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Italy’s major companies haven’t waited for the law of 22 May 2017 in order to try out several ‘agile working’ formulae, whereby they provide staff the option to work one or two days per week away...

20 September 2017

Germany: as part of the metals sector collective negotiations, IG Metall is calling for a sizeable pay rise and the right to reduce working time for a temporary period

Germany’s regional level collective negotiations that are set to start in mid-November for the metals and electro-technical sectors promise to be both challenging and innovative. Challenging...

20 September 2017

Safran: renews its European Framework Agreement for Professional Integration of Young People

On 19 September, Safran Group together with the European Industry Union Federation, IndustriALL Europe, renewed the European Framework Agreement for Professional Integration of Young People, which...

19 September 2017

Germany: ahead of the upcoming legislative elections the main political parties put forward their views on co-determination, part-time work, and the minimum wage

If the polls are to be believed then Angela Merkel is set to return for a fourth consecutive mandate as German Chancellor following the elections on 24 September and in this vein talk is rife over...

19 September 2017

China is taking steps to attract foreign talents

China, already among the top-ranking countries for research and development, is dramatically lacking top level talents. The Chinese authorities have recently announced measures aimed at attracting...

19 September 2017

EU: a fresh set of measures to renew Europe’s industry

In his annual state of the union address, the President of the European Commission announced a new strategy for Europe that would enable industry to ‘stay or become the world leader in innovation...

18 September 2017

Austria: positive backdrop for annual negotiations in metal sector

Autumn-time negotiations are set to commence in the Austrian metals sector on Tuesday 20 September. The talks concern some 186,000 employees across six sub-sectors, each of which will negotiate...

18 September 2017

United Kingdom: Court of Appeal ruling on IBM case affords employers greater power to alter their company pension schemes

While the country’s High Court said in a flagship ruling in 2014 that the IT giant IBM had undermined the trust of its employees by making changes to its pension fund, the Court of Appeal...

18 September 2017

Germany: agreement signed to create an internal job portal at Volkswagen group

After the blow dealt by the ‘dieselgate’ scandal as well as the movement towards electric cars, the German automobile giant launched an extensive restructuring programme, which aims to reduce...

15 September 2017

EU: pregnant women may be granted special protection in the case of collective redundancies

On 14 September, in an opinion given on a Spanish case, Advocate General Sharpston invited the Court of Justice of the European Union to rule that a collective redundancy does not always...

15 September 2017

In brief, Italian government to put in place tax incentives to encourage measures to aid work-life balance

A decree signed on 13 September by Giuliano Poletti, the Italian minister for labour and social policies, and Pier Carlo Padoan, the country’s economy and finance minister, has unlocked 110...

15 September 2017

Portugal: tensions rising between unions at the Volkswagen Palmela facility (Autoeuropa)

30 km south of Portugal’s capital Lisbon social conflict continues at the Volkswagen Palmela facility. The main CGTP affiliated union the SITE-SUL is challenging the mandatory Saturday working...

14 September 2017

Brazil: Mercedes-Benz before the courts over unfair dismissals

At the start of September Brazil’s Labor Ministry, the MPT ,brought an action to the courts against automaker Mercedes-Benz that has a facility in São Bernardo do Campo, in the São Paulo area...

14 September 2017

EU: where airline crews are “home based” is significant in determining the jurisdiction where they habitually carry out their work (CJEU Ryanair Case)

Ryanair cabin crew members looking to bring a case against their employer do not have to turn to the Irish labor Tribunal just because the company’s aircraft are registered in Ireland. They can...

14 September 2017

EU: The EU Commission presents its short and medium term priorities

On 13 September 2017, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, delivered his annual and penultimate speech on the State of the European Union at the European Parliament. In...

13 September 2017

Germany: a key ruling by the Federal Labor Court for interim employees working in metal sector services provision

Germany’s metal union IG Metall estimates that tens of thousands of interim workers are set to receive extra income thanks to a ruling dating back to 22 February 2017 that was only recently...

13 September 2017

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