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Italy: national tourism sector collective agreement is signed
On 14 November, following more than three years of negotiations, the employers’ bodies, Federturismo Confindustria and Confindustria Alberghi, together with the trade union bodies, Filcams-Cgil...
16 November 2016
Qatar 2022: union experts to inspect World Cup football project sites
On 15 November the organization responsible for delivering the infrastructure required for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), signed a Memorandum...
16 November 2016
EU: UNI Europa publishes the results from Germany of its ‘gig economy’ crowd working survey
Following on from the crowd working survey results published for the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands (c.f. article No. 9753), and then Austria (c.f. article No. 9806), the European...
16 November 2016
United States: services union SEIU ordered to pay a company for damage to its reputation as a result of its unionization campaign
In September, a civil court jury ordered the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to pay $7.8 million to the Professional Janitorial Service of Houston (PJS), ruling the union was too...
15 November 2016
Verallia: agreement to put an EWC in place
On 23 September 2016, Verallia, a world leader in glass packaging and former Saint Gobain subsidiary (sold in 2015), concluded an agreement (subject to French law) that institutes a European Works...
15 November 2016
Germany: the DGB’s 2016 quality of work index shows digitalization is weighing heavily on workers
On Thursday 10 November the Confederation of German Trade Unions (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, DGB) presented its annual ‘Gute Arbeit’ (Good Work) index, which pilloried the problems arising from...
14 November 2016
Spain: UGT and CCOO differ in approach to salary negotiations
The UGT and CCOO, the two trade union bodies, face the employers’ organisations side by side and united in their objective, to create jobs and improve working conditions and salaries. However...
14 November 2016
Italy: Finance Law intends to support 25,000 banking sector job losses
Italy’s 2017 Finance law, which has started out on its parliamentary process, sets aside €648 million over the next five years to assist the 25,000 banking sector employees forecasted to be laid...
11 November 2016
United Kingdom: Scotland comes to the rescue for trade unions facing the Trade Union Act
As fiercely independent as ever and never one to miss an opportunity to demarcate Scotland’s separateness, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has allocated trade unions £250,000 (€284,200) in...
11 November 2016
News update as of November 10, 2016
On the menu : French Multinational company duty of care requirements, a pre-agreement to unlock a dispute at Nissan in Catalonia (Spain), Commentary on 11 October 2016 Law recasting parental leave...
9 November 2016
United States: Republican program intends to “to challenge the anachronistic labor laws”
Although difficult to define clearly, it is likely that the US President elect, Donald Trump’s, future labor relations orientation will be characterized by weaker and criticized trade unions.
9 November 2016
Great Britain: as with Uber, a trade union is putting pressure on Deliveroo
A UK trade union has officially asked management at Deliveroo (a British online food delivery company) for recognition to bargain on behalf of the couriers. Following the recent employment...
9 November 2016
Italy: dispute between Foodora management and bike couriers
Social tension reigns at the Italian subsidiary of German-based online restaurant-prepared food delivery company Foodora. A group of bicycle couriers has undertaken a series of protests against...
9 November 2016
Germany: debate over a more efficient law on economic immigration
The 2015 mass influx of war related refugees meant that Germany’s authorities had to temporarily leave aside the issue of economic immigration, which is managed within the scope of the rather...
8 November 2016
EU: European Steel Action Day
‘No Europe without Steel!’ Thus the slogan for the European industrial trade union federation, IndustriAll Europe’s action day that will take place in Brussels on 09 November.
8 November 2016
Italy: the Senate adopts at its first reading the draft law on Smart Working and independent working
On 03 November, and with a large majority, Italy’s Senate adopted Draft Law 2233 that focuses on both measures protecting independent workers and, for the first time, on the definition of Smart...
8 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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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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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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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