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The SBSI union (Banking trade union for the south and the islands) has established a new trade union body by way of merging UGT affiliated bodies representing Banks in the Center of the country...

15 October 2019

Finland: 2020 budget sets aside funding to foster the recruitment of skilled workers

The government of Finland has just unveiled its budget for 2020, which includes a jobs package aimed at facilitating the recruitment of skilled workers by companies. The measures were prepared by...

14 October 2019

UN : discussions over a treaty on the liability of transnational businesses for human rights violations to recommence

The UN inter-governmental working group on transnational businesses and human rights is to hold a fifth session of discussions over an international, legally binding instrument between 14 and 18...

11 October 2019

Amazon sets out its ‘positions’ on a range of social and societal topics

Faced with ever more questions about its practices, especially from its own employees, as the Amazon Employees for Climate Justice group demonstrated, the tech giant decided on 10 October to...

11 October 2019

Italy : collective agreement in power sector renewed with several innovations

Social partners in Italy’s electric power sector signed a draft deal to renew their collective agreement on 9 October. The agreement applies to some 50,000 workers, including employees of Enel...

11 October 2019

Yet again trade unions mobilize the French Corporate Duty of Vigilance legislation on human rights to challenge a multinational corporation

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and an international trade union alliance have combined forces to call on the European...

10 October 2019

Germany: faced with industry sector upheaval, the IG Metall body seeks to strengthen co-management as well as the collective agreement system

During the IG Metall national congress held in Nuremberg between 06 and 12 October, Jörg Hofmann, the head of Germany’s biggest 2.3 million member strong trade union, was voted in for a second...

10 October 2019

Spain: a first ICT sector trade union created for Catalonia

‘One can't be all things to all people'. The sentiment of being inadequately represented by major trade union federations that tend to favour the most influential sectors within their...

9 October 2019

Germany : amid problems renewing the industrial cleaning sector agreement, the IG BAU union accuses companies of profiting from the situation

With the industrial cleaning sector’s social partners unable to successfully conclude collective agreement renewal negotiations that commenced at the start of August and that will affect 650,000...

9 October 2019

Argentina : record salary increase for the banking sector

In the throes of economic recession, and amid widespread uncertainty, Argentina’s banking sector has just signed a ‘Super-agreement’, or ‘Record-agreement’ that updates and revalues salaries...

9 October 2019

United States : negotiations stall between General Motors and the UAW trade union

46,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) members working at General Motors (GM) have entered their fourth week of strike action as both the trade union and GM management teams remain firmly camped in...

8 October 2019

Germany : 2019/2020 schedule for collective bargaining

The Hans Böckler trade union foundation has recently published its mid-term review for collective agreements in 2019, as well as a calendar for negotiations taking place in the remainder of 2019...

7 October 2019

Belgium: a banking sector agreement that focuses on training and teleworking

On 30 September, Belgium’s banking sector social partners including Febelfin (employers’ federation), and the CGSLB, FGTB, and CSC trade unions bodies signed an agreement that will apply to almost...

3 October 2019

How Valeo has rolled out a gender equality index worldwide

The French automotive supplier made use of the equality index* that French companies are required to calculate on an annual basis as of this year, with the aim of achieving perfect gender pay...

3 October 2019

Mexico: State of Nuevo León legislates for gender pay equality

The Gender Equality Law, modified by the Regional Congress on 27 September 2019 now requires public policy within Mexico’s second wealthiest state to implement gender pay equality in a way that is...

3 October 2019

SUEZ : renewed European agreement on professional equality detailed by group industrial relations director

On 12 September 2019, global utilities group SUEZ signed a new European agreement on professional equality that applies to almost 61,000 staff working across all its subsidiaries Europewide. The...

2 October 2019

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