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Denmark: 3F union helps unemployed members move to Norway
Verto’s local manager, Henning Karlsen, told the union’s newspaper that the region “wasn’t noticing the financial crisis.” Its biggest problem is to “find enough skilled workers for the available...
17 January 2012
Spain: metal social partners sign agreement on the structure of collective bargaining in the sector
The agreement determines negotiation levels (national, local and company collective bargaining) and divides normative competences between them. Thus, it lists topics which will purely be...
16 January 2012
Germany: transport sector worries about the growing shortage of drivers and is starting to increase wages
Recruiting drivers is becoming a major issue. On Wednesday, January 11, 2012, Appearing in court for cheating social contributions up to €44,000, the manager of a transport firm in Bavaria fired...
16 January 2012
France: government starts work on social VAT and competitiveness-employment agreements three months to the Presidential election
Competitiveness-employment agreements. Clearly drawing inspiration from Germany, and its long-term experience with employment guarantee agreements, the government launched the theme of...
13 January 2012
Italy: government finishes ‘informal’ consultations on the labor market reform
Union positions. Banking on the newfound unity because of the mobilization against the “Monti maneuver” (see our dispatch No. 110775), the leaders of the CGIL, Cisl and Uil – Susanna Camusso...
12 January 2012
Germany: 4 percent wage increase at the Deutsche Post
For the most part, the serenity that governed the negotiations between Deutsche Post and Verdi came from the important profits the Deutsche Post made in 2011, notably because of the boom in...
12 January 2012
Italy: successful Facebook campaign against the relocation of Omsa (Golden Lady Group) to Serbia
Launched by blogger Massimo Malerba (expert in web political campaigns, who initiated, among others, the ‘No Berlusconi Day’) after the layoff, on December 27, of the 329 workers of Omsa’s Faenza...
12 January 2012
Germany: introducing universal minimum wage and equal pay in the temporary sector will be the core of union action in 2012
For universal minimum wage and equal pay in the temporary sector. The first press conference organized by the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB), which traditionally marks the beginning...
12 January 2012
Portugal: enforcement of the extraordinary extension of fixed-term contracts
Extraordinary measure. Act 3/20122 temporarily amending the maximum duration of fixed-term contracts came into force on January 10. The goal of the measure is to keep unemployment from getting...
12 January 2012
Spain: unions and employers cannot agree on all labor market reform issues
The social partners had until January 6 (now January 10) to agree on a labor market reform (see our dispatch No. 110745). When the deadline came, employers and unions sent Premier Mariano Rajoy...
11 January 2012
Denmark: CSC computing company signs two collective agreements substantially reviewing working conditions
A “historical” defeat for the union. The conflict between PROSA (FTF member) and CSC burst out in February 2011 when the multinational’s management did a lock-out to oppose the strike organized...
11 January 2012
Germany: focus on the election of union representatives in metal firms
Union representatives and WC, two different roles. There are many of them in businesses, working on a voluntary basis and usually ignored by the public: “Vertrauensleute” are unionists defending...
10 January 2012
Russia: battle over temporary work
Short union victory. On may 20, 20, the Russian Duma adopted, in its first reading, the bill presented by union MPs M.V. Tarasenko and A.K. Isaev (from the traditional Federation of Independent...
10 January 2012
EU: the Danish Presidency’s social program
Strike and social dumping. Denmark is going to take over the European Commission’s initiatives as regards the reconciliation of the right to strike and economic freedoms (Monti II draft...
10 January 2012
China: notes from the China Labour Bulletin
“Unity is strength: The Workers’ Movement in China 2009-2011.” The report opens with the story of what happened on May 31, 2010 at the Nanhai Honda automotive components factory when about 200...
9 January 2012
Italy: the Fiom is organizing to reconquer union rights at Fiat
Starting on January 1, 2012, Fiat lost union representation rights at Fiat following the separate agreement of December 13 (see our dispatch No. 110779), the Fiom no longer receives contributions...
9 January 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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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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Denmark: introduction of a professional ID card for construction site workers
The news. On 3 September, the Danish Parliament adopted a bill introducing a mandatory professional ID card for people working on large construction sites. The card will include, among other...
15 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026