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United States: Smartphone apps defending workers
Several smartphone apps have been launched in New York, Chicago, Santa Clara, and elsewhere that aim to support the most vulnerable workers. The goal is to make labor rights directly accessible...
6 April 2017
Spain: the Volvemos association seeks to assist youths who left during the crisis to find work again in Spain
Bringing talent back home. At a time when the country is recovering and creating some 500,000 jobs per year, this is what the Volvemos (We are returning) association is looking to do as it raises...
6 April 2017
EU: European social initiatives are expected for the end of April
In a bid to rebuild Europe’s image that has been tarnished by Brexit and the rise in populism, the EU Commission will, on 26 April, put forward a series of proposals to strengthen the Social...
5 April 2017
EU: Youth Guarantee falls short of initial expectations
A new report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) examines the progress made in implementing the EU Youth Guarantee.
5 April 2017
New Areva: agreement signed to support group’s social transformation
On 31 March, after four months of negotiations, Areva signed its first ‘social contract’ with trade unions. The agreement comes as the French nuclear power giant is faced with significant...
4 April 2017
Germany: the SPD party proposes establishing additional family aid should it win the federal elections
With some six months remaining before the federal elections, the Social Democrat party (SPD) is making family policy one of its key national campaign points. On 03 April Families Minister Manuela...
4 April 2017
Italy: an agreement at Enel on changing performance bonuses into welfare services
On 27 March, management at Italian energy manufacturer and distributor Enel together with the Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions signed an agreement that allows employees at the...
4 April 2017
Greece: social partners conclude a national collective agreement
A national collective agreement has been secured between the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the employers’ bodies, the major thrusts of which are similar to the agreement that...
3 April 2017
Spain: overview of ongoing negotiations among social partners
The Spanish government and social partners in the country have launched negotiations on new amendments to its labour code. A series of topics have been tabled, ranging from: the establishment of...
3 April 2017
Sweden: new agreement in industry sector includes 6.5% wage increase over three years
On 31 March, an agreement was reached in extremis by the five unions that form part of the Facken Inom Industri grouping and the employer groups in the industry sector. Unusually the agreement...
3 April 2017
Germany: law adopted to reduce wage gap between men and women
On Thursday 30 March, Germany’s Bundestag adopted a long-discussed law on equal pay of men and women. In order to reduce the sizeable wage gap that exists between men and women, the bill...
31 March 2017
France: CFDT becomes largest trade union organisation in private sector
On 31 March, the level of trade union representation across industries in the private sector was made public. The statistics are published every four years according to the results of professional...
31 March 2017
Netherlands: workers on service provision contracts to benefit from legislation on minimum wage and paid leave allowance
Under the law adopted on 28 March, legislation on the minimum wage and paid leave has been extended to apply to workers employed under a service provision contract. The change comes after another...
31 March 2017
Great Britain: to minimize uncertainty, London will copy European law into UK law
After having triggered Article 50 on 29 March and thereby launching the UK’s official exit from the EU, on 30 March the government published its White Paper on Legislating for the United Kingdom’s...
30 March 2017
Italy: Italcementi restructuring enables managers to move to local SMEs
Italy’s multinational cement company Italcementi, bought in 2016 by Germany’s HeidelbergCement has launched a landmark initiative, which in collaboration with the employers’ body Confindustria and...
30 March 2017
Germany: employers hold that metal workers are satisfied with their working time
At a time when the IG Metall union is calling for more employee friendly working time flexibility, on 27 March the employers’ body Gesamtmetall unveiled the conclusions of a representative survey...
29 March 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...
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
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
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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