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News update as of 19 January 2017
On the menu : Coca Cola Fuenlabrada (Madrid, Spain), legal outcome but no dispute, Wales against the Trade Union Act, Deustche Bank employees no longer allowed sending text messages , MasterCard...
18 January 2017
Italy: mixed report on the Jobs Act’s first two years
The Jobs Act (c.f. article No. 8763), Renzi’s government’s key measure, when implemented, was applauded by Europe’s institutions as one of Italy’s most anticipated reforms. Its aim was to...
18 January 2017
Spain: the Basque region’s social partners sign an agreement prioritizing regional social agreements over national collective negotiations
On 17 January, employers’ body Confebask together with the four main Basque region’s trade union bodies (ELA, LAB, CCOO, and UGT) secured a cross-industry agreement that dedicates a specific forum...
18 January 2017
China: strike action multiplies because of foreign companies’ workers’ fears over their potential transfer to Chinese companies
2016 was a year marked by a series of significant strike action in multinational companies because of workers being transferred to Chinese national companies. The mobilization efforts are an...
18 January 2017
Great Britain: Theresa May worries unions and employers by saying goodbye to the European single market
Theresa May’s shock announcement that the UK would be leaving the EU single market has raised significant worries and doubts for both unions and employers in spite of the fact that the PM’s much...
17 January 2017
Germany: the DGB wants social justice at the heart of the electoral campaign
At the start of what is to be an electoral year in Germany, punctuated initially by regional elections in Saarland, Schleswig Holstein, and North Rhine-Westphalia, and later in September by the...
16 January 2017
Sweden: differing views on the country’s economic situation are influencing the 2017 negotiations
Unions and employers bodies agree that Sweden needs more flexibility in order to attract investors. Yet is this common declaration enough to come to a real agreement? On 21 December 2016...
16 January 2017
Greece: companies increasingly relying on food coupons
Greece is struggling to emerge from the financial crisis and many companies are looking for ways to cut costs. Thus an increasing number of workers are being remunerated with a selection of...
16 January 2017
Brazil: more than 3 million labor claims in 2016
President Temer telegraphed his labor reform intentions via the goal of tackling the ‘claims industry’; a reference to the weight of legislation surrounding labor relationships that he holds to be...
13 January 2017
United States: 19 States raise the Minimum Wage in 2017
While the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25/hour since 2009 and the President elect’s administration’s intentions have still be made clear, minimum wage levels have been changing on the...
13 January 2017
Belgium: social partners secure a draft cross-industry agreement for the period 2017-2018
On the evening of 11/12 January Belgium’s social partners secured agreement over a draft cross-industry agreement (AIP) that sets a 1.1% wage margin for the next two years. Further negotiations...
12 January 2017
Italy: Constitutional Court rejects the referendum proposal over dismissals reform
On 11 January, Italy's Constitutional Court admitted two out of the three referenda that the central union body the Cgil had put forward, which aim to revise a number of the key measures in the...
12 January 2017
Poland: following a lowering of the retirement age the government is now looking for ways to finance the measure
On 19 December 2016, Poland’s President promulgated a law that lowers the legal retirement age to 65 for men and 60 for women down from 67 for both. The new thresholds will apply from 01 October...
12 January 2017
Germany: government gives the green light to a controversial draft law on gender pay equality
In the future money will no longer be a taboo topic in German companies. On 11 January, following years of quarreling, Families Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) finally succeeded in getting the...
11 January 2017
Italy: strike set for Friday 13 January in the textiles, fashion and footwear sectors
500,000 employees in the textiles-fashion, and leather-shoes sectors will on Friday 13 January stop work in a bid to renew their respective collective agreements that came to term on 31 March...
11 January 2017
Great Britain: mental health at work – a new priority for Theresa May
On 09 January, Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister, launched a major plan to both dispel the stigma surrounding mental health and to improve ‘mental health’, particularly within businesses. To this...
11 January 2017
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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...
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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