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Coca-Cola European Partners: signature of an agreement instituting a European Works Council
On 25 November 2019, CCEP’s EWC agreement clearly set out the different information and consultation procedure schedules as a function of different situations. On the eve of the UK’s withdrawal...
29 January 2020
Finland: trade unions unhappy with the conciliation system as tensions dominate new collective agreement negotiations
Not only are Finland’s trade unions unhappy with the National Conciliator, Vuokko Piekkala, they are also critical of the conciliation system that has had much to deal with in terms of a...
28 January 2020
Italy: major boost to employee purchasing power
On the evening of 23 January, Italy’s council of ministers approved a decree-law that will reduce income tax for employees whose annual gross revenue is below €40,000. Italy’s 2020 budget law set...
28 January 2020
Germany: IG Metall changes negotiation strategy to better address structural challenges faced by manufacturing sector
With structural upheaval already underway, particularly in the automotive industry, the German metals sector union IG Metall said on 24 January that it is prepared not to set any numerical salary...
27 January 2020
Spain: collective agreement signed at Endesa after intervention of arbitrator on preferential energy rates for former employees, but union discord persists
On 23 January the management at Spanish utility company Endesa and the UGT, the majority union at the company, signed the company’s new collective agreement. The agreement, which should in...
27 January 2020
Germany: ministry of employment sets up ‘council for the world of work’
On 21 January, German minister for employment and social affairs Hubertus Heil, of the SPD party, unveiled the 11 members of the new ‘council for the world of work’, which held its constituting...
24 January 2020
Spain: government and social partners secure agreement on a 5.5% increase in the minimum salary
On 22 January the government, employers, and trade unions secured an agreement that will raise the monthly minimum inter-professional salary (SMI). The monthly salary floor will rise from €900 to...
23 January 2020
Switzerland: much debate underway for another people’s referendum on ‘limited immigration’
The Swiss government has set 17 May 2020 for a popular vote on ‘limited immigration’ that calls for ‘Switzerland to autonomously regulate foreign immigration flows’. If accepted then it would lead...
23 January 2020
Germany: Families Minister wants sanctions on companies failing to set female management board targets without valid justification
On 22 January 2020 the DIW Berlin (The German Institute for Economic Research) published its latest ‘Female Manager Barometer’ survey that revealed the proportion of women on the management and...
22 January 2020
Poland: government launches pilot programme to develop innovation skills from a young age
How do you develop the skills needed for tomorrow, to ensure the long-term competitiveness of your country? The Polish government has sought to address this question by launching a pilot project –...
20 January 2020
Germany: the left and trade unions relaunch push for €12/hour minimum wage
On 14 January, the president of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), Reiner Hoffman, launched an initiative to increase the country’s minimum wage to 12 euros per hour (up from €9.35 at...
20 January 2020
Germany: ‘Auto Summit’ to prepare support and tools aimed at training and maintaining employment
On 15 January the Federal Chancellery hosted a summit meeting that focused on safeguarding employment in Germany’s auto industry. All the relevant actors in the sector attended the meeting and...
16 January 2020
EU: European Commission presents initial initiatives for building a strong social Europe
Preserving the social market economy, a cornerstone of the EU, building upon it and maximizing current transformation processes (digital, environmental, demographic) in order to strengthen and...
15 January 2020
EU: an investment plan and a mechanism for the Just Transition to underpin the European Green Deal
On 14 January the European Commission presented its investment plan that will underpin its Green Deal (c.f. article No. 11541 on the EU Green Deal). Significant investment will be required for the...
15 January 2020
EU: the European Commission wants national minimum salaries that enable workers to live decently
While still candidate for the position of EU Commission President, and in a bid to secure European Socialist support for her candidacy, Ursula von der Leyen threw her support behind the concept of...
14 January 2020
United States: Labor Department restricts the notion of ‘joint-employer’
On 12 January 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed fresh regulations that set out four factors to be used to determine joint-employer status as regards the responsibilities and...
14 January 2020
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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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026