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Austria: first collective agreement for delivery riders
On 17 September, the trade union Vida and the federation for goods transport presented the first global collective agreement for bicycle delivery riders. The deal provides for a monthly minimum...
23 September 2019
Italy : energy and oil sector collective agreement renewed
On 19 September, social partners from the energy and oil sector penned a draft deal to renew their collective agreement, which expired at the end of 2018 and applies to some 35,000 workers...
20 September 2019
Great Britain : employment tribunal asks CJEU for clarification on the status of ‘worker’ in the context of the gig economy
Does the fact an individual has the right to hire a replacement, to do part or all of their work, mean they cannot be considered a ‘worker’? This is a question that has recently been referred by...
20 September 2019
Germany: government adopts draft legislation on protection for package delivery workers
During the cabinet meeting on 18 September Germany’s grand coalition approved draft legislation proposed by Labor and Social Affairs Minister, Hubertus Heil (SPD) that aims to protect package...
19 September 2019
AccorInvest signs a global agreement with the IUF on fighting sexual harassment
On 17 September, the international trade union federation, the IUF, along with French hotels group AccorInvest announced their signing of a global agreement fighting sexual harassment at work. The...
18 September 2019
Germany: metallurgy employers in the northern region set up their own employment website
With Germany facing a shortage of skilled manpower, metallurgy and electro-technical employers in the north of the country have decided to take the situation into their own hands and have set up...
18 September 2019
Poland: political parties looking to secure the female vote
The female vote is attracting a great deal of attention in the period leading up to the 13 October legislative elections. The major political bodies have devoted significant portions of their...
18 September 2019
Unilever Italy: unions sign “Industry 4.0” agreement promoting workers’ life-long learning so as to safeguard employability in light of ongoing technological transformation processes.
On Friday 13 September, an agreement on Industry 4.0 was signed between the Italian branch of the multinational group Unilever and the three sectoral unions FLAI-CGIL, FAI-CISL and UILA-UIL. The...
17 September 2019
Poland: ruling conservative PiS party announces an unprecedented increase in the minimum salary
With the legislative elections under a month away, the election’s front-runner, the ruling national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party’s election program has dropped a bombshell policy...
17 September 2019
United States: first UAW led strike action at General Motors in 12 years
On Sunday 15 September 2019 the UAW trade union called on its 46,000 members to commence strike action at General Motors (GM) facilities in a bid to unlock difficult multi-annual agreement...
17 September 2019
Suez: European agreement on professional equality renewed
Today, on 16 September, Bertrand Camus, chief executive of French utility group Suez, the group’s European trade unions, and the European Union Federations have signed an agreement to reinforce...
16 September 2019
Great Britain: amid the Brexit crisis, the Labour Party promises an employment rights ministry and considers cuts to working hours
With an early general election expected in November or December, after the UK’s planned departure from the European Union on 31 October, the country’s Labour Party has made some statements that...
16 September 2019
Sweden: employers seek confederation-level agreement to frame upcoming sector-level negotiations
The majority of collective agreements covering the Swedish economy are set to expire by the end of the first quarter of 2020. Consequently, negotiations to renew some 500 collective agreements...
16 September 2019
United States : California simplifies procedure for reclassifying independent workers as employees
The State of California is close to finalising its adoption of Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which will make the so-called ABC or Dynamex test, comprising three criteria, the standard used when it comes...
13 September 2019
France: Court of Cassation recognizes the harm of anxiety in cases of exposure to noxious and toxic substances
In a ruling handed down on 11 September the French Court of Cassation has opened the door to the official recognition of anxiety-related damage, currently recognized for workers who were...
13 September 2019
Switzerland : fathers will get two weeks paid paternity leave
On 11 September the Swiss parliament backed a proposal to give fathers two weeks of paid paternity leave per child. As one of Europe’s few remaining nations not offering paternity leave hitherto...
12 September 2019
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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”
In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...
21 January 2026
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EU: social partners split over competitiveness and action on job quality
The European Trade Union Confederation and BusinessEurope have published their response to the consultation document on the European Commission's upcoming EU quality jobs initiative. The two...
4 February 2026
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Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry
Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...
3 February 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026