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Germany: talks well advanced between IG Metall and BMW over an agreement to include better working conditions in subcontractor services employment contracts
The Bavarian Federation of IG Metall has just signed a collective agreement with BLG (one of carmaker BMW’s major logistics subcontractors) over better pay and hours. It is the latest result of a...
8 May 2015
EU: the ETUC equips itself to have more influence in European economic governance
For the past two years the ETUC has made collective bargaining toolboxes available to its members aimed at coordinating collective agreements and remuneration within a framework of EU economic...
8 May 2015
Bulgaria: Lidl implements a dual professional education program
From September, Lidl Bulgaria will offer places on a dual professional educational program. This is a pilot apprenticeship program for students in the commercial sector and forms part of a wider...
8 May 2015
EU: the EU Commission lays the foundations for a Digital Single Market
A Digital Single Market is one of the EU Commission’s cornerstone projects. The project will enable the EU to take full advantage of what the digital world has to offer and it is well on track. In...
6 May 2015
Spain: CCOO and UGT sign agreement with Telefónica’s installation and maintenance companies, but minority trade unions want to keep fighting
On 5 May, the CCOO (Workers’ Commissions) and UGT (General Union of Workers) announced that they had signed an agreement with the main companies dealing with the installation and maintenance of...
6 May 2015
OHB SE: agreement over worker participation in the newly formed SE online
On March 26, 2015, OHB, the German space technology company converted its legal structure into a Societas Europaea (SE). The change is in response to the growing Europeanization of its activities...
6 May 2015
Spain: the judicial system is systematically reestablishing the principle of extending collective agreements beyond their expiration date
The Supreme Court magistrates have once again called into question one of the country’s key 2012 labor reforms. They confirmed the primacy of the labor law content of agreements previously agreed...
5 May 2015
New Zealand: zero hours contracts scrapped in fast-food industry
McDonald’s, KFC. Burger King… New Zealand’s fast food giants have one by one been scrapping their zero hours employment contracts in response to a campaign by the union Unite. Controversy over...
5 May 2015
Germany: GDL the train drivers’ union has launched the longest strike in rail history in defense of its right to conclude collective agreements for its own members
In the face of widespread annoyance for both passengers and businesses alike the niche corporatist train drivers’ union, GDL, has just launched its 8th strike since the start of its long running...
4 May 2015
Italy: commercial sector unions commit to combatting discrimination against homosexuals at work
In Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige in northern Italy, the commercial sector unions have made an official commitment to combat discrimination against homosexuals at work. Together with an association...
4 May 2015
EU: the ECJ clarifies the meaning of “establishment” in the context of collective redundancies
On April 30th, the ECJ handed down its long awaited decision on collective redundancies. The court clarified the concept of establishment as it applies in terms of it being a catalyst for the...
30 April 2015
Spain: trade unions at Repsol introduce a coordination platform which also involves workers from around 20 other auxiliary companies working for them on petrochemical sites
The Workers’ Commissions (CCOO) in Spain have introduced a new coordination platform on all of Repsol’s petrochemical complexes, in order to join union forces and to defend both employees of the...
29 April 2015
Japan: large companies increasing initiatives to promote male/female equality
KDDI Corp. — a Japanese telephone service provider — has been awarded the first J-Win “prize for diversity” for 2015, for its efforts to promote diversity and male/female equality. This prize is...
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29 April 2015
Chile: labour law reform bill criticised by trade unions and companies
This bill, which is currently being looked at by Chilean MPs, is being attacked on all fronts. Workers have rallied to demand more substantial changes as regards collective bargaining and the...
29 April 2015
Great Britain : Sports Direct’s employment practices come under increasing media and union scrutiny
The large and high profile sports retailer, Sports Direct, has come under increasing media and union scrutiny as a result of the broadcast of a documentary on its work and employment practices...
28 April 2015
Italy: first company-level agreement for the 3,500 workers employed by Zara
After more than two years of wrangling, Italian trade unions have managed to force the Spanish clothing giant Inditex to yield, by obtaining the first company-level agreement for employees of its...
27 April 2015
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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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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026