Axa signs worldwide charter to promote role of older workers Transnational industrial relations On 16 November, Axa’s European Works Council (CEG Axa) and Thomas Buberl, CEO of the insurance group, signed a charter aimed at enhancing the role and position of employees aged over 50 within the company and helping them to remain in employment.…
Free France: Thales signs group agreement on working time National industrial relations The management of French defence and aerospace group Thales and the trade unions signed an agreement on working time on 20 November, following three years of negotiations. The agreement provides for a new group-wide fixed working day, monitors workloads and takes account of difficult working conditions.
EU: building industry social partners call for “fair” reconstruction in Ukraine Transnational industrial relations On 21 November, the employers’ and trade union organisations in the construction industry – respectively the European Construction Industry Federation and European Federation of Building and Woodworkers – signed a memorandum of understanding for the sustainable reconstruction of Ukraine.…
Exclusif [mind RH news] France: first agreement on caregiver employees signed at TotalEnergies National industrial relations On 7 November, multinational oil and energy company TotalEnergies signed an agreement with all its trade unions, which mind RH has obtained. The agreement is aimed at employees who are caregivers in the company's 'common social basis' (socle social commun). The agreement provides for flexible working hours, the appointment of carer advisers and the retention of pay for any leave taken.
Réglementaire EU: negotiations over framework agreement on telework terminated Transnational industrial relations After giving themselves two weeks to reflect and agree on a compromise, European social partners formally terminated negotiations on 9 November, one year after they began. The unions are blaming the attitude displayed by the employers' side, even though the social partners had agreed on the principle of a negotiated directive on telework and the right to disconnect.
France: new agreement at Michelin aims to promote a learning culture to develop skills of the future National industrial relations The leadership of French tyre manufacturer Michelin has negotiated an agreement with the unions on the management of jobs and career paths (GEPP) in order to anticipate skills needs and meet its development plans for the period 2024-2026. The agreement strengthens training and introduces new measures to enable employees to manage the latter part of their careers in the best possible conditions, taking account of the longer working lives brought about by the pension reform.
EU: joint, cross-sectoral guidelines to combat violence in the workplace Transnational industrial relations On 7 November, the insurance and telecommunications federations and several UNI Europa branches signed recommendations to eliminate violence in the workplace.…
France: unprecedented agreement on the ecological transition signed in the pharmaceutical industry National industrial relations On 17 October, the French pharmaceutical industry reached its first collective agreement on the ecological transition. The agreement provides for social dialogue to support the transition, requires companies to carry out a carbon audit and offers a toolkit for companies.
Italy: Acea cuts back to 38 hours and tightens controls on subcontracting National industrial relations Italian multi-utility group Acea, which manages electricity, gas and water distribution in Rome, the trade unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, Uiltec and the autonomous trade unions have just signed two significant agreements: the first reduces working hours by half an hour a week for employees in the gas and water sectors, while the second provides greater protection for workers in the supply chain.
France: Michelin pens agreement with unions with strong focus on end-of-career management Transnational industrial relations The management at French tyre manufacturer Michelin this morning signed a new agreement with the CFDT and Sud unions on the management of jobs and career paths (GEPP) for the period 2024-2026.…
