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Netherlands: one single federation for heavy and light metal industry
ight metal industries have merged into a single federation in order to have more power against unions. (Ref. 110527) Employers in the heavy (Metalektro) and light metal (Metaal en Techniek)...
8 September 2011
Portugal: unions call for high wage increases in 2012
nizations in the country are asking for wage increases ranging between 2 and 4% for next year. They are also calling for an increase in Portuguese minimum wage as mentioned during social dialogue...
8 September 2011
Portugal: employees’ 2011 income cut drastically with the enforcement of the extraordinary tax on the Christmas bonus
loyees’ Christmas bonus has come into force. The tax, withheld and amounting to 50% of the part of the bonus exceeding minimum wage, should bring the State EUR 1 billion. This tax is going...
8 September 2011
Sweden: LO unions agree on joint claims for 2012 negotiations
ves from different trade unions affiliated with the LO confederation (the country’s key union confederation) met in order to think about ways to get organized for the 2012 negotiations. In...
8 September 2011
Great Britain: Premier wants to water down European Agency Workers Directive
temporary work will come into force on October 1, 2011, the Prime Minister is looking at ways to lessen its impact on the economy, according to what The Telegraph wrote on September 5, 2011...
8 September 2011
Germany: chemistry social partners in eastern Germany work on groundbreaking system for flexible working time
in talks on the working conditions of the 36,000 people working in the eastern-German chemical industry, the IG BCE union announced, on September 1st, that it sent employers a proposal for a...
7 September 2011
EU: European chemistry social partners sign declaration on a sustainable industrial policy in their sector
mplementation of the recommendations adopted in 2009 by the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the European Chemical Industry, since many of them concerning innovation and training, have...
7 September 2011
Finland: serial layoffs and wheezing social dialogue on the menu for the new social season
n trying, for weeks, to encourage cooperation between the social partners, mistrust is prevailing among union ranks. On the eve of another round of collective bargaining in many sectors (banking...
7 September 2011
Ireland: government and social partners to negotiate exception to the European directive on temporary work
ike the principle of equal treatment as regards the working conditions of permanent and temporary workers to apply after six months in the job. Directive 2008/104 on temporary work lays this...
7 September 2011
Sweden: Scania signs new flexibility agreement for Swedish production sites
a new “flexibility” agreement with the IF-Metall (metalworkers’ union) applying in its Swedish production units. This agreement is made up of two complementary chapters: one on...
6 September 2011
Norway: new law to better supervise sick leaves and encourage more effective collaboration between physicians, employees and employers
absenteeism was too high compared with other countries, the government amended the law on Working Environment and the Security of People (Arbeidsmiljøloven og folketrygdloven) on July 1st...
6 September 2011
Austria: high inflation rate at the heart of collective bargaining in the metal industry
l partners in the Austrian metal industry are going to reveal their claims for the renewal of collective agreements via three meetings on October 4th, 12th and 20th. Since businesses’ order...
6 September 2011
Germany: Deutsche Bahn railways announce 70,000 new jobs over 10 years
s and staff cuttings, Deutsche Bahn announced, last week, that it wanted to recruit about 7,000 employees and apprentices each year during the coming decade. In the meantime, the company and...
6 September 2011
United States: pay gap allegedly bigger because of decline in union membership
union membership had a much bigger impact than anticipated on the rise of pay unfairness in the United States. This is the conclusion of two renowned sociology professors in their latest study...
5 September 2011
Sweden: social partners involved in five-year plan for disabled people
ster of Labor Hillevi Engström officially launched the “New strategy for a policy in favor of people with reduced functions” (nya strategi fôr funktionshinderspolitiken)...
5 September 2011
Great Britain: new consultation on the reform of further education for adults
ealed on August 16th in order to improve workers’ skill levels. Employers took the opportunity to criticize the extension of the apprenticeship tax and called for a voluntary approach from...
5 September 2011
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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