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Spain: unions to mobilise in December and protest against the government’s lack of commitment to social dialogue
The head of Spain’s government met with social partners on 24 November, in a meeting which should have marked the reopening of the country’s social agenda. However, the encounter ended in deadlock...
28 November 2016
Argentina: jobs pact until March 2017
During the week of 21 November Argentina’s government announced that the employers’ associations and unions had signed an agreement, the goal of which is to stave off redundancies against a tense...
28 November 2016
Germany: grand coalition takes steps to make company pensions more attractive
On 25 November, after a meeting of the parties which form Germany’s coalition government – the CDU, CSU and SPD –, Andrea Nahles, of the SPD and minster for social affairs, presented an outline of...
25 November 2016
EU: chemicals sector social partners sign a joint declaration on digitalization
On Tuesday 22 November, IndustriAll Europe (unions) and the ECEG (employers) signed a joint declaration* on the social and employment related aspects of digitalisation, and in particular they...
25 November 2016
News update as of 24 November 2016
On the menu : German Labor Minister wants to allow business to test flexible working, Spanish Prime minister’s minority government’s economic policy suffers its first setback as the left votes for...
23 November 2016
Great Britain: a Brexit budget
On 23 November, during the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s first autumn statement, Mr. Hammond announced that the minimum wage for the over twenty-fives would rise by 4.2%. More generally, the...
23 November 2016
Australia: a controversial law regulating unions is implemented in exchange for whistleblower concessions
Following months of debate, Australia’s government secured the crucial Senate adoption of its law regulating union organisations and in exchange promised great protection for whistleblowers.
23 November 2016
US: a Texan judge delays implementation of the Obama administration’s overtime pay extension rule
A Texan judge has delivered a preliminary injunction to the Department of Labour (DOL), delaying the implementation of the overtime measure that had been set for 01 December 2016 stating it...
23 November 2016
RATP signs an agreement to institute a European Works Council
On 22 November, RATP, France’s local transportation group, together with its SNB signed an agreement to put an EWC in place. RATP operates in Europe and across the world, primarily via its...
23 November 2016
Great Britain: PM Theresa May backtracks on putting workers on company boards
On Monday 21 November the British PM surprised by nuancing her campaign promise to put workers on company boards of directors. “While it is important that the voices of workers and consumers...
22 November 2016
SCOR extends its European Charter on professional equality worldwide to the Group’s offices throughout the world (update of an article published on 09 November)
On 07 November, the French re-insurance and financial services company announced it was extending its commitments on professional equality between women and men, initially worked on by the SCOR SE...
22 November 2016
Sweden: an agreement in principle on flexible retirement in the service sector
Both the Unionen (private sector union) and Sveriges Ingenjörer (Swedish engineers) unions welcomed securing an agreement in principle on 11 November with the employers’ organization, Almega, and...
22 November 2016
Germany: Volkswagen plans to cut 23,000 jobs in Germany but hopes to create 9,000 new positions in the areas of e-mobility and digitalisation
On 18 November, after months of tense negotiations, the world’s largest car manufacturer and its general works council signed a ‘pact for the future’ which will kick-start the most comprehensive...
21 November 2016
India: temporary Workers must be paid equal wage for equal work as regulars, rules the Supreme Court
The Indian Supreme Court declared in a significant verdict on 27th October, 2016 that daily wagers, casual and contractual employees have the right to be paid equally with regular workers if they...
21 November 2016
Bulgaria: campaign launched to improve working conditions for suppliers and subcontractors for multinational companies
On 4 October, after more than six months of planning, Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CITUB) – Bulgaria’s largest trade union – launched a national campaign in partnership with two...
21 November 2016
News update as of November 17, 2016
On the menu : the European Commission asks star performer Member States to relax consolidation in a bid to boost overall investment, Directive on temporary work does not only apply to temporary...
16 November 2016
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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...
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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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 October 2025
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France: Decathlon introduces a ‘duty to respect others’ right to disconnect’
A right-to-disconnect agreement was signed in late September for the French arm of the Decathlon sports retail group. It sets out a "duty to respect others’ right to disconnect" and provides...
14 November 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025