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Austria: metalworkers want a 2-3% increase
The schedule for 2010 collective bargaining in the Austrian metal sector is set. Unions will send their official demands to the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO) on September 30th. Two bargaining...
20 September 2010
Great Britain: TUC Congress threatens government to strike
The annual congress of the TUC (over 6 million members) was held between September 13th and September 16th in Manchester. First interunion meeting since the Labor Party left the government, the...
20 September 2010
Italy: unitary framework agreement on the restructuring of Telecom Italia
A “good compromise” between unions’ demands and the “requirement to keep negotiations open on the future of the networks” is how the national committee of unitary trade union representation bodies...
20 September 2010
Germany: DGB union federation calls on government to stop retirement at 67
Low activity rate for seniors. The figure battle between those who follow and those who reject retirement at 67, to be enforced in 2029, is already in full swing in Germany. Barely ten days...
20 September 2010
Germany: Transnet and GDBA unions present private rail companies with an ultimatum
Negotiations are erratically complicated. Bargaining for collective agreements in the German rail sector, mostly for passenger transport, is still as complicated as ever. On the one hand, the two...
16 September 2010
Romania: pension reform passed
Retirement at 65. On September 15th, Romanian MPs finally adopted the draft pension reform. The new act provides for a gradual extension of the career to 65 by 2015 for men and by 2030 for...
16 September 2010
Belgium: government prolongs anticrisis measures with the social partners’ consent
Extension. On September 15th, the social partners agreed to the extension of three anticrisis measures adopted over a year ago. These measures affect: the extension of short-time working to...
16 September 2010
Denmark: the law on CSR reporting catalyzed the development of socially responsible practices in large businesses
“The law shows the right way, encouraging businesses to work and render accounts on their social responsibility.” This is how Minister for Economic Affairs Brian Mikkelsen presented, on September...
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15 September 2010
Italy: Tuscany and the National Institution for Insurance against Accidents at Work sign a gender-based security agreement
“Security procedures on the workplace have never taken account of the differences between men and women, and that’s what we want to do” said Daniela Scaramuccia, Tuscany’s regional health advisor...
15 September 2010
Estonia: employers present manifesto for the next four years
In its document, the federation proposes several measures to improve competitiveness, including to:
15 September 2010
Russia: focus on the remuneration system and its “complicated” structure
Envelopes and non-payment. In spite of the law that guarantees wage payment, payment arrears are always important (over 3 million rubles according to the last Rosstat report in September, nearly...
15 September 2010
Finland: Akava unions asks the government to bring paternity leave up to six months
Most parental leaves are taken by women. According to the Finnish social security (Kela), mothers take, in average, nineteen months after their first child is born. On the other hand, 90% of men...
15 September 2010
Great Britain: “union busting” is silently growing
Recently, Cranberry Foods, a leading turkey processing factory which is based in Derby, has become the latest company to be exposed as using the services of The Burke Group (TBG), a notorious...
15 September 2010
Italy: Poste Italiane converts mailmen and revolutionizes mail delivery
Poste Italiane didn’t have a choice anymore: faced with two challenges – the liberalization of the European postal market on January 1st and the decline in mail because of the e-boom, further...
15 September 2010
Netherlands: plan to index pensions on stock market prices
Dutch pension funds exposed themselves to risks of a market crash by massively investing into shares and obligations on different stock markets: funded pension schemes reached 86% before the...
15 September 2010
EU: gas social dialog meeting talks about skills
New skills. During last week’s meeting, the social partners mentioned the recent development of shale gas which raises new questions in terms of skills, since they differ from the skills required...
15 September 2010
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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Spain: approval of decree on employees’ right to clear information on working conditions
The Spanish government validated, on September 8 in the Council of Ministers, the decree transposing the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. This text requires...
9 September 2026
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France: bioMérieux strengthens its end-of-career support measures
The news. In vitro diagnostic specialist bioMérieux (4,400 employees in France) and unions CFDT, CFE-CGC, and CGT signed a new agreement on June 18, 2026, dedicated to end-of-career...
10 September 2026