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Sweden: guaranteed hourly pay for agency workers
After 7 months bargaining, an agreement was finally reached for the 60,000 agency workers on October 17. signed between LO (landsorganisationen, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation) and Almega...
20 November 2012
Luxembourg: planned 2013 budget provides for new cuts to social spending
Aiming for balance. Following criticism from a majority of MPs, Jean-Claude Juncker administration amended the planned budget presented in October. MPs from the Christian Social People’s Party...
20 November 2012
Italy: social partners reach agreement on the “Productivity Pact” requested by Monti
Towards a decentralized conventional system. After the separate agreement reforming the collective bargaining system was signed on January 22, 2008 (see our dispatch No. 090080) and the...
19 November 2012
Sweden: to get round unions’ veto on signing crisis agreements, businesses negotiate amendments to the labor contract directly with their employees
The case of Parker Hannifin in Trollhättan. Created in 1918, Parker Hannifin Corporation is the global leader in motion and control technologies, employing 60,000 people around the world – 1,200...
19 November 2012
ZF Friedrichshafen: IG-Metall union and car part maker fight over the implementation of the company’s international framework agreement
On October 5, ZF Friedrichshafen, one of the world leaders in ground transmission and liaison systems, signed with union and employee representatives an international framework agreement (IFA) on...
19 November 2012
Corporate practices: BMW launches TaLENT, a more flexible training scheme focusing on the talents identified among apprentices
Demographic ageing, production changes - harder to plan than they used to be - and quick technological change are forcing businesses to come up with new HR management and training policies. In...
19 November 2012
Denmark: FTF union confederation congress banks on cooperation
Funktionærernes og Tjenestemændenes Fællesrad (FTF), the second largest union in the country, organized its congress on November 14-15 in Copenhagen with the slogan "Together for Society." The...
19 November 2012
Mexico: new labor law reform increases flexible working and amends unions’ functioning
Secret ballot and monitoring finances – new union standards. On Tuesday, November 13, the Mexican Senate adopted the final version of the labor law reform, which has been in discussion for four...
16 November 2012
EU: historical mobilization for the European day of action organized by the European Trade Union Confederation on November 14
November 14 will be a historical landmark for European unionism. On the one hand, for the first time in the history of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), there were general strikes at...
14 November 2012
EU: adoption of the draft directive on quotas for women in listed companies’ boards
Today, November 14, the College of Commissioners adopted the proposed directive on the presence of women on company boards. Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding, who carried the proposal, had to...
14 November 2012
Germany: Lufthansa’s aircrew get wage increase and employment guarantee in return for flexible working hours
After months fighting, including three days of strike, Lufthansa, the German airline, and the Ufo aircrew union announced, on November 13, that they had signed a collective agreement based on a...
14 November 2012
Great Britain: government announces shared parental leave and extended flexible working
After a consultation that lasted several months, the government announced the introduction of flexible parental leave in order to boost women's careers. Thus, out of the 52 weeks of maternity...
13 November 2012
Italy: two framework agreements improve employment protection in the electric power industry
In October, the trade unions in the electric power industry (Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl and Uilcem-Uil) signed two framework agreements, one with E.ON (Germany) and the other with Edison (from EDF...
13 November 2012
Germany: unions criticize the liberalization of the long-distance bus market on January 1, 2013
Starting on January 1, 2013, the German bus industry will be rejuvenated. On November 2, the Bundesrat (the Upper House representing the Lander) adopted an amendment to the Passenger Transport Act...
12 November 2012
International: supply chains targeted by new international union cooperation
Uni Global, IndustriALL and the ITF - the international union federations of services, manufacturing and transportation - decided, on October 25, to set up a strategic supply chain alliance. The...
12 November 2012
Belgium: final results of the 2012 social election
The ballots and changes to the social elections were officially brought to a close on October 12, 2012. The final results, compared with the first results published on May 21, will help polish...
12 November 2012
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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