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Germany: temporary workers to receive “recruitment bonuses” in the chemical industry in November 2012
Gap closing between permanent and temporary pay. Four weeks after the agreement signed by the IG-Metall (see our dispatch No. 120331), the IG BCE chemistry union signed, with the Federal Union...
20 June 2012
Spain: all supermarket employees get the right to five free weekends
Supermarket employees will be entitled to at least five weekends off a year, regardless of the fact that their workload is divided over 4, 5 or 6 days a week. The National Court gave satisfaction...
20 June 2012
Netherlands: Ton Heerts, new FNV general secretary
The FNV is changing its name and its leader but is still close to the Labor Party (PVDA), as we can see with the appointment of Ton Heerts, former head of the Labor Parliament Group (2006-10), to...
20 June 2012
Great Britain: 20,000 london bus drivers on strike on 22 June to secure an Olympic Games bonus
Employees voted for strike action across the 21 bus operators by an average of 94% on an average 38% turnout after their employers refused to agree to a bonus for the extra workload caused by the...
19 June 2012
Deutsche Bahn: new EWC agreement with special system to add Britain’s Arriva
On March 21, the Deutsche Bahn's social partners signed an agreement on the procedures for informing and consulting the group's employees. The text defines the modalities for the restructuring and...
19 June 2012
Italy: two measures boosting youth employment in the government’s growth revival plan
On June 15, the Council of Ministers approved the proposal by the Minister of Economic Development on new “emergency structural measures” – the second part of the government’s “Agenda for...
19 June 2012
United States: German Verdi representative takes part in first negotiations between T-Mobile and the CWA
Talks at a standstill. Negotiations for a collective agreement started just after the CWA entered the unit. However, “it is clear that T-Mobile is stalling so as not to reach a contract” said...
19 June 2012
Denmark: the higher the education level, the more men take paternity leaves
“Unquestionably, the ability of receiving full pay during the leave has been decisive in fathers taking their leave” Solveig Ørteby, Vice-President of the Finansforbundet union, told the...
19 June 2012
Great Britain: mandatory pay audits for employers guilty of discrimination
Mandatory… barring exceptions. Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone
announced it in Parliament on June 14, parallel to the government’s response to
the consultation on labor law launched last...
18 June 2012
United States: UAW research director joins Chrysler board
When Ford and General Motors announced that they wanted to review the payment of pensions to their former employees (see our dispatch No. 120391), the United Auto Workers (UAW) decided to appoint...
18 June 2012
Lithuania: government and unions fight over the plan to amend the Labor Code
Reform boosting competitiveness and job creation while complying with the European Commission’s recommendations. On June 6, the government recognized that negotiations on the draft Labor Code...
18 June 2012
Germany: Opel employees temporarily give up wage increase in return for employment guarantee until 2016
Bochum will close after 2016. In a highly anticipated joint statement, Opel’s management and WC and the IG-Metall announced, on Wednesday night, the outline of a restructuring program for the...
15 June 2012
Italy: Fim-Cisl and Uilm-Uil sign joint platform for the renewal of the metal collective agreement
“This platform wants to question the government’s austerity policy, claiming that wages can increase without productivity suffering as a result” explained Uilm leader Rocco Palombella. Meanwhile...
14 June 2012
Generali: EWC agreement renewed
New agreement. On May 4, after about one year negotiating, Generali management and the EWC signed the 4th agreement renewal – the first one was in 1997. “Through this agreement, the Parties aim...
14 June 2012
United States: UAW tried to organize yet another foreign carmaker
At the end of May, Bernd Osterloh, head of Volkswagen’s works council, nipped the UAW’s attempt to unionize the Chattanooga plant, Tennessee, in the bud in March (see our dispatch No. 120199). ...
14 June 2012
Germany: Employment Minister urges businesses to adopt “clear regulations” on the use of cell phones and computers outside of working hours
Soaring sick leaves. Should employees read their work emails on their BlackBerry or computer during their free time? Should they answer if their boss calls them during the weekend? Since Ursula...
14 June 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