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Schneider Electric: a European agreement on the anticipation and development of competencies and employment with respect to its business strategy
On 18 May the world leader in energy management and automation solutions together with the European union federation, IndustriAll Europe, signed an agreement with that ‘sets out the minimum shared...
18 May 2017
Great Britain: Conservative party election manifesto addresses ‘Soft’ Brexit, controlled immigration, and new rights for workers
On 18 May Tory Prime Minister Theresa May presented her party’s election manifesto ahead of the 08 June polls. Should the Tories win, and the polls are overwhelmingly pointing to this outcome...
18 May 2017
Greece: vote over a new agreement as well as the country’s fourteenth pension reform
On 18 May Greece’s parliament votes on an agreement that was concluded during the Eurogroup in Malta on 07 April. In it Greece signs up to a 2% reduction in expenditure between 2019 and 2020...
18 May 2017
Briefly: chemical sector agreement in Belgium
Planet Labor, 18 May 2017, nº10214 - www.planetlabor.com
18 May 2017
Great Britain: real wages fall for the first time since 2014
Average weekly income (excl. bonuses) rose 2.1% in March in the UK, which is just below the current inflation rate of 2.3%. This is the first fall in real wages in three years. Unions are worried...
17 May 2017
Germany: metals workers seek more independence over deciding their working time
On 16 May and ahead of the metal sector collective negotiations that are scheduled to start this autumn, IG Metall president Jörg Hoffmann presented the results of the second part of the ‘giant’...
17 May 2017
OECD National Contact Point for France accepts a complaint filed by a US trade union against the Natixis banking group
In an landmark case, US employees at a California-based luxury hotel have filed a complaint against Natixis, the US subsidiary of which, AEW Capital Management, oversees the site in question...
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17 May 2017
Spain: those in precarious occupations mobilize to defend their rights
Independent freelancers, workers on very short-term contracts, and ad hoc workers operating in sectors that are well under the trade unions radars are turning to social networks to mobilize...
16 May 2017
United States: US bosses earn 347 times more than the average rank and file
An AFL-CIO study has roundly criticized the growing pay gap between big stock market quoted company CEOs and regular employees. The labor group is calling for more transparence within businesses...
16 May 2017
Brexit : an interview with Elena Crasta, the UK Trade Union Congress’ Brussels-based European officer
On 5 May, the TUC published a worrying study on the negative impact that Brexit appears set to have on working rights of workers in Europe (see article n° 10192). Is the view put forward by the...
15 May 2017
Italy: law on Smart Working and independent working is definitively adopted
At its final reading on 10 May, Italy’s Senate finally adopted the law on measures that both protect independent workers and for the first time address Smart Working (flexibility over working time...
11 May 2017
Denmark: government looks to simplify employment regulations and better take into account new labor market realities
Denmark’s government is seeking to better take changes in the labor market into account by simplifying employment regulations and improving its appraisal of new forms of independent work so as to...
11 May 2017
India: update on recent labor law reforms
Since coming to power in 2014, Narendra Modi’s government has been trying to carry out one of its major campaign promises that is to completely overhaul India’s labor law situation although...
11 May 2017
Germany: chemicals sector’s social partners in Germany’s northeast adopt a landmark agreement on working time
At the close of the fifth round of negotiations on 09 May in Potsdam and true to their reputation as innovative social partners, the chemical union IG BCE together with the employers’ organization...
10 May 2017
EU: Commission seeks to shape globalization
On 10 May the European Commission published a reflection document entitled, ‘Harnessing Globalisation’ affirming that solutions do not lie in national protectionism or in isolationism, or indeed...
10 May 2017
EU: Peter Hartz, architect of Germany’s 2010 Hartz Reforms Plan, is calling on France and Germany to combine their efforts in tackling Europe’s youth unemployment.
The well-known former human resources executive at the German public company Volkswagen AG (VW) and the man behind the controversial 2002-2005 labor market reforms has come front stage once again...
10 May 2017
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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...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
6 November 2025
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
5 November 2025
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
6 November 2025
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France: TotalEnergies steps up commitment on disability
On 9 October, French energy group TotalEnergies and all representative trade unions signed a new four-year agreement on disability inclusion. Taking effect on 1 January 2026, the deal aims to help...
13 November 2025
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
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...
20 October 2025