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Netherlands: split rumors within the FNV union organization
Apparently, a major rebellion is taking shape among the Netherlands’ key union federation, the Netherlands Trade Union Confederation (FNV, of a protestant persuasion). Its three largest members...
28 November 2011
Austria: 4.15% wage increase in the temporary sector
4.15% and new minimum wages. 65,000 Austrian agency workers are going to receive a 4.15% wage increase on January 1, 2012, for one year. Regular bonuses will also be increased in the same...
28 November 2011
Portugal: unions demand the resumption of dialogue with the government after successful general strike
General strike. The CGTP (close to the Communist Party) and the UGT (moderate) organized, on Thursday, November 24, a 24-hour general strike to reject the austerity measures provided for in the...
25 November 2011
Denmark: government introduces draft pension reforms in Parliament
Transposing the agreement of May 13 (see our dispatch No. 110337) signed between the parties of the previous government – made up of the Conservative Party (Venstre Konservative) and of the...
24 November 2011
Finland: after several months of tough negotiations, sectoral agreements are reached on the basis of the framework agreement the social partners signed in October at national level
Employers accepted to negotiate in the end and, after a few bumps when the talks were suspended, a deal was stricken on October 13. In addition to political and union pressure, another element...
24 November 2011
Italy: Fiat terminates all collective agreements to be free to negotiate a single agreement for the group
With the termination notified yesterday, the Italian carmaker is seeking to “harmonize company and territorial conventional rules which followed one another and make them consistent and compatible...
22 November 2011
Germany: new steel collective agreement provides for a 3.8% increase and the recruitment of apprentices
3.8% increase. “It was a ‘tough start’ but we got an excellent result” rejoiced Oliver Burkhard, leader of the IG-Metall in North Rhine-Westphalia. Reminding the uncertain character of the...
22 November 2011
Italy: Luxottica’s company agreement tests “family job sharing”
“Bank of hours” for parents. Throughout this agreement, employees planning on having a baby may put unused leaves, overtime and flexibility hours they usually turn into remuneration on a “bank of...
22 November 2011
Germany: GDL train driver ends conflict with four private rail companies
Compromise. After 10 months of bargaining, massive warning strikes and a mediation procedure which lasted for 11 weeks, run by Georg Milbradt, former Prime Minister of Saxony, the GDL and four...
21 November 2011
Great Britain: unions press ahead with the national strike on 30 November
In early November, the David Cameron administration made two concessions on its draft public pension reform to soften unions: the first increasing the accrual rate – the percentage of salary...
21 November 2011
United States: discrimination complaints soar
Created in 1975, the institution also rejoiced with the 10 percent decrease in its pending charge inventory, “the first such reduction since 2002.” The agency also reminded that, “In previous...
18 November 2011
Germany: Alcatel-Lucent Network Services employees sign company framework agreement with the support of the IG-Metall
High employee mobilization. The IG-Metall claims that the employees of Alcatel-Lucent Network Services GmbH, in Düsseldorf, were not covered by a collective agreement. They were paid depending...
17 November 2011
Romania: private managers for national businesses
Until now, the
authorities appointed the managers of national businesses. Because of
disastrous results in most of these companies - in 2010, the 35 biggest State
firms made €10
billion in...
17 November 2011
Italy: report shows green economy “resists the crisis”
“The experience of the 370,000 businesses which, from 2008 to present, invested into ecotechnologies once again proves that this crisis can be overcome by banking on innovation, quality and...
17 November 2011
Germany: construction employers and unions want to improve workers’ safety on the sites
A plea mostly for SMEs. “Ensuring safety on the site is a common task for which both employers and employees are responsible. Everyone must be careful, assess risks and fight them on time...
16 November 2011
Venezuela: new Organic Labor Law and creation of an official pro-Chavez union
Over 5,000 union representatives from all sectors met on Thursday, November 10, during the “Unity Conference” to proclaim the creation of the Bolivarian Socialist Workers Force, a new official...
15 November 2011
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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