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Great Britain: GMB union and Humberside Engineering Training Association launch a joint initiative to promote apprenticeships with the region’s employers and younger workers
The GMB union together with Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) have launched an initiative to encourage Humberside’s employers and younger workers into apprenticeships. Unions have...
4 February 2016
Italy: a new agreement for the recently formed Finmeccania One Company model
Since 01 January 2016, former 100% Finmeccania subsidiaries Agusta Westland, Alenia Aermacchi, Selex ES, Oto Melara and Wass, have merged into one single company operating with seven divisions...
4 February 2016
News update as of 3 February 2016
Brexit/Proposals to keep Great Britain in the EU. The European Commission intends to establish a specific body tasked with examining current legislation to verify that it fully respects the two...
3 February 2016
France: a company is sentenced to redeem eight years worth of profit sharing amounts to its employees that had been unpaid due to a tax avoidance scheme
In a ruling on 02 February 2016, the Versailles Court of Appeal imposed several liability on both the publishing company Wolters Kluwer France (WKF) and its parent holding company Holding Wolters...
3 February 2016
Greece: unions call for a new general strike on Thursday to protest against pension reforms
On the anniversary of the radical left’s accession to power in January 2015, anger is growing across all segments of Greece’s society. The draft law on pensions that the government put to the...
3 February 2016
Italy: the government strengthens independent workers’ rights and allows more flexibility for employees via the introduction of smart work
On 28 January 2016, Italy’s Council of Ministers adopted a draft law that establishes a new status for non-entrepreneur independent workers. The goal is to implement a “modern system of rights and...
2 February 2016
Germany: IG Metall recommends a wage raise of between 4.5% and 5%
Following consultations with its seven regional federations, IG Metall, Germany’s largest trade union in terms of membership numbers, announced on the 02 February that it would enter into the...
2 February 2016
Great Britain: the government commits to boosting apprentices and female participation in the transport sector
The UK Minister for Transport has unveiled a new strategy requiring companies who tender for transport infrastructure building projects to create apprenticeships and recruit women.
2 February 2016
News update as of 29 January 2016
On the menu this week: ILO conference and global supply chains, a British plan to safeguard jobs in the oil sector, the European Commission adopts a series of measures combatting corporate tax...
29 January 2016
Italy: a ruling by the Supreme Court of Cassation on the right for workers to suspend activity when working conditions are unsafe
A ruling by the Supreme Court of Cassation, made public on 19 January 2016 affirms the legitimacy of workers to temporarily suspend their activities if their employer cannot guarantee safety...
28 January 2016
Great Britain: leading unions call for protectionist measures to safeguard jobs
In response to huge jobs losses and the prospect of more to come, a number of leading unions in steel and manufacturing have made calls to protect jobs by urging the government to act upon...
28 January 2016
Unilever: joint declaration in conjunction with the international trade unions UITA and IndustriALL to prevent sexual harassment
Signed on 26 January by the agro-industry union federations, UITA and the industrial federation IndustriALL Global this declaration included commitments to tackle sexual harassment together via...
28 January 2016
EU: the European Commission questions the pertinence of imposing the obligation to inform of essential aspects in employment contracts for certain new forms of employment
On 27 January, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the employer’s obligation to inform workers of conditions that apply in the employment contract, or as regards the...
27 January 2016
EU: the Social Rights Pillar, an instrument for increased social convergence
Work by the European Commission on a European Pillar of Social Rights continues. On 27 January the College of Commissioners held the first debate on the concept launched in September 2015 by...
27 January 2016
Italy: retail store chain Essenlunga concludes an agreement to try out Sunday working
On 22 January, following thirteen months of negotiations, management at Esselunga (22,500 employees and 155 stores) concluded an agreement that intends to trial working on Sundays. The...
27 January 2016
Germany: IG Metall tightens links with Hungary metals union VASAS
Germany’s electronics and metals union IG Metall together with its Hungarian counterpart VASAS announced they were strengthening their already long-term collaboration by opening a common training...
27 January 2016
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
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
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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Spain: approval of decree on employees’ right to clear information on working conditions
The Spanish government validated, on September 8 in the Council of Ministers, the decree transposing the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. This text requires...
9 September 2026
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France: bioMérieux strengthens its end-of-career support measures
The news. In vitro diagnostic specialist bioMérieux (4,400 employees in France) and unions CFDT, CFE-CGC, and CGT signed a new agreement on June 18, 2026, dedicated to end-of-career...
10 September 2026