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Poland: ongoing negotiations on the extension of some of the provisions of the “Anticrisis Act” to make the labor market more flexible
The “Anticrisis Act,” included in the “Anticrisis Package” adopted by the social partners in 2009 (see our dispatches No. 090611 and 090555) to lessen the impact of the economic crisis introduced...
14 June 2011
Belgium: new collective agreement in the metal industry
Metal manufacturing. The new collective agreement of CP No. 111 (see our dispatch No. 110336), the social dialogue structure which, in Belgium, gathers sectors as varied as aeronautics, the auto...
14 June 2011
Spain: Council of Ministers adopts royal decree reforming collective bargaining
The text published on June 11th in the Official Journal came into force on June 12th. It will be sent to Parliament as a bill and will then be able to include the amendments proposed by different...
13 June 2011
EU: 4th Congress of the European Metalworkers’ Federation paves the way for the final stage of the creation of a new joint Industry Federation
“It is true that we, the Nordic states, have quickened the process” acknowledged Stefan Löfven, leader of the Swedish IF Metall. While the project of creating a large manufacturing union...
12 June 2011
Germany: quick renegotiation of collective agreements in wholesale trade and hope in retail trade
Ray of hope in retail trade. Two days earlier, in Stuttgart, Verdi’s union negotiators, who, in 11 regions, call for a 6-6.5% wage increase as well as equal pay for temporary workers and a limit...
10 June 2011
Italy: Council of Ministers approved decree-law reviewing regulations on leaves and absence permits
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10 June 2011
EU: the Commission is tightening the net around national collective bargaining in the Twenty Seven
Pensions. The recommendations published on June 7th are part of the European quarter introduced last year to face the economic and financial crisis. Based on the national programs presented by...
10 June 2011
France: government and social partners mobilize for youth employment
Currently, youth employment is the top priority of the government and social partners. They are all working to find efficient solutions to facilitate young people’s access and stay in the...
9 June 2011
Germany: interview of Horst Mund, head of the department of “international policy” of the IG-Metall union
Horst Mund. My “international policy” department runs our activities abroad. We directly advise Berthold Huber, leader of the IG-Metall and of the IMF (editor’s note: International Metalworkers’...
9 June 2011
Germany: in energy, EON employees get a wage increase divided in two over 19 months
The outcome of the renewal of the collective agreements covering the 30,000 employees of the largest electricity provider in Germany, EON, as well as Tennet’s German employees, is far from the...
9 June 2011
Great Britain: bitter end to the conflict for the employees of the Hull bio-ethanol plant
The Redhall workers refused to accept dismissal and mounted a campaign of action including daily mass protests at Saltend, blockades of the gates, a temporary occupation of the construction site...
9 June 2011
United States: legal proceedings in the high tech industry because of illegal agreements on recruitment practices
Apple, Google, Pixar, Intuit, Intel, Adobe and LucasFilm are under the threat of a class action lawsuit initiated by a former LucasFilm employee, who is accusing them of having conspired to...
8 June 2011
Denmark: new regulations to prevent violence at work
Replacing a text dating back to 1997, this new guide describes prevention of the risk of violence as continuous, systematic and mandatory work for the employer within his obligations to ensure...
8 June 2011
Greece: three government proposals to make the labor market more flexible
Austerity and privatizations. For the time being, the Eurogroup and the IMF gave the country a breath of fresh air, accepting to release the next bracket of the subsidy program (€12bn) in early...
8 June 2011
Germany: Airbus employees are preparing strikes to limit appeal to agency workers and secure employment guarantee until 2020
Insufficient proposals and a “yellow card” for Thomas Enders; this is the message the IG-Metall, airbus Operations GmbH’s WC and German employees will send tomorrow, June 8th, to airbus management...
7 June 2011
Great Britain: government threatens to regulate the right to strike if industrial action increases
Cable said: ‘We are undoubtedly entering a difficult period [of austerity and public spending cuts]. Cool heads will be required all round. Despite occasional blips, I know that strike levels...
7 June 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