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Italy: 16th Cisl Congress under the sign of workers participation
Worker participation. The Cisl advocates a new labor humanism based on “responsible ethics” and “participative union relations” for a “new and balanced relation between capital and labor, calling...
25 May 2009
Great Britain: new wave of strikes to defend national/local preference for recruitment
This story is quite similar to the strike at the Lindsey refinery in February (see our dispatch No. 090140).
25 May 2009
Chile: Parliament adopts the Equal Pay Act
Objective criteria to justify the pay gap. “Employers will have to respect the principle of equal remuneration between men and women performing the same job. Criteria such as aptitude, quality...
25 May 2009
Italy: first national assembly of the CGIL’s “labor chambers” and many local initiatives against the crisis
“Second Italy.” After the meeting, it came out that there is a “second Italy” as Gugliemo Epifani, CGIL general secretary, put it. Indeed, unlike the government with national unions, local...
22 May 2009
Poland: social partners and government agree on anticrisis package
The anticrisis package, divided up into 13 points, was developed by the social partners in March (see our dispatch No. 090287) to counteract the negative impact of the crisis on employment. Based...
22 May 2009
Germany: whilst the corruption scandals are still rife, a response model is beginning to take shape in businesses
New cases revealed almost daily. Last week, Rüdiger Grube, the new boss of Deutsche Bahn, announced that four members of its executive personnel and several other managers have left the company...
21 May 2009
EU: return to the unsuccessful revision of the working time directive
The Commission’s original sin. The objective of the directives in 1993 and subsequently in 2003 was to protect the health and safety of workers. Since 1993, European legislation has established...
21 May 2009
Italy: the collective agreement at Ilva adjusts to the crisis
The national unions Fim, Fiom and Uilm, the national union coordination of Ilva, “judged positively” the draft agreement reached with the management on May 13 and which will be submitted to the...
21 May 2009
Great Britain: employers, unions and government praise union representatives’ positive influence
Honor union representatives. “In today's difficult economic climate, it is more important than ever that all resources available to the workplace are well deployed. We believe that modern...
20 May 2009
EU: Uni-Finance demands a role for the unions in the setting of remunerations
Will the unions of the finance sector achieve thanks to the crisis the growth in membership encountered by their counterparts in other sectors? At European level, Uni-Europa Finance is making a...
20 May 2009
Great Britain: businesses without a corruption prevention policy vis-à-vis their employees could have to explain themselves
Planet Labor, May 20, 2009, No. 090546 – www.planetlabor.com
20 May 2009
Netherlands: shareholders say no to bonuses for Shell’s administrators
Planet Labor, May 20, 2009, No. 090545 – www.planetlabor.com
20 May 2009
Finland: the Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) has a new president and turns a corner of its history
Great negotiating experience. Lauri Lyly studied to become an electrician and technician before getting a degree in corporate management. After being a staff representative at the Loviisa nuclear...
20 May 2009
Denmark: campaign encouraging dialogue between seniors and managers to extend active life
Increasing shortage. “The labor market needs seniors’ talent” the Minister explained “because, even with the crisis, there is a workforce shortage in some sectors.” This shortage is made worse...
20 May 2009
Brazil: 106,000 new jobs in April, third consecutive month with job creation
Job creation increases, unemployment rate as well. Job creation is quickening, especially in services – over half the jobs created. However, with the negative results revealed in January, the...
20 May 2009
EU: “crisis” meeting of the EPSU’s “public services” committee
Gap between wages and profits. The EPSU thinks the economic crisis is only a pretext for wage cuts since losses in the energy sectors cannot be measured yet. The union drew a report showing the...
19 May 2009
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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