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Germany: according to the Federal Constitutional Court, the ‘single union law’ in large part ‘complies’ with German Basic Law
It’s been a long legal battle seeing German Minister for Employment Andrea Nahles (SPD) with support from employers and the large trade unions, IG Metall (metals) and IG BCE (chemicals), pitted...
11 July 2017
EU: European social partners respond during the consultation process on the employment contract directive
In April 2017 and as part of its Social Pillar initiative, the European Commission launched phase one of the European Social Partner consultation process on a revision to Written Statement...
11 July 2017
Spain: employers and unions on the point of secure agreement over salaries
The framework agreement on 2017 wage recommendations is within reach. At least this is what Juan Rosell, president of the employers CEOE confederation, has been repeating over recent weeks. Unions...
11 July 2017
G20 nations commit to promoting the implementation of social and environmental standards along global supply chains
NGOs have welcomed what is a first for a G20 summit meeting, which this time was held in Germany’s city of Hamburg between 07 and 08 July. In a landmark move, and for the first time ever, the G20...
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11 July 2017
Brazil: number of workers aged 50-65+ up 30% over 5 years
The number of people in Brazil aged between 50 and 64 that are in work has increased by 30% over the period between 2010 and 2015. Meanwhile the number of workers aged 65 and over has also...
10 July 2017
Italy: new standards on casual work come into force on 10 July
The ‘voucher’ system is set to be replaced with two separate alternatives that will be wholly digital. PM Gentiloni’s government is doing away with the former special cheque based payment system...
10 July 2017
Great Britain: Deliveroo seeks to establish ‘gig worker’ status
With the much awaited independent report on work commissioned by Theresa May’s government and led by Matthew Taylor expected on Tuesday 11 July (c.f. article No. 9950), food delivery firm...
10 July 2017
Great Britain: London launches its Good Work Standard
On 04 July, London Mayor Sadiq Khan officially presented his Good Work Standard project to which companies will soon be able to voluntarily adhere. Its stated goal is to tackle low pay and...
7 July 2017
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In its final pre-summer plenary session, the European Parliament gave its backing for public corporate tax disclosure and the need to tackle growing precarious employment.
4 July 2017
Austria: agreement found over the minimum wage but not on working time
Austria’s social partners only managed to secure one of two of the government’s goals set in January 2017. On 30 June representatives from the employers and trade unions presented their agreement...
4 July 2017
Deutsche Bahn: rail company looks to modernize the co-determination rules as part of its digital transformation
Deutsche Bahn (DB) one of West Germany’s major employers with more than 195,000 working in Germany is one of the first companies to contribute its own ‘Co-determination PLUS’ experimental forum to...
4 July 2017
Spain: Basque trade unionist Unai Sordo takes the helm at the CCOO
The Spanish Workers' Commissions (CCOO) recently held their ninth union congress, which took place from 29 June to 1 July, and it saw the election of the union’s general secretary. Unai Sordo, the...
3 July 2017
Brazil: another day of national protest over labour reform
On Friday 30 June, the main central trade union groups and social organisations in Brazil organised protests in the country’s biggest cities. The movement, which was initially supposed to be a...
3 July 2017
Bangladesh: over twenty leading fashion brands signed a new safety agreement with garment factories
On 29 June twenty-three leading ready-to-wear fashion brands together with the IndustriALL and Uni Global Union organizations signed a new safety agreement covering Bangladeshi garment factories.
29 June 2017
United States: the NLRB comes under Republican influence
President Donald Trump has just nominated two representatives to the board as counterweights to the pro-union decisions of its current makeup.
29 June 2017
France: draft law adopted enabling the government to reform the Labor Code via a series of ordinances
On 28 June France’s Council of Ministers adopted the draft enabling law that authorizes the government to proceed with Labor Code reform via the ordinance instrument. Primacy for the company-level...
28 June 2017
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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...
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
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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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Germany: standoff over national plan to boost collective bargaining
Under the EU Adequate Minimum Wages Directive, Germany is required to produce an action plan to boost collective bargaining coverage. That plan has stalled, however, after being blocked by the...
9 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