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Germany: despite massive refugee inflows, one employers’ body is calling for a managed immigration policy specifically catering for skilled workers from outside the EU
Even though Germany’s four major employers’ bodies, (BDA, BDI, DIHK, and ZDH), have recently lent their support for Angela Merkel’s highly controversial refugee integration policy, the Cologne...
1 March 2016
Italy: Florence’s Filctem-CGIL union has launched a campaign for transparency in the fashion supply chain
Filctem-CGIL in Florence has launched a campaign on the social networks calling for transparency in fashion’s supply chains. Workers in the industry are bringing home the reality of the threatened...
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26 February 2016
Great Britain: the small independent workers union (IWGB) is using social networks and flashmobs to secure decent wages for couriers
Two same-day courier companies have succumbed to the pressure from the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) union and raised the rates each courier is paid per delivered item. The IWGB is a...
26 February 2016
News update as of 25 February 2016
Belgium/Agreement in the temporary employment sector over electronic employment contracts. On Tuesday 23 February, unions in the temporary employment sector announced the conclusion of a new...
25 February 2016
Germany: IG Metall union contemplating testing a new strike tactic during the upcoming metals collective negotiations
Against a backdrop of preparations being in full swing for the upcoming negotiations on renewing the metals and electro technical collective agreement, the IG Metall union has confirmed that it...
24 February 2016
Norway and Sweden: debate over a 6-hour working day
It's a recurring question: why not generalize a 6-hour working day in order to optimize production and fight unemployment? This is the unions’ message, and businesses from various sectors have...
24 February 2016
Finland: unions ready to discuss decentralizing collective negotiation
Decentralizing collective negotiation is one of the points on the negotiating table currently being discussed by unions, employers, and the government in the context of improving Finland’s...
24 February 2016
Deutsche Bahn: the EWC negotiates its first ‘European social plan’
Well-known German rail operator Deutsche Bahn is to divide its accounting businesses across three new centers. For Europe, the Global Accounting Shared Service Center Europe will no longer operate...
23 February 2016
Belgium: launch of social consultation over labor legislation reform
Employment Minister Kris Peeters announced that he would be submitting ten points for a labor legislation reform to the Group of 10 consultation body made up of unions and employers in a bid to...
23 February 2016
Brazil: difficult start to negotiations over the future of pensions
The Rousseff government's key reform has sparked mistrust in both unions and companies. On 17 February, during a first working meeting on the issue, dialogue looked like it would be difficult, and...
23 February 2016
Portugal: employers’ social contribution payments lowered by 0.75% for employees on the minimum wage and early retirement is frozen
The Portuguese government has lowered employers’ social contributions payments by 0.75% for employees on the minimum wage, and for a period of one year. The TSU, or Unique Social Tax will move...
23 February 2016
Italy: unions mobilize to safeguard jobs during this period of industrial consolidation
For some weeks, several individual mobilizations have sounded alarm bells over the impact on Italy’s industrial future of divestitures, closures and offshoring, being implemented by various...
22 February 2016
Romania: a new collective agreement for Ford Craiova in a bid to preserve jobs
Together, the trade union and management at the Ford Romania plant in Craiova have agreed on a new collective labor agreement, to run for the next two years. Whilst management had been targeting a...
22 February 2016
Great Britain: in spite of securing a special agreement, Brexit divides the country more than ever
The campaign has been launched. Unions, employers, MPs: despite Prime Minister David Cameron securing what has been termed as an historic agreement from Brussels on 19 February, the British people...
22 February 2016
News update as of 18 February 2016
Great Britain/The ILO intervenes in discussions over reforms to the right to strike (Trade Union Bill). The ILO Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and...
18 February 2016
Italy: a rise in the number of permanent employment contracts in 2015 thanks to exemptions for employers
On 16 February, the National Institute of Social Security, (INPS) published data on employment changes for 2015. The main new news is the 47% rise in the number of permanent employment contracts...
17 February 2016
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
15 January 2026
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2026 TRENDS — Tackling skills shortages and mismatches
mind HR is analysing the trends that will shape 2026. Skills shortages have become a central challenge for businesses, reflecting deep-seated shifts in the labour market as roles evolve rapidly...
10 February 2026
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France: Medef publishes guide to support career transitions and retraining
France's largest employer federation Medef has provided its regional representatives with a practical guide designed to support career transitions and retraining. Structured around three key tools...
6 February 2026
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EU: Commission wants to facilitate entry of international ‘talent’
In a recommendation published on 29 January, the European Commission calls on member states to take a series of measures to attract and retain international talent. It targets holders of skilled...
6 February 2026
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France: 2026 budget expected to maintain employer contribution relief
On 19 January 2026, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu decided to invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass France's 2026 budget without a vote in the National Assembly. Three days...
20 January 2026
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EU: Cyprus unveils its six-month presidency programme
Cyprus has set out its priorities for its six-month presidency of the Council of the EU. On the social front, the centre-right government will focus on the Union of Skills, which aims to boost...
23 January 2026