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EU: the schedule and content of the future framework on the anticipation of change and restructuring are taking shape
Significant shift in priorities. First act that sets the scene, the communication expected for October 27th on the industrial policy, presented by Commissioner Antonio Tajani, is already, in...
12 October 2010
Sweden: Sandvik allows workers and executives to arrange the end of their career after 61
Equalitarian agreement. Flexible end of career at Sandvik was introduced in 2003, but for workers aged 62 only. It took longer to set up the process for executives because the union’s young...
12 October 2010
Slovakia: draft bill on the reform of the Labor Code about parental leave, EWCs and appeal to temporary work
Gender equality. The legislative proposal aforementioned provides, first, for the amendment of some of the principles of the Labor Code, which the ECJ ruled didn’t comply with Directive 2002/73 on...
11 October 2010
Italy: the two poles of Italian unionism demonstrated in Turin and Rome on Saturday
“Over 100,000 demonstrators” (police say 50,000) were gathered by the Cisl and Uil on the Piazza del Popolo in Rome on Saturday, October 9th to ask the government for a table on the “fiscal...
11 October 2010
Germany: federal government launches “national action plan for corporate social responsibility”
Make CSR a characteristic of the German economy. “Successful companies don’t grow on trees. In the network world of the 21st century, businesses can no longer afford short-term strategies. ...
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11 October 2010
Sweden: unions agree on the principle of restructuring Posten Norden but criticize the modalities
Necessary restructuring because of drop in mail volume. Aside from the announcement of the appointment of a new chair, a restructuring program was presented on September 29th. It should apply...
11 October 2010
United States: General Motors reinvests in Detroit
From south Korea to the US. The management of General Motors decided to make its new compact car in the US, after securing new pay concessions from the United Auto Workers (UAW). “No American...
11 October 2010
France: the act on social dialog in very small enterprises was passed
Social dialog is finally going to be a part of France’s very small enterprises. Whereas employees working in these businesses represent over 20% of employees in the private sector, i.e. about 4...
8 October 2010
Spain: after the labor market reform, the pension reform
Experts are sounding the alarm, pointing to the urgency and need for the implementation of a truly ambitious reform to establish strong social bases to move to a viable, fair and transparent...
8 October 2010
Portugal: general strike against austerity on November 24th
Almost unseen movement. This is extremely rare in Portugal, it has only happened once, in 1988, against the labor laws of Cavaco Silva’s administration (current President of the Republic). The...
8 October 2010
Greece: new decree questions national collective agreements
A country in the red. Social atmosphere is getting even thicker in Greece this fall. The application of the severity program, imposed by what is also known as the Troika (the IMF, the European...
7 October 2010
Italy: CGIL presents social dampers reform
Simplifying the Italian unemployment insurance system, extending protection to workers who don’t have it, and make it all financially bearable. This is the goal of the social dampers reform...
7 October 2010
Sodexo: union coordination attacks the international group caterer
The union coordination has brought in more countries since the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) launched the initiative earlier this year (see our dispatch No. 100543) since it is now...
7 October 2010
Great Britain: Universities Minister promises higher number of and status for apprentices
More apprentices, more recognition. Apprentices working in key sectors (notably the industry) will gain the title of “technician” after completion of their course. David Willetts this is a way of...
6 October 2010
Finland: unions try to be united for the cycle of fall collective bargaining
Wage increases for employees in new technologies and phone operators. After long negotiations and a strike threat by the TU industrial workers’ union in September to the two key mobile phone and...
6 October 2010
Uruguay: general strike on October 7th to support union claims
Just like what happened two years ago, Uruguayan plenary workers’ interunion-national workers’ convention (Plenaria Intersidical de Trabajadores-Convención Nacional de Trabajadores, PIT-CNT) had...
6 October 2010
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29 January 2026
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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