Labour relations

On 27 November 2018, the Dutch court rejected the claim made by the Alcoa EWC that the company had to first conclude consultation procedures with the EWC before concluding consultations...

28 November 2018

Greece: the Alexis Tsipras government is moving gingerly towards post-austerity reforms

On 28 November the largest trade union in the private sector, the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), called for a 24-hour general strike under the banner ‘get back to the €751 minimum...

28 November 2018

News update as of November 26, 2018

Ireland/Fórsa trade union calls for four-day working week. Fórsa, the second-largest trade union in Ireland, last week called for the establishment of a four-day working week as the new standard...

26 November 2018

Telefónica recognises right of employees worldwide to digitally disconnect

On November 23, Telefónica's management signed a document of intent recognising the right of its employees to digitally disconnect. With the endorsement of the trade union organizations in Spain...

26 November 2018

Spain : Banco Santander commits to a non-disruptive merger with Banco Popular (in brief)

On 21 November Banco Santander together with the trade unions signed a 'Merger Protocol' document in which management wholly renounces all disruptive measures during the upcoming reorganization of...

23 November 2018

Germany: how trade unions and employers intend to bolster the eroding system of collective agreements

Anniversary dates are often an opportunity to take stock of a situation and lay bare any key differences. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the first collective agreement in...

22 November 2018

India: the ILO, government, employers, and trade unions commit to promoting quality jobs

India’s latest Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) as set out by government, employers bodies representatives, workers representatives, and the ILO provides a framework so that the nation’s...

22 November 2018

Austria: huge strike avoided after collective agreement is reached in main branch of metal industry

Social partners in the main branch of Austria’s metal industry (machinery and tools) reached a collective agreement in the late hours on Sunday 18 November, meaning the sector narrowly avoided a...

19 November 2018

Germany: many metals workers are opting for more free time over extra money

In February 2018 the metal sector’s social partners signed a landmark collective agreement that allowed certain categories of worker (posted workers, workers with young families, workers taking...

13 November 2018

Great Britain: Lloyds Banking Group’s landmark digital social plan

Is new technology more of a threat to jobs than Brexit? Some in the UK are asking this question after private banking group Lloyds announced on 06 November a major shake-up in jobs as part of a...

8 November 2018

Spain: Carrefour bolsters its equality plan

On 30 October, Fetico, CCOO, UGT et Fasga unions signed a second equality plan for Carrefour Spain’s hypermarket/supermarket outlets that includes 120 new measures and implements positive...

6 November 2018

Great Britain: minimum wage to go up by almost 5% in 2019

On 29 October Chancellor P. Hammond delivered his final budget speech to the House of Commons before the UK formally leaves the EU and with it he hailed ‘The era of austerity is finally coming to...

30 October 2018

Japan: a shake up in the way young graduates are usually recruited

For the new president of Keidanren, (Japan’s Business Federation) there is no doubt whatsoever that Japan’s graduate recruitment system (the Shukatsu system), which has been operating since 1953...

30 October 2018

UPU: Universal Postal Union signs a cooperation agreement with Uni Global Union

UPU is an intergovernmental organization and specialized agency of the United Nations, comprising 192 member countries and is the principal cooperation forum for actors in the postal sector, that...

30 October 2018

Platforms: creation of the first transnational federation of delivery riders

The first pan-European assembly for workers of digital delivery platforms was held on 25 and 26 October in Brussels. The meeting organised by Alter Summit and GRESEA (research group for an...

29 October 2018

Austria: collective bargaining set to begin in trade sector

Social partners in Austria’s trade sector are due to begin the annual round of collective negotiations on 30 October in Vienna. As was the case with talks in the metal industry in September...

29 October 2018

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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...

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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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