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KiK to pay out 5.1 million dollars to victims of a fire at a Pakistan factory
The German discount textile store KiK revealed this weekend that, after four years of negotiations, it will pay out 5.1 million dollars to victims of a fire which took place at a textile factory...
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12 September 2016
Germany: leading industrial firm Trumpf places German staff on annual working hours
The social partners of industrial equipment supplier Trumpf, and the IG Metall trade union, recently signed a company agreement which sets in stone the decision to scrap weekly working hours...
12 September 2016
EU: UNI Europa publishes the results of its Crowd Working Survey on Austria
Following the publication of the results from crowd working surveys that Uni Europa, carried out on the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands (c.f. article No. 9753), the European Union Services...
12 September 2016
News update as of September 9, 2016
On the menu, a strong rise in the number of zero hours contracts in Great Britain, agreements over wages at Renault Samsung and GM in South Korea, in Hungary McDonalds is providing free housing to...
8 September 2016
Germany: the Dortmund High Court is competent to judge a case by four Pakistani workers against the KiK discount textiles chain
At the end of August, The Dortmund High Court (Rhineland) declared itself competent both to rule on a complaint filed by four Pakistani nationals against the German discount textiles chain KiK and...
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8 September 2016
Denmark: a tripartite agreement to make occupational training more attractive and to facilitate the return to work for the jobless
Between 8,000 and 10,000 extra training places and 30% of youths choosing vocational educational training by 2025 are the goals declared in a new tripartite agreement on youths and occupational...
8 September 2016
Sweden: trade union body Unionen developing closer ties with its German counterpart IG Metall to better manage digital platform working
In June 2016, Unionen, Sweden’s private sector union, concluded a ‘strategic’ cooperation agreement with its corresponding German body, IG Metall (metals and electronics), so that Unionen can...
8 September 2016
News update as of September 6, 2016
On the menu, Continental is set to develop flexible working in its subsidiaries worldwide, another chapter unfolds in the VW | UAW dispute over unionizing a plant in the southeastern US city of...
6 September 2016
Great Britain : ‘Gig’ economy workers start challenging their employment conditions
The first strong signs of workers contesting their employment conditions with companies operating as part of the ‘gig’ economy have taken place this summer. They have been spearheaded by a small...
5 September 2016
Italy: social partners submit proposals to government for managing corporate restructuring
The decision by Confindustria, the Italian employers’ federation, and the CGIL, CISL and UIL, the three large trade union bodies, to resume social dialogue has started to bear fruit. On 1...
5 September 2016
Great Britain: a boost for the auto industry
Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is to invest £35 million (€41.4 million) in a bid to boost the auto industry. As a result of this investment almost 3,000 new skilled jobs are expected for...
2 September 2016
31 August 2016 news review
On the menu, around fifty US businesses have signed up to a White House initiative promoting equal pay - an NLRB decision requires the US fast food chain, Chipotle, to review its policy over staff...
29 August 2016
Great Britain: a trade union is challenging Lloyds Blank over the female pensions gap
British banking group Lloyds has to face a legal challenge at the employment tribunal over pensions that are said to discriminate against female staff in terms of the supplementary pension system...
29 August 2016
Great Britain: numbers partaking in strike action reach all-time low in 2015
The year 2014 was marked by strong levels of social mobilisation in Britain, with 733,300 individuals involved in strike action (see article n° 8506). However, in 2015 this number reached just...
29 August 2016
Poland: a minimum wage for civil law contracts
According to Central Statistical Office 700 thousand Poles (4.4 % of workers) are employed on the basis of civil law contracts instead of labour law contracts. However, most of them, if they had a...
29 August 2016
Argentina: confederation of labour (CGT) united under one banner
After eight years of separation, the three main union bodies which make up the Argentinian CGT (General Confederation of Labour) officially announced their reunification on 22 August. The...
29 August 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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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