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Venezuela: enforcement of new Labor Law giving workers more protection
Participative project. The new Labor Organic Law (LOTT), as it is officially called, is the result of a participative project: 19,000 measures likely to be added to the reform were drafted during...
15 May 2012
Greece: wage elements neutralized in a great deal of sectoral collective agreements
Born from the austerity program adopted last February (see our dispatch No. 120104), this measure provides that employer may unilaterally bring wages to the level of basic pay provided for in the...
15 May 2012
EU: European metal, chemical and textile employers in favor of framework conditions that ease prompt restructurings and transitions
Different scenarios. According to the three organizations – the Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based Industries (CEEMET), the European Chemical Employers...
15 May 2012
Italy: first union dedicated to internet professionals within the Uiltucs union federation
“To bring answers to the issues of recognition and protection of new professional fields, traditional unions have to be able to make major changes to its internal structure, operating system and...
15 May 2012
Germany: Verdi is about to launch warning strikes in the banking industry
Bad timing for employers. As Verdi was fighting to get a 6 percent wage increase for the banking sector’s 220,000 employees (see our dispatch No. 120040), we learned, on May 11, that Martin...
15 May 2012
Great Britain: Unite members accept the agreement negotiated with the seven oil distribution firms
Observers say the duration of the conflict got the better of the tanker drivers’ determination (about the different episodes, see articles No. 120273 and 120141). On a 69% turnout, 2,000 Unite...
14 May 2012
Portugal: permanent adoption of the Labor Code reform
The Portuguese government is placing its labor law reform in the context of the “Growth, Competitiveness and Employment Compromise” signed by the government, employers and the UGT union on January...
14 May 2012
Austria: 4.35 percent wage increase in chemistry
The Austrian chemical sector avoided a social conflict at the last minute. Indeed, in this rather prosperous sector, negotiations rarely drag on this long. Thus, the social partners reached this...
14 May 2012
Norway: wage agreement in the financial sector
This agreement was signed by the Finansnæringens Arbeidsgiverforening employers’ organization (union of finance businesses) on the one hand and, on the other, the Finansforbundet finance workers’...
14 May 2012
United States: American Post bogged down in financial and social difficulties
Nine months ago, as the five-year negotiations for mailmen’s employment framework began, the United States Postal Service (USPS) asked the US Congress for the possibility to “adjust the size of...
14 May 2012
Denmark: government releases 2020 economic policy
“We can maintain and develop our social system if more people are active” declared Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt when she presented her government’s 2020 economic policy in Copenhagen on...
11 May 2012
Deutsche Post DHL: UNI and ITF union federation intensify global campaign against the violation of workers’ rights by DHL
Lie detectors and bullying. “Companies that do not embrace corporate responsibility as an integral part of their business model will not be as successful in the long run” declared Franck Appel on...
11 May 2012
Netherlands: 5 percent wage increase for Transavia’s ground staff
Transavia’s 600 ground staff will get a 3 percent structural increase in addition to two bonuses, in May 2012 and in May 2013, amounting to 1 percent of annual income. This agreement answers the...
10 May 2012
Corporate practices: to secure the skills needed in the future, Volvo AB Group sets up its own training program for young jobseekers
Recruitment is the new challenge of the coming years. Olof Persson, CEO of Volvo AB Group, says recruitment will be a major challenge for Swedish manufacturing in the years to come. “We’re doing...
9 May 2012
Great Britain: Queen talks about the reform of employment tribunals and pensions and flexible parental leave
“My ministers' first priority will be to reduce the deficit and restore economic stability” the Queen said as an introduction before the two houses of Parliament. Here are the bills to be handled...
9 May 2012
Italy: the three union confederations call for a national demonstration to change the government’s economic policy
“A big, unitary union demonstration opening a series of claims on labor and taxes” announced CGIL leader Susanna Camusso, when she presented the unitary national demonstration of the three...
9 May 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