Labour relations

Following our initial overview of the German political parties’ European election manifestos (c.f. article No. 11105) we continue our European review with this focus on Poland. Notable here is the...

9 May 2019

Germany: chemical and metallurgy employers’ bodies disagree over ‘tax bonus’ for companies that apply collective agreements

How can the erosion of collective agreements and co-determination be effectively stemmed? This question has been more than niggling the political and trade union worlds for a decade. In 2015 and...

6 May 2019

China: tech workers spark debate over relentless working culture, by raising awareness of their situation

At the end of March, a group of programmers in China set up the webpage 996.ICU, to bring attention to the lengthy working hours that are common practice in the country’s tech sector (see articles...

3 May 2019

Korian: signs agreement to establish an EWC

On 29 April 2019, Korian, a leading French multinational provider of medical and non-medical care and support services for the elderly and people with short or longer-term health issues across a...

30 April 2019

China: laborer’s outrage sparks an unprecedented wave of media attention

On 11 April a construction worker posted a video showing a striking difference in quality between regular builders’ protection helmets and those worn by site supervisors. Holding a regular...

30 April 2019

Germany: working time in textile sector in east and west to be aligned by 2027 under new agreement in east German sector (in brief)

The plan is part of a deal agreed during the night of 29 April between the union IG Metall and the employer federation VTI (for the textile industry in Lander in East Germany). It is the principle...

30 April 2019

Portugal: walkout in the retail sector set for 1 May

Following a call by the CESP, the trade union of retail and services workers – a member union of the FEPCES, the Portuguese federation of trade unions for retail, services and office workers...

30 April 2019

Germany: outline of the major political parties’ European election social manifestos

In the run up to the May elections what are Germany’s major political parties proposals in terms of labor policy? At first glance one can observe a marked return to polarization with the right...

29 April 2019

United States: Google employees speak out against group

Several hundred Google employees and contractors met on Friday 26 April at a town hall, which was broadcast live so as to be seen by as many people as possible, to talk about the retaliatory...

29 April 2019

Japan: teleworking and ‘workations’ are becoming more popular

Although teleworking is a concept that has difficulty being generally applied across the country because of employers reticence and a lack of knowledge as to the advantages of this type of...

25 April 2019

Brazil: will national industrial renewal include the Amazonian Manaus area?

Conceived of as a free trade industrial zone, the northern Amazonian city of Manaus initially attracted several multinational companies, however activity did subsequently dissipate. In a bid to...

19 April 2019

Gig economy: university initiative seeks to set better standards for benefit of platform workers

“There are now over seven million digital platform workers that live all over the world, doing work that is outsourced via platforms or apps. Platform work provides essential income and...

19 April 2019

Solvay: 2019 renewal of the Global agreement on Performance Sharing Program

On 05 April 2019, Belgian chemical company Solvay together with its global social dialogue body, the Solvay Global Forum (c.f. article No. 10248), signed an agreement over the 2019 budget and...

18 April 2019

Spain: trade unions and employers lay out their respective demands ahead of the legislative elections set for 28 April

In the run-up to the legislative elections on 28 April 2019, both the employers and trade unions have been publishing their messages to the election candidates, as well as to the future...

18 April 2019

HR practices: French insurer MAIF immerses its whole social structure into digital transformation

Like others in the insurance industry, French insurance company Maif (7,500 employees) is facing a thorough overhaul of its entire business, not least with the arrival of insurtech startups, and...

18 April 2019

Germany: new initiative to promote the hiring of those with disabilities (in brief)

On 09 April, during the ‘Corporate Inclusion Award’ event, Germany’s Federal Employment Agency (BA), Employers’ Federation (BDA), Labor Ministry, and the Federal organization for social assistance...

9 April 2019

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