Labour relations

On 02 May, Volkswagen management and the on-site majority unions, UGT, CCOO, and CGC, ratified an ‘Employment Agreement’ that establishes selection and recruitment arrangements and prioritizes...

4 May 2017

France: Solvay signs an agreement on recognizing experience acquired during union and worker representation mandates

The agreement that was unanimously signed is an example, of which there are still only a few, of the implementation of the Law on social dialogue (17 August 2015 c.f. article No. 9208) that...

3 May 2017

Italy: budget offers boost to productivity bonuses

The budget adopted by Paolo Gentiloni’s government, which came into force on 24 April after publication in the government’s official journal, the Gazzetta Ufficiale, seeks to encourage company...

2 May 2017

Italy: footwear sector renews its collective agreement

Following fourteen months of negotiations, the employers body, Assocalzaturifici-Confindustria together with the unions Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl, and Uiltec-Uil came to a compromise and renewed...

28 April 2017

Spain: a new collective agreement secured in the large retailing sector with 2.5% higher salaries

On 27 April the association of large retailers (ANGED) together with the trade unions FETICO (the sector’s majority union), FASGA, FESMC-UGT, and CCOO-Services announced that they had signed an...

28 April 2017

In brief, Uber is set to introduce sick pay for its UK drivers

The announcement, made yesterday on 27 April, comes amid significant scrutiny of the way Uber operates, from both public and legal authorities in the UK. The firm is planning to allow its drivers...

28 April 2017

Germany: metals workers call for the right to lifelong training and for the right to disconnect in the digital age

With just five months remaining to the federal elections on 24th September, Berlin based IG Metall President Jörg Hoffmann presented the results of the first part of a ‘giant’ consultation process...

25 April 2017

Spain: Adecco group’s multiservice companies sign an agreement that protects employee rights

Trade unions announced the signing of a joint collective agreement for two multiservice enterprises in the Adecco group; Adecco Outsourcing and Atlas Servicios Empresariales, whereby both...

25 April 2017

News update as of 24 April 2017

On the menu : German metal industry agrees four-year limit for temporary workers, final adoption of law abolishing so-called ‘vouchers’ in Italy.

20 April 2017

Sweden: collective agreements for the commercial and IT sectors

Following the industry sector agreement (c.f. article No. 10145) Sweden’s collective negotiations continue apace. Three agreements have been signed in the commercial sector for workers in...

20 April 2017

United States: President Trump signs his first ‘Buy American, Hire American’ executive order

On 18 April, President Trump signed an executive order that kick starts reforms to the H1B visa program, which allows 85,000 foreigners, engineers, programmers, and scientists to work in the US...

18 April 2017

China: first report published on reform to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)

China’s only officially authorized trade union the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) has traditionally allied itself with the business community in a bid to maintain social peace and...

18 April 2017

Auchan Retail: global agreement signed with UNI Global is put online (French version only)

French retail chain Auchan signed a global agreement with the international union organization UNI Global on 17 March.

11 April 2017

United States: for AFL-CIO ‘America First’ has to also mean ‘Good Jobs’

With its ‘Good Jobs’ national campaign, the AFL-CIO, America’s largest central trade union, is playing its own specific part in terms of President Donald Trump’s goal of 'making America great...

11 April 2017

Italy: social partners in the chemicals-pharmaceuticals sector to train both union representatives and HR managers

Italy’s employers bodies, Federchimica and Farmindustria, together with the union organizations Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl, and Uiltec-Uil have developed what is a landmark initiative for the...

10 April 2017

United Kingdom: after legal scrutiny, MPs take aim at gig economy’s “unintelligible” contracts

The gig economy was faced with the prospect of upheaval yet again on 6 April, as the UK’s Work and Pensions Committee judged that the contracts under which Uber, Deliveroo and Amazon hire the...

10 April 2017

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