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Spain: the pay gap between men and women with positions of responsibility is nine points higher than the average
ng for positions of responsibility. This is what comes out of a survey jointly released by the Secretary of State for Equality and the High Council of Spanish Chambers of Commerce. The heart of...
9 September 2011
Great Britain: ACAS releases its first guide on the use of social networks at work
allegedly, employees using the internet and social networks is costing the British economy billions of pounds each year and more and more conflicts arise from the dilution between private and...
9 September 2011
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
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
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
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...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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Greece: hospitality sector signs first collective agreement aligned with National Social Pact
The hospitality sector (125,000 employees), one of Greece’s largest industries after retail, signed a new two-year collective agreement on 17 March. The text, effective from 1 April 2026...
19 March 2026
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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Germany: crisis and transformation wage agreement in the chemical sector
Following a two-day marathon negotiation in Bad Breisig (Western Germany), the social partners of the German chemical and pharmaceutical industries—the IG BCE trade union and the BAVC employers'...
27 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026