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Ireland: government launched consultation on the transposition of the directive on temporary agency work
The government’s document warns that its objective, in the context of the transposition of the Directive, “is to ensure that the State retains the necessary labor market flexibility that the...
8 November 2010
Austria: 2.5% wage increase in metalworking
Austrian metal employers didn’t flag on the issue of working time. In mid-October, they unilaterally decided not to include this subject into the negotiations. Indeed, it isn’t mentioned in the...
8 November 2010
Great Britain : British employee representation
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8 November 2010
EU: guide on socially responsible procurement of public contracts
In its document, the Commission reminds that public authorities are major consumers, spending some 17 % of the EU’s GDP, i.e. half the GDP of Germany. Hence the need to make them major...
5 November 2010
Italy: new CGIL general secretary Susanna Camusso’s program banks on unity
“We’re proud that we elected a woman as the CGIL’s secretary” Morena Piccini, chairwoman of the CGIL’s patronage, the INCA, declared this morning at the Teatro Quirino in Rome, setting the tone...
4 November 2010
Great Britain: job security agreement at Jaguar Land Rover
The agreement also provides for a two year pay deal for over 8,000 workers which see their pay increase by five per cent from 1 November 2010 followed by the retail price index (RPI) plus 0.5 per...
4 November 2010
Germany: Alstom employees request job security at European level
Using flexibility. Walkouts, demonstrations, general meetings of the staff… in 12 Alstom sites in Germany (Bammental, Berlin, Bexbach, Düsseldorf, Kassel, Mainz-Kastel, Mannheim, Mönchengladbach...
3 November 2010
Great Britain: dry run for coordinated industrial action against the government’s cuts programme
Thus, the Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU) in London took its second 24 hour strike on 1 November, followed by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staff Association (TSSA)...
3 November 2010
Great Britain: government plans to extend the period after which SMEs employees can lodge unfair dismissal claims
Minimum two years in the job. David Cameron told small businesses he would cut bureaucracy and red tape. Within the framework of a reflection on the removal of obstacles preventing SMEs from...
3 November 2010
Italy: Susanna Camusso will be the first female head of the CGIL
For the first time in the centennial history of the largest union confederation in Italy, the leader will be a woman. Appointed by the outgoing general secretary, Gugliemo Epifani, Susanna...
2 November 2010
Germany: “brain drain” increases the shortage in highly-skilled workers
One way brain drain. Managers from about 1,200 businesses with a high R&D activity told Ernst&Young that Germany was, next to the US and Japan, a leader in pharmaceutical and biological...
2 November 2010
Denmark: biopsychosocial approach of the struggle against musculoskeletal disorders
The struggle against muscle and skeleton disorders – one of the four priorities of the agreement between the government and the social partners on actions to improve working environment, 2005-2010...
2 November 2010
Great Britain: 4.7% wage increase for engineering construction workers for 2011
The deal is the second part of a two-year deal struck after prolonged negotiations in late 2009 after the widespread unofficial walkouts of that year in the sector (see our dispatch No. 100577)...
2 November 2010
Latin America: one job card for the four Andean countries
The President of Parliament, the Peruvian Wilbert Bendezú, in office for two years, rejoiced with this decision which, he thinks, will “facilitate the free movement of workers and make Andean...
2 November 2010
United States: airline employees want to share the rewards of the recovery
Airways listed on the stock exchange are currently publishing hopeful third quarter reports. American Airlines won $143 million, Delta Air Lines stored up $360 million and US Airways made a...
29 October 2010
EU: the Commission wants to put the industry back at the center of development and European growth
The communication adopted yesterday starts with the following observation: the financial and economic crisis has brought focus back on the fundamental importance of a strong, competitive and...
28 October 2010
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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