Labour relations

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

Schreiber: EWC, EFFAT and management signatures to a declaration on inclusion, diversity and equality at the workplace

On 05 April during the EWC annual meeting the milk products group signed with the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) a declaration on inclusion, diversity...

18 April 2018

Foodora: riders attend first European meeting in Vienna

Representatives of employees from six of the ten European Member State subsidiaries operating meal delivery services from Foodora met on 11 April in Vienna, and is the first European meeting of...

18 April 2018

Japan: springtime negotiations to remedy contracting salaries

Japan’s ‘Shunto’ (springtime social dialogue) is expected to deliver an overall rise in salary levels for 70% of large companies. Ever since 1952 unions launch the annual ‘Shunto’ between March...

18 April 2018

Germany: Schaeffler, its WC and IG Metall seeking together to meet the digital challenge

Formerly at ‘daggers drawn’, family run Schaeffler, its WC and the IG Metall union adopted on 16 April a ‘Pact for the future’, which IG Metall believes may become a model for the auto sector. In...

17 April 2018

Germany: ‘generous’ deal reached at Deutsche Telekom amid pressure of digitalisation

On 12 April, after a fourth meeting, negotiators from Deutsche Telekom and the services trade union Verdi announced that they had reached a compromise that is likely to please the 55,000 employees...

13 April 2018

Brazil: labour market begins to adjust to the ageing population by harnessing the human qualities of older workers

In 2017, a number of Brazilian companies launched their first-ever recruitment campaigns specifically targeting workers over the age of 50. Such individuals are experiencing heightened interest...

13 April 2018

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The Employers' Federation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände - BDA) published a report at the end of September in which it proposes a...

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A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...

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