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.…
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.…
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.
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: 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.…
Exclusif European charter of fundamental social dialogue principles signed at Clariane (formerly Korian) Transnational industrial relations Clariane, the French retirement home and private clinic group, has agreed to a charter on social dialogue. Signed on 25 October 2023, it aims to extend trade union freedoms in countries where they are least guaranteed, to ensure social dialogue at the level of each establishment and to train all managers on the issue. mind RH unveils the text.
Exclusif EU: further delay in negotiations over joint framework agreement on telework Transnational industrial relations The European social partners have still not managed to reach an agreement on a text that was to serve as the basis for a EU directive on telework. The negotiating session on 23 October was the last in a process that began with the unprecedented joint work programme announced in the summer of 2022. Is this the end of the road or will it simply mark a delay?
Agreement to set up a European works council signed at Ramsay Santé Transnational industrial relations Ramsay Santé, the private hospitalisation group with 38,000 employees in five European countries, will now have a European works council, four years on from the first negotiations. The text, signed on 5 October 2023, sets out precisely the information and consultation topics at European level.
Crédit Agricole extends social rights with new global agreement Transnational industrial relations French banking group Crédit Agricole has stepped up its commitment on social topics by signing a new global agreement with UNI Global Union, covering human rights, fundamental labour rights, trade union rights and the continuous improvement of social dialogue. The agreement signed on 9 October provides a framework for remote work, considers the impact of new technology and introduces 28 days of paternity leave.
Exclusif Eramet establishes global social dialogue body, unprecedented in the mining industry Transnational industrial relations On 5 July, French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet announced the creation of the Eramet Global Forum, a global social dialogue body designed to support the group's internationalisation at a time when 80% of its workforce – 9,000 staff members – work outside of Europe, as a result of several sales. The forum will be able to negotiate global agreements on social protection and quality of life at work.
