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Germany: IG Metall calling for a 6% wage rise and the right to temporarily reduce working time
In Frankfurt on 10 October, the IG Metall metals union presented its demands for the collective negotiation process that is set to start on 15 November 2017, and which will affect 3.9 million...
10 October 2017
Great Britain: business baffled by the new apprenticeship funding system
The UK’s recently introduced Apprenticeship Levy (April 2017) has met with startling problems: government data shows that only half of the nation’s businesses that pay the new levy have claimed...
10 October 2017
Brazil: economic crisis impacting salary readjustments
Since Brazil entered recession at the end of 2014, salary rises have struggled to keep up with inflation. In 2012 only 1.4% of salary adjustments were less than the inflation rate, whereas the...
10 October 2017
Estonia: government decides to make parental leave more attractive to fathers
Already known for being one of the most generous countries in terms of parental leave, Estonia has decided to go even further in making the provision more flexible and attractive for fathers to...
10 October 2017
Japan: criticism and debate surrounds reform to labour norms
The Japanese government is set to table a bill bringing about changes to its Labour Standards Law, with reform applying to two areas. Firstly, the reform covers exemptions for high-level...
9 October 2017
United States: anti-discrimination law no longer applies to transgender people
United States law no longer prohibits discrimination against transgender people. The shift was detailed in a two-page memo written by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was instructing legal...
9 October 2017
United States: Teamsters oppose driverless trucks
Truck drivers from the Teamsters trade union have convinced the US Congress to exclude particularly heavy trucks from its draft legislation on driverless vehicles. The decision provides temporary...
9 October 2017
News update as of October 5, 2017
On the menu : in Portugal, Volkswagen Autoeuropa Workers Commission election reshuffles the cards, in Luxembourg a tripartite project to support digital competences development, Caterpillar calls...
4 October 2017
EU: Commission adopts proposal for a European framework for quality and effective apprenticeships
This draft recommendation, that still needs to be endorsed by the Member States, identifies 14 key criteria that EU countries and stakeholders should use to develop quality and effective...
4 October 2017
Carrefour: interview with CSR Head Bertrand Swiderski on the Bangladesh Accord
Carrefour was one of the first companies to sign the 2013 Bangladesh Accord on Fire & Building Safety (c.f. article No. 130323) and is also one of the first to have renewed its commitment as...
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4 October 2017
Spain: a wages report explains the phenomenon of wage devaluation disparities
A report by Funcas (a private non-profit think-tank organization created and financed by CECA (Spanish confederation of savings banks)) has delivered a statistical overview of the impact of the...
4 October 2017
Italy: the impact of inflation on minimum salary levels is upsetting the social climate in certain sectors and has re-ignited the debate over collective negotiations
Tensions are brewing in the rubber-plastics sector. The national collective agreement intends for previously agreed (last year) salary rises to be revised according to the observed inflation rate...
4 October 2017
Germany: refugee integration pilot project seen as a success
According to the IG Metall union the success of this experiment has proved conclusive: as part of a joint pilot project launched in April 2017 by the Baden-Württemberg Esslingen IG Metall section...
4 October 2017
ASOS: signs a global framework agreement with IndustriALL Global
In a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) signed on 02 October, the UK clothing company ASOS commits to adopting policies and procedure that develop collective bargaining and social dialogue along its...
3 October 2017
Great Britain: Aviva pledges 25% of headcount will be older than 50 by 2022
The insurance giant is looking to set an example by hiring 1,000 over-50s over the next five years. This ‘senior-friendly’ policy come sa year after Andy Briggs, chief executive of the Aviva UK...
3 October 2017
Portugal: a law on workplace harassment comes into force
Going forward victims of moral or sexual harassment in a company or administrative service in Portugal will be afforded better protection. The law adopted in August 2017, and which came into force...
3 October 2017
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
15 January 2026
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France: Medef publishes guide to support career transitions and retraining
France's largest employer federation Medef has provided its regional representatives with a practical guide designed to support career transitions and retraining. Structured around three key tools...
6 February 2026
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France: 2026 budget expected to maintain employer contribution relief
On 19 January 2026, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu decided to invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass France's 2026 budget without a vote in the National Assembly. Three days...
20 January 2026
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EU: Cyprus unveils its six-month presidency programme
Cyprus has set out its priorities for its six-month presidency of the Council of the EU. On the social front, the centre-right government will focus on the Union of Skills, which aims to boost...
23 January 2026
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Informal economy and slow wage growth hamper decent work, ILO says
The International Labour Organisation published its Employment ans Social Trends 2026 on 14 January. It anticipates unemployment stabilising in 2026 and employment growth of 1%, driven by...
16 January 2026
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EU: Commission wants to facilitate entry of international ‘talent’
In a recommendation published on 29 January, the European Commission calls on member states to take a series of measures to attract and retain international talent. It targets holders of skilled...
6 February 2026