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The Federación Empresarial Hotelera de Mallorca, a hotels federation on the Spanish island, reached a deal on quality employment in the hotel sector with the CCOO and UGT trade unions on 28...

29 September 2017

United Kingdom: employers and unions join forces to demand that citizens’ rights be guaranteed after Brexit

While negotiations over the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union continue to stagnate, with EU negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday estimating that it would take months for talks to...

29 September 2017

United States: Supreme Court again to examine payment of union fees (brief)

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to once again study the obligation for public-sector employees to pay union fees. So-called fair share fees are paid by non-members to unions that strike...

29 September 2017

News update as of September 28, 2017

On the menu : Canada is looking to insert 'strong mechanisms of protection relating to work at the very heart of the agreement' in the futur NAFTA, Irish government looking to ban zero hours...

26 September 2017

United States: trade unions gain ground in Vice Media

Trade unions have successfully gained a presence at Vice Media; an up and coming New York online media empire. 430 writers and producers at the company have decided to join the writers guild of...

26 September 2017

Brexit: negotiations recommence Monday, following May’s first public call for a transition period

The fourth round of Brexit negotiations are scheduled to commence today, Monday 25 September, in Brussels. The recommencement of talks comes days after a speech from UK prime minister Theresa May...

25 September 2017

Generali: joint European declaration promoting teleworking

Italy’s insurance group Generali is looking to develop teleworking as one of the aspects of smart working. Management and the EWC select committee signed a declaration on 16 May 2017 whereby they...

21 September 2017

Germany: as part of the metals sector collective negotiations, IG Metall is calling for a sizeable pay rise and the right to reduce working time for a temporary period

Germany’s regional level collective negotiations that are set to start in mid-November for the metals and electro-technical sectors promise to be both challenging and innovative. Challenging...

20 September 2017

Safran: renews its European Framework Agreement for Professional Integration of Young People

On 19 September, Safran Group together with the European Industry Union Federation, IndustriALL Europe, renewed the European Framework Agreement for Professional Integration of Young People, which...

19 September 2017

Germany: ahead of the upcoming legislative elections the main political parties put forward their views on co-determination, part-time work, and the minimum wage

If the polls are to be believed then Angela Merkel is set to return for a fourth consecutive mandate as German Chancellor following the elections on 24 September and in this vein talk is rife over...

19 September 2017

China is taking steps to attract foreign talents

China, already among the top-ranking countries for research and development, is dramatically lacking top level talents. The Chinese authorities have recently announced measures aimed at attracting...

19 September 2017

Austria: positive backdrop for annual negotiations in metal sector

Autumn-time negotiations are set to commence in the Austrian metals sector on Tuesday 20 September. The talks concern some 186,000 employees across six sub-sectors, each of which will negotiate...

18 September 2017

Germany: agreement signed to create an internal job portal at Volkswagen group

After the blow dealt by the ‘dieselgate’ scandal as well as the movement towards electric cars, the German automobile giant launched an extensive restructuring programme, which aims to reduce...

15 September 2017

Portugal: tensions rising between unions at the Volkswagen Palmela facility (Autoeuropa)

30 km south of Portugal’s capital Lisbon social conflict continues at the Volkswagen Palmela facility. The main CGTP affiliated union the SITE-SUL is challenging the mandatory Saturday working...

14 September 2017

Brazil: Mercedes-Benz before the courts over unfair dismissals

At the start of September Brazil’s Labor Ministry, the MPT ,brought an action to the courts against automaker Mercedes-Benz that has a facility in São Bernardo do Campo, in the São Paulo area...

14 September 2017

Germany: a key ruling by the Federal Labor Court for interim employees working in metal sector services provision

Germany’s metal union IG Metall estimates that tens of thousands of interim workers are set to receive extra income thanks to a ruling dating back to 22 February 2017 that was only recently...

13 September 2017

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