Labour relations

Although the agreement that was finally secured took three years of negotiations between the EFTL (recently formed Estonian Financial Sector Employees) and Luminor Bank (the Baltic region’s third...

26 February 2018

Germany: Volkswagen staff set to receive a 4.3% pay rise and a revaluation of their company pensions

In Hanover on the evening of 20/21 February 2018 difficult negotiations came to a successful conclusion between Volkswagen management and the IG Metall union; negotiations which for the first time...

21 February 2018

Italy: pharma-chemicals social partners establish a fund aimed at facilitating generational renewal

Named TRIS (Tutele, Riqualificazione, Innovazione, Sostegno – Protection, Retraining, Innovation, Assistance), this solidarity fund was established during the week of February 12 by the...

21 February 2018

Cargill: agreement signed on the establishment of an EWC, under 2009 directive

The agreement establishing the European Works Council at Cargill was signed on 7 February by the US food and agriculture corporation. The anticipation agreement that previously governed the...

16 February 2018

European Works Council: company management can take action before its EWC gives it opinion, according to the UK’s Central Arbitration Committee

In a decision published on 12 February, the UK’s Central Arbitration Committee said that management does not have to wait for the EWC to give its opinion before taking action at national or local...

16 February 2018

Hungary : two brief news update about wage increases at Bosch and Lidl

+ 12% after a warning strike at Hungarian plant of Bosch and 20% at Lidl.

16 February 2018

Spain: competitiveness agreement signed at the Almussafes Ford facility

Management and unions have agreed on job stability guarantees which will give a fresh boost to the Ford car production facility at Almussafes near Valencia. Both management and unions have signed...

15 February 2018

Switzerland: Metal sector employers and unions mobilize against a fresh initiative to block European immigration

On 14 February Switzerland’s metal sector’s social partners joined forces to combat a new initiative by the Swiss People’s Party (also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre, or the UDC – a...

15 February 2018

Argentina: FIAT launches a new car model that is 85% robot manufactured with backing from the SMATA auto trade union

During the week of 05 February, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Argentina presented a new car model that will be manufactured primarily by robots. This innovative departure is a first for the auto...

15 February 2018

Brazil: far-reaching privatization plan raising questions over the future of jobs

With one month remaining before Brazil’s President Michel Temer term of office comes to an end, the country’s leader is seeking to drive his vast privatization package as far as possible, which...

13 February 2018

Italy: Acea and trade unions strike company agreement marking partial break from Jobs Act

Acea, the energy and water supply company based in Rome, has created a stir in the sphere of industrial relations in Italy, after it signed a company agreement with three trade unions -...

12 February 2018

United Kingdom: the rise of self-employment, the reality for more than 15% of workers

The number of self-employed workers in the UK has increased significantly between 2001 and 2016, rising from 3.3 million to 4.8 million people, according to a study conducted by the Office for...

12 February 2018

Germany: new coalition government seeks to tighten framework on fixed term employment contracts and to facilitate election to WCs

While trade unions appear more or less satisfied with the coalition governments draft joint agreement that was presented on 07 February, employers’ bodies remain nonetheless unimpressed. Business...

8 February 2018

Great Britain: sick and holiday pay for vulnerable workers form part of the government’s Good Work’ plan

On 07 February 2018 the UK government unveiled its official response the independent Taylor review that was published in July 2017. A whole raft of measures were announced to boost both the...

7 February 2018

Poland: towards a new social dialogue

On 31 January 2018, Poland’s President presented parliament with a draft reform of the tripartite Council for national social dialogue and other social dialogue organizations. The draft reform is...

7 February 2018

Argentina: mobilization efforts recommence after summer lull

As the January summer parliamentary truce came to a close Argentina’s social relations restarted where they had left off, namely within a climate of tension and conflict. With December’s pension...

7 February 2018

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