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EU: an ETUC resolution for a new framework covering employee involvement in different European company forms (SE, etc.)
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Executive Committee meeting on 21 and 22 October adopted the resolution entitled: Towards a new framework for more democracy at work” pushes for ...
10 November 2014
Canon: establishment of a new European Works Council
Four years after Canon bought the Dutch company Océ NV, a new agreement that was signed before the summer in accordance with article 13 of the Directive Recast, (treating changes to a company’s...
10 November 2014
Belgium: an historic demonstration in Brussels of 120,000 people protesting the center-right governments austerity measures
This Thursday November 6 the common union front assembled more than 120,000 supporters in Brussels for its first national demonstration protesting against measures that were fixed by government...
7 November 2014
United States: the International Franchise Association demands explanation on the application of McDonalds joint-employer status
For the business franchise lobby group, the argument underlying the National Labor Relations Board ruling that McDonalds should have joint-employer status with its franchisees does not hold...
7 November 2014
Denmark: a fresh initiative to support businesses transition fatigued workers into new positions
A new measure will allow businesses and institutions in those sectors characterized by arduous working conditions to obtain financial support that will help them transition fatigued workers to new...
6 November 2014
United States: electors in four states vote for a rise in the minimum wage
Four states (Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota) voted for an increase in their minimum wage. These are the results of individual state ballot measures voted upon at the same time as the...
6 November 2014
Germany: train drivers begin their longest strike in the history of rail
“Shameless train drivers”, “unconstitutional strike”, “ He has just lost his mind” (Editor’s note: the president of the GDL train drivers union), … the announcement of an extraordinary train...
6 November 2014
Italy: a general strike called by Fiom comes at a time of increasingly tense relations between government and the unions
The general committee of the Fiom union called for an 8-hour general strike for this month to protest the latest government policy. Workers assemblies and protests against the violence perpetrated...
5 November 2014
Great Britain: overtime hours to be factored into holiday pay calculations
On November 4, the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that overtime hours should be factored into the reference salary used to calculate annual holiday pay (at least for the minimum 20 days leave as...
5 November 2014
EU: the new European Commission forecasts Europe’s economy at a standstill but focuses on an investment relaunch
The announcement on November 4 of Europe’s autumn economic growth forecasts was the first task for the new European Commission presided by Jean-Claude Juncker. The new Commission which took office...
5 November 2014
Chèque Déjeuner: establishment of European Works Council
On November 4 the French cooperative group that employs 2,300 signed an agreement, negotiated with an SNB comprising six different countries, that will put European Works Council in place. The...
4 November 2014
Portugal: a new company agreement for the Volkswagen Palmela factory
Autoeuropa/Volkswagen management and the workers’ commission of the German car factory near Lisbon have signed a new company agreement. The workers have won a 2% pay rise, currently something...
4 November 2014
Great Britain: the living wage on the rise and 21% greater than the national minimum wage
More than 1,000 British businesses committed to paying the voluntary living wage threshold, which is much higher than the statutory minimum wage, will have to pay more again this year. The rise...
4 November 2014
Denmark: the Government and the social partners conclude an agreement covering five measures to raise the number of work experience placements
The Government concluded an agreement with LO (trade unions) and DA (employers organization) to raise the number of work experience placements open to students in vocational colleges (almost...
3 November 2014
Great Britain: CAC annual report on statutory trade union recognition
The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), the state body that adjudicates upon claims from unions for statutory union recognition, has published its 2013-2014 annual report. It shows that...
3 November 2014
Latvia: approval of measures on labor law
On October 23 the Latvian parliament (Saeima) approved a series of amendments to their labor law. Even if some important topics still require discussion such as overtime pay and union...
3 November 2014
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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