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Greece: trade unions mobilize in protest at ‘Growth Policy draft law’
For the second time in September, private and public sector trade unions have called for strike action, this time to take place on 02 October. The unions are protesting the ‘Growth Policy draft...
1 October 2019
Spain: new collective agreement and voluntary redundancy plan open to over-53s at Telefónica
Company leadership and trade unions (UGT and CCOO) at Telefónica agreed to renew the collective agreement that applies to the Spanish telecommunications group’s three main branches in its home...
30 September 2019
Digital tools: when companies offer work experience that is 100% virtual
Doing an internship at a multinational firm without even leaving the house, and perhaps while still in one’s pyjamas, is now a possibility, thanks to the concept of virtual work experience offered...
30 September 2019
France : judges open a path to circumvent the legal scale applicable to compensation for unfair dismissal
Several judges have objected to the implementation of a scale that caps the level of compensation an employer can be condemned to pay in the event of a dismissal judged to be without actual and...
27 September 2019
EU : industry trade union federation IndustriAll Europe launches campaign to promote collective bargaining
A seven-month campaign that seeks to demonstrate the positive impact of collective bargaining is in the offing. On Thursday 26 September, the trade union federation IndustriAll Europe launched its...
27 September 2019
United States: USW union secures a presence in a Google contractor company
On 24 September 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 80 employees at the IT services company HCL voted by a 61% majority to join the United Steelworkers Union and have the union represent their...
26 September 2019
Germany: chemicals union seeks the implementation f an ‘Account for the Future’ during the upcoming collective negotiations
On 19 September, and following earlier grass-roots consultations, the Federal Commission for the Chemicals and Energy sector union’s (IG BCE) collective negotiations published the trade union’s...
26 September 2019
Poland: social partners call on government to set up a new skills-enhancement fund
On 18 September 2019 during the Social Dialogue Council meeting, the social partners adopted a resolution calling on the government to set up a fund for bettering qualifications and competences...
26 September 2019
Germany: Verdi’s new president, Frank Werneke seeks to gain ground in companies without collective agreements
A page is turning for Germany’s second largest trade union.* The 1.9 million members of the services union Verdi are to get a new president as its founding leader Frank Bsirske (age 67) steps...
25 September 2019
United States: a drivers association mobilizes to defend the AB 5 law
Behind Californian Assembly Bill 5 that facilitates the official recognition of employee status for drivers with Uber and its competitor, Lyft, can be found the RSDU association – the Rideshare...
25 September 2019
Argentina: navigating HR policies within an extremely unstable economic context
Against the backdrop of instability born of an economic crisis in full swing and a political landscape undergoing profound change what challenges are facing Argentina’s human resources sector?...
24 September 2019
France: one out of two union members believe they have suffered discrimination by their employer due to their union involvement
The 12th annual barometer on the perception of workplace discrimination, published by France's Defender of Rights (an independent administrative authority which, among other things, is in charge...
23 September 2019
Italy: national agreement to measure union representativeness in both industry and a segment of the tertiary sector
On 19 September an agreement was signed by the Confindustria employers’ body along with the Cgil, Cisl, and Uil central trade unions, the INPS (National Social Welfare Institute), as well as the...
23 September 2019
Germany: partial unemployment, social partnerships, time savings accounts… Labor Minister presents his reform projects
On 20 September 2019, a year after having commenced a nationwide ‘dialogue on the future’ for Labor and the Welfare State that that was undertaken with involvement from the general public, subject...
23 September 2019
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
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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