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Great Britain: a report recommends more social regulations for the self-employed
A report commissioned by the government recommends that the spectacularly growing numbers of self-employed should be afforded a status more in line with regular employees especially when it comes...
17 February 2016
Russia: record wave of protests in businesses in 2015
Trudprava (the Center for Social and Labor Rights (CSLR)) is about to publish a report on collective labor related conflicts in Russia for 2015 with the count standing at 409 conflict situations...
17 February 2016
Spain: three candidates looking to take the helm of the UGT union confederation
Candido Mendez, UGT secretary general will step down from the position during its 42nd congress being held from 09-12 March 2016 in Madrid. Potential successors are trying to rally support for...
16 February 2016
Magna International: sets up a European works council without participation by an SNB
On 22 January 2016, in Oberwaltersdorf, Austria, at the European headquarters of Austro-Canadian group Magna International, a new European works council constitutional assembly was held for the...
16 February 2016
Portugal: the Forum for businesses promoting gender equality is growing and helping to change the situation
Set up in 2013 following calls by the Commission for gender equality at work and in employment (CITE), the Forum for businesses promoting gender equality (IGEN) now counts thirty-nine large...
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15 February 2016
Spain: agreement between Telefónica’s sub-contractors and the unions to both improve working conditions for network installation technicians and restrict chain sub-contacting
The CCOO-Industry and MCA-UGT unions announced they concluded an agreement with the installation companies that work for Spanish telephone operator Telfónica Movistar in a bid to control both...
15 February 2016
Great Britain: companies will have to publish gender pay gap details from 2018
On Friday 12 February 2016, the UK government confirmed that from 2018, companies employing more than 250 staff would be required to publish gender pay gap details. Education and Equalities...
15 February 2016
News update as of 12 February 2016
On the menu: on 15 February manufacturers organizations are set to demonstrate in Brussels protesting China’s recognition as a market economy at the WTO, Spain is showing signs of an upturn in...
12 February 2016
Denmark: PostNord Danmark agrees with unions over labor cost cuts
Denmark’s postal operator has concluded an agreement with unions that modify various provisions in collective agreements. Following persistent negative results as a result of a dramatic drop in...
11 February 2016
Finland: the government puts forward proposals to loosen rules over recourse to fixed term employment contracts
In a bid to raise Finnish businesses’ competitiveness, the government has launched three specific measures: lowering wage costs by 5% for the same level of production, lowering unemployment via...
11 February 2016
Hungary: wage tensions and skilled manpower shortages
Hungary is facing the paradox of high unemployment combined with businesses struggling to hire and keep skilled workers. The leverage factor being used currently is salary levels. A certain number...
11 February 2016
Belgium: social partners in the chemical sector implement a Demographic Fund
On 09 February the social partners in the chemicals, plastics, and biotech sector announced the implementation of a “Unique Demographic Fund in Belgium” in a bid to preempt a trend towards longer...
10 February 2016
Italy: Worker Buyouts becoming more widespread
Worker buyouts (WBOs) have almost doubled since the economic crisis started in 2008. Italy's legal framework facilitates WBOs in so far as it allows workers who are made redundant to invest their...
10 February 2016
Great Britain: the BECTU union makes its first inroads into organizing highly qualified workers in the visual effects sector
The BECTU broadcasting and entertainment union has begun taking its first concrete steps to organising workers in the growing VFX (visual effects) sector. Tougher working conditions in the sector...
10 February 2016
EU: the Court of Justice of the European Union is called on in a case that threatens Germany’s system of employee co-determination
On 16 October 2015, the Regional Appeal Court of Berlin, brought a case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for a preliminary ruling where the Luxembourg based CJEU was called on...
8 February 2016
Great Britain: unions try to win over wider public opinion while the House of Lords deliberates the Trade Union Bill
While the Trade Union Bill, a bill on the right to strike, is currently being examined in the House of Lords, on Monday 08 February, Britain’s trade unions launched their ‘Heart Unions Week’ in a...
8 February 2016
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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”
In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...
21 January 2026
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EU: social partners split over competitiveness and action on job quality
The European Trade Union Confederation and BusinessEurope have published their response to the consultation document on the European Commission's upcoming EU quality jobs initiative. The two...
4 February 2026
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Germany: standoff over national plan to boost collective bargaining
Under the EU Adequate Minimum Wages Directive, Germany is required to produce an action plan to boost collective bargaining coverage. That plan has stalled, however, after being blocked by the...
9 February 2026
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Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry
Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...
3 February 2026
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ENI incorporates just transition and AI into global agreement
On 13 January, Italian energy group ENI renewed its global agreement on international industrial relations, corporate social responsibility and the just transition with Italian unions CGIL, CISL...
5 February 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026