy – a threat or opportunity for British trade unions

With 4.7 million British currently estimated as working on a per-job basis across a variety of online work platforms, trade unions and experts in the field agreed to discuss with Planet Labor the...

3 July 2019

Belgium: chemical sector agreement signed for 2019-2020

On 26 June Belgium’s chemical sector social partners signed a sector protocol agreement, just weeks after the 2019-2020 AIP (cross-industry agreement) negotiations fell through (c.f. article No...

3 July 2019

Italy: hotel group Marriott and trade unions sign a document combatting sexual harassment (in brief)

In a first for the global hotel group, and according to the minutes from the 28 June meeting between management at Marriott’s nine luxury hotels and the trade unions (Filcams-Cgil, Fisascat-Cisl...

3 July 2019

Airbus: first ever Airbus Global Forum (AGF) meeting has been held

During the international Paris Air Show, the first ever Airbus Global Forum (AGF) meeting was held at the Airbus Helicopters site in Paris Le Bourget on 20 and 21 June 2019. An entirely voluntary...

2 July 2019

Italy: social partners in the insurance sector commit to tackling gender-based violence (in brief)

ANIA, Italy’s insurance sector employers’ body that comprises the country’s main insurance companies, along with the relevant First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, FNA, SNFIA, and Uilca trade unions have...

2 July 2019

BEL: an agreement that puts a European Works Council in place

On 20 June, cheese group Bel (which employs just over 5,500 across Europe) along with the SNB and with assistance from EFFAT (European Federation of Trade Unions in the Food, Agriculture and...

26 June 2019

ENI: renews its global framework agreement (GFA) with IndustriALL Global Union

On 21 June, Italy energy company ENI, the global trade union federation IndustriALL Global Union, and three Italian sector-relevant trade unions renewed their GFA. In it the company commits to...

25 June 2019

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3 December 2025

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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...

2 December 2025

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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...

2 December 2025

EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI

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

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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Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...

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