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Danone: global agreement on health, safety, working conditions and stress
gned its ninth global agreement with the International Union of Food Workers (IUF). After social dialogue, diversity or even the steps to take in the event of a change in operations affecting...
3 October 2011
Italy: Fiat to leave Confindustria on January 1, 2012
, announced today October 3rd that it was leaving the Confindustria employers’ organization on January 1, 2012, which means that it will no longer be subject to the national metal collective...
3 October 2011
Spain: draft agreement on the 16th collective agreement in the chemical industry signed in spite of union division
luded, on September 29th, between Feique, the chemical employers’ organization, and Fiteqa-CCOO, the chemistry federation of Workers’ Commissions – the sector’s key union...
3 October 2011
Great Britain: enforcement of the agency workers directive and minimum wage increase
workers starting a new assignment will have the same rights as permanent workers in their company. Besides, minimum wage will increase by 15 cents (17.4 eurocents). (Ref. 110585) Agency workers...
3 October 2011
Axa: the French insurance group is the first in the industry to sign a European agreement on the anticipation of changes
insurance group, Axa, signed with Uni Europa and the four trade unions represented within the group, a protocol on the anticipation of changes. The latter places the European Works’ Council...
3 October 2011
Germany: GDL union says many train drivers are leaving businesses that refuse to sign the interconfederal agreement
L train drivers’ union and private rail companies since… the summer 2010 is starting to leave its mark. The GDL claims that more and more train drivers, infuriated by the...
30 September 2011
Italy: union break at the Italian post
on break is the reverse of what is happening elsewhere. The CGIL signed an agreement with the group’s management on awarding the 2011 result bonus (PDR) early, while the SLP-Cisl...
29 September 2011
Germany: after negotiations failed, IG-Metall union calls Airbus’ 16,000 employees for strike action
union, which has been bargaining for over a year for the renewal of an agreement on the continuation of employment for the 16,000 employees of Airbus’ German subsidiary, announced, on...
29 September 2011
Germany: Daimler introduces “pay curve” as part of its corporate social responsibility strategy
proximately 160,000 employees of the German auto group Daimler AG will be able, on a voluntary basis, to give the cents of their net salary away to fund public interest projects in Germany and...
Spain: CEOE employers’ organization wants to reconsider wage increases set with unions for 2012
rganizations have started bargaining for the wage moderation agreement for the 2013-2014 period, the CEOE announced that it was questioning the current agreement, in force until 2012. Thus, it is...
28 September 2011
G20: social issues are increasingly less taboo
in Paris, the 20 Labor and Employment Ministers of the wealthiest countries committed to strengthening the social dimension of globalization. Presided by France, the meeting led to a series of...
28 September 2011
Romania: unions and employers ask the government to revive social dialogue
s asked the Emil Boc administration, on Tuesday, to revive social dialogue, which they feel is broken after recent legislative developments and the delay in implementing some reforms passed before...
28 September 2011
Sodexo: Interview of Hugh Owens, director of reward, pensions and employee relations at Sodexo UK
rd, pensions and employee relations at Sodexo UK, is telling Planet Labor how unions and Sodexo’s management have been working together for years. He is also talking about the content of the...
27 September 2011
Italy: Fiom-CGIL announces claim platform for the renewal of the metal collective agreement
embly approved, last week, its claim platform for the renewal of the 2008 national collective agreement in the metal industry. The metalworkers’ federation notably proposes reviewing the...
26 September 2011
Poland: social partners determine working program for the coming months
artners determined, during the meeting of the tripartite committee (unions-employers-government) on September 12-13, their working program: maximum duration of fixed-term contracts, determining...
26 September 2011
Interview of Xavier Bertrand, French Minister of Labor and President of the social G20: “the G20 is the time to improve the social dimension of globalization”
f G20 Labor Ministers in Paris on September 26-27, Xavier Bertrand, French Minister of Labor, who will chair this meeting, answered Planet Labor’s questions on his ambition for this...
22 September 2011
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The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
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France: Crédit Agricole to tighten remote work rules
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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2026 TRENDS – Pay transparency becomes a reality for European companies
mind RH is taking a look at the trends that will shape 2026. Many countries remain behind schedule in transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, leaving companies in a state of uncertainty as...
27 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026
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Vincent Lecerf (Orange): “Equality and diversity are competitive advantages for us”
Following the signing of a new agreement on professional equality and diversity in December, the chief HR officer of French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange Group, Vincent...
13 January 2026
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2026 TRENDS — Social dialogue, a major challenge in the deployment of AI in companies
mind RH is analysing the trends that will shape 2026. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a force that goes far beyond efficiency gains and productivity improvements. It is reshaping tasks...
4 February 2026
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France: transposition of the pay transparency directive takes shape
The transposition of the European directive on pay transparency into French law is entering a decisive phase. The Minister of Labour, Jean-Pierre Farandou, wants to present the bill to Parliament...
21 January 2026