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Great Britain: first steps in a massive claim from zero-hours contract workers
More than 300 employees on zero-hours employment contract at the British sports outlet Sports Direct are ready to go to court against the retail group for non-payment of bonuses received by other...
6 February 2015
Denmark: unions are rolling out the heavy guns against Ryanair
Flights on March 26 from Ryanair’s new Copenhagen route risk being grounded. The Irish airline has refused to sign a collective agreement with the National Union of Service Employees...
6 February 2015
EU: creation of an Automotive Skills Council (including subcontractor and suppliers)
January 28, 2015 saw the creation of the Automotive Skills Council. Specifics as to the exact role for the automobile employers’ bodies still need to be clarified. For the moment the Council is...
6 February 2015
EU: the European Commission proposes to raise the Youth Employment Initiative pre-financing rate from 1-1.5 % to up to 30%
On Wednesday February 4 Marianne Thyssen proposed to significantly raise pre-financing for its Youth Employment Initiative. Participating Member States will be able to receive up to 30 times more...
5 February 2015
Luxemburg: the social partners and government together fixed an action plan for the upcoming months
On November 28, the Luxemburg government signed an agreement with the OGBL, LGCB and CGFP union organizations. Then on January 14 the government signed a second agreement, this time with the...
5 February 2015
EU: the Advocate General gives his opinion on three collective redundancy cases
On February 6 the Advocate General Wahl gave his opinion on three eagerly awaited cases from the UK and Spain where they have attracted much attention. The two UK cases should contribute to...
5 February 2015
France: a new leadership team for the CGT and its initial steps in getting the organization battle fit
At the close of its executive committee meeting held on February 3 and 4 the CGT now has a new confederation bureau and at its head replacing Thierry Lepaon will be Philippe Martinez, the former...
4 February 2015
France: an interview with Jean-Marie Pernot researcher at the Economic and Social Research Institute (IRES) on the crisis at the heart of the CGT
At the close of its executive committee meeting held on February 3 and 4 the CGT now has a new confederation bureau and at its head, replacing Thierry Lepaon, will be Philippe Martinez, the former...
4 February 2015
Barclays: launches the Barclays Europe Alliance and the Group’s EWC also signed its charter of responsibility
On January 27, Barclays EWC, also known as BGEF (Barclays Group European Forum), together with the banking group’s management signed a revised charter for a responsible bank throughout Europe. The...
4 February 2015
United States: Nissan rejects mediation attempts over floundering unionization efforts, at its Mississippi plant, stemming from OECD social responsibility guidelines for multinationals.
Nissan North America has declined a US State department invitation to participate in voluntary mediation proceedings in order to resolve a long running row over worker unionization at one of its...
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4 February 2015
Russia: government focuses on labor mobility
Against a backdrop of economic crisis, Maxime Topiline the Minister for Labor has announced a program facilitating labor mobility. The 5-year program will be rolled out this year in about 10 pilot...
3 February 2015
Greece: the government’s initial announcements prompt reaction from both unions and business leaders
This week saw a wave of announcements from radical leftwing Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras’s new government. Neither the unions nor business leaders have held back with their reactions.
3 February 2015
Great Britain: when companies turn to benefits in kind
In vogue since the economic downturn, the ‘salary sacrifice scheme’ a provision that allows employees to receive benefits in kind in exchange for a lower salary, is now offered by more than half...
3 February 2015
Italy: banking sector unions declare their strike action as an “enormous success”
On January 30 more than 90% of banking sector employees took part in a national banking strike. They were protesting the termination of their national banking collective agreement as of April 1...
2 February 2015
Belgium : unions split over wage rise agreement
With the exception of the FGTB socialist union, on January 30, all the social partners reached agreement over wages. According to the business leaders' bodies, the salary rise margin agreed...
2 February 2015
Telefónica: the global agreement is renewed between UNI Global Union and the Spanish unions CCOO and UGT
The Spanish telecommunications group has renewed and updated its global agreement on its code of conduct that includes UNO guiding principles and was originally signed by the unions in 2000. The...
2 February 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026