Labour relations

Two years after the Hans-Böckler Foundation survey of company works councils’ major foci relating to negotiated company agreements (c.f. article No. 9681), the Foundation has repeated the project...

16 May 2018

Germany: Deustche Bahn’s ‘digital pact’ intends for employees to share in the digital transformation related productivity gains

At the end of March 2018 Deutsche Bahn’s social partners signed a framework agreement on digitalization for the German rail company and on the means for establishing a ‘sustainable transformation...

14 May 2018

Finland: agreement in the construction sector concludes cycle of decentralised negotiations

The agreement that has been struck in Finland’s construction sector marks the end of a period of negotiations, in progress since the summer of 2017, over the main collective agreements covering...

14 May 2018

In brief, agreement in principle reached in Luxembourg’s banking sector

On Friday 11 May, social partners in Luxembourg’s banking sector announced that they had reached an agreement in principle on a new collective agreement for banks, to run from 1 January 2018 to 31...

14 May 2018

Italy: mixed picture for employment data amid political tensions

Companies under pressure, the burgeoning gig economy, more and more unpaid internships and a rising number of temporary employment contracts: all these elements combining at a time when Italy is...

9 May 2018

Germany: Deutsche Bahn’s ITC subsidiary DB Systel is undergoing major digital change

Deutsche Bahn’s ITC specialist subsidiary DB Systel has launched a radical transformation in its work organization that will affect its 4,000 workers. Already underway, the process has impacted...

8 May 2018

Norway: a 2.8% salary increase for the offshore sector

On 04 May 2018 an agreement that delivers benefits to workers on offshore oil platforms was concluded between Norsk Olje og Gas, the employers’ body that groups companies operating in the offshore...

8 May 2018

Germany: Deutsche Post only signing permanent employment contracts with the healthy

At Deutsche Post good health is a criterion for temporary employees to transition to permanent employment contracts. Deutsche Post has confirmed the Sunday publication revelation that has spurred...

7 May 2018

Argentina: 15% salary increase agreement for the banking sector

Following months of negotiations that were marked by strike action, an agreement to raise salaries by 15% has been struck between the banking sector unions, employers’ bodies, and the government...

7 May 2018

United States: geeks foray into militancy

Little by little Silicon Valley’s geek community is discovering the joys of militancy. Although not engaged to the extent of being members of a well known trade union such as the UAW, SEIU, or...

3 May 2018

Latvia: an historic collective agreement signed for the construction sector

Roughly ten years ago Latvia’s construction sector was under the spotlight with a high profile court case that pitted Latvian construction company Laval un Partneri Ltd against the Swedish...

3 May 2018

Germany: both unions and manager are skeptical over the basic income

Controversy reigning over whether or not to retain Hartz IV* unemployment benefits, the economy’s move towards digitalization and robotization, and a potential overhaul to the working time...

2 May 2018

United Kingdom: industrial strategy for artificial intelligence unveiled

The UK government has unveiled a new so-called ‘sector deal’ for the artificial intelligence industry. Announced on 26 April, it follows sector deals dedicated to the life sciences, construction...

27 April 2018

United Kingdom: labour reform promised by the government continues to lag

On 18 April, the UK government published its response to labour law reform proposals put forward by two parliamentary committees. While Theresa May and her team recognise that things need to...

23 April 2018

Delivery Hero: German food delivery group agrees to creation of a works council and to equal representation on its supervisory board

The German parent company of the food-delivery service Foodora announced on 16 April that it had signed an agreement on worker representation, as it prepares to transition from an AG (public...

20 April 2018

Denmark: LO and FTF combine to make for a 1.5 million strong confederation

“Today we are creating the union movement of the future”, declared Lizette Risgaard, president of the LO (the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions) and future president of the new confederation...

20 April 2018

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