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The living wage, generally considered to be the minimum amount needed to live decently in the UK is a voluntary pay benchmark and one that more and more companies are adopting even though it is...

3 November 2015

Umicore: renews its Global Framework Agreement on Sustainable Development

On 20 October the Belgian materials technology and recycling group together with the international union federation IndustriAll Global Union renewed for the third time their global framework...

2 November 2015

Spain: retail and food industries join forces in a ‘Pact for Youth Employment’

22 companies from amongst the major retail names and food industry labels have got together to launch a program of grants and ‘dual’ training aimed at students and young university graduates.

2 November 2015

Italy: Ikea and the unions conclude a new company agreement ending the conflict following termination of the previous agreement

Negotiations over this new company agreement had started following significant mobilization in the summer due to the unilateral denunciation of the Swedish company’s previous agreement. According...

2 November 2015

EU: publication of the 2nd edition of the Social Justice Index

For the second consecutive year, the Bertelsmann Stiftung, a liberal foundation, published, on 27 October, the results of its annual social justice index. The index allows for comparison of equal...

29 October 2015

United States: agreement between UAW and General Motors

The UAW trade unionists and representatives of General Motors were quick to reach a four-year salary agreement. No longer will salaries increase at two disparate rates, and there will be more...

29 October 2015

Denmark: 38th Congress of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) elects its first ever female president, and moves towards a merger with the FTF, the second largest confederation in the country

Meeting in Aalborg, from 25 to 27 October, the 400 LO delegates elected Lizette Risgaard as the head of the main Danish trade union confederation (17 trade unions representing almost 1 million...

28 October 2015

Belgium: a time of “trade union bashing”

The month of October was marked by a significant wave of social protests, and the climate seems far from calming. Following the death of two people, who did not receive prompt healthcare due to...

28 October 2015

EU: Commission presents its Work Programme for 2016

Yesterday, on 27 October, the European Commission adopted its work programme for 2016. In social terms, it does not add to anything that has already been announced, which includes a mobility...

28 October 2015

Great Britain: to fight discrimination, Cameron turns to the name-blind CV

Under the aegis of the UK’s Conservative government, private companies and public institutions have committed to recruiting using name-blind CVs, to fight against discrimination.

27 October 2015

Germany: Bosch cuts individual bonuses

At the end of September, the German manufacturer announced that it would no longer pay bonuses for individual performance, to any of its 290,000 employees. The management at Bosch believes that...

27 October 2015

Finland: hesitation from the government opens the way for possible agreement between social partners

Following strong trade union mobilisation and the Finnish government’s U-turn, the situation remains muddled in Finland. Informal negotiations between social partners are committed to reaching an...

26 October 2015

Adidas: sporting goods manufacturer uses new building to experiment with new forms of work organisation

In August, Adidas inaugurated an office building on its “World of Sports” campus, but it is not your usual office block. As part of the MyArena programme, the architecture within this building —...

26 October 2015

Sweden: a trade union front creaking on the eve of negotiations

This is something that had not been seen for 20 years. On 21 October the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) announced that it would not be coordinating the demands of its 14 member unions...

26 October 2015

Germany: thousands of temporary workers risk losing their jobs as a result of the Volkswagen emissions scandal

Job losses may soon result from the biggest scandal ever to hit German automaker Volkswagen (VW). On 18 October the German Press Agency DPA indicated that according to VW’s central works council...

23 October 2015

Great Britain: the Government and Tata Steel to provide financial support for redundant steel workers

Criticized by the unions for doing nothing to help the British steel industry in crisis, on Friday 23 October, David Cameron’s Conservative Government and Tata Steel announced a package of...

23 October 2015

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