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Denmark: the flexicurity model is under pressure
Structural evolution of society, labour shortages, sustained high growth - but not for a long time, according to OECD forecasts : Danish flexicurity, so admired in Europe, would be under pressure...
Deutsche Telekom: UNI global union asks for a world framework agreement on fundamental labor standards
The trade unions of the German telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom, affiliated to the world trade-union confederation UNI Telecom, met in Berlin, in order to develop a strategy leading the...
EU: the European social partners present the first assessment of the implementation of the agreement on gender equality
The European social partners present, this Tuesday January 30, 2007, the first annual report on the implementation of the framework of actions for gender equality on the occasion of the launching...
VolkerWessels: signature of an international framework agreement on workers’ rights
The Dutch company of construction and related activities, VolkerWessels and the International union of building and wood workers (IBB) signed, last 22 January, a framework open-ended agreement...
Spain: employers and trade unions agree on wage moderation and a framework for collective bargaining in 2007
The main employers' and trade-union organizations signed, on Thursday January 25th, a preliminary cross-industry agreement on collective bargaining 2007 (ANC 2007). According to the text signed by...
Belgium: self-employed workers and employees will be better defined by the law
The law-program of December 27th 2006 creates a framework law which clearly defines the general criteria of distinction between the statutes of employee and self-employed worker. This to clarify...
Belgium: proposal to open a right of action in favor of posted employees
During the Council of Ministers of January 26th 2007, the Minister for Employment, Peter Vanvelthoven, approved a preliminary draft law which grants posted employees a right to take legal action...
Austria: the federal congress of trade unions undertakes reform but ends with a disagreement
Only shade in all this, the non-election in the directorate of Fritz Neugebauer, president of the powerful trade union of civil servants (GÖD). He is the only "black and Christian" trade-union...
Poland: a social Pact difficult to negotiate
The Polish government wants to equip the country with a true social pact. To this end, a conference has just gathered, in Warsaw, the Polish members of Parliament and different European Commission...
Great Britain: CJEC ruling on retirement pensions failure at Allied Steet and Wire satisfies both parties
The decision of the CJEC taken on last January 25th (see story n°070075), on the government's obligations regarding the guarantee of unpaid retirements pensions by bankrupt schemes, satisfied...
EU: States must guarantee a correct level of protection of the vested pension rights in the event of insolvency of an supplementary company pension scheme
In a case judged on last January 25th, the CJEC affirmed that the State was not due to finance itself the pensions due within the framework of an supplementary company pension scheme, insolvent...
Germany: in terms of enrollment, IG Metall remains the largest German trade union in front of Ver.di
The confederation of German trade unions (DGB) has published the evolution in the number of members of its eight trade unions for 2006. The deceleration in the decline of members observed at the...
Belgium: the cross-industry agreement 2007-2008 is adopted
The Federation of Belgian companies (FEB) approved, on January 25th 2007, after the three Belgian trade-union organizations (see story n° 061296), the interprofessional draft agreement. This...
Great Britain: strike at British Airways seems unavoidable
The failure of negotiations between BA and the trade union T&G, which accounts for 10 500 of the 14 000 flight attendants, has forced the company to cancel 1300 flights next Tuesday 30 and...
EU: publication of calls for proposals to support social dialogue
The European Commission published on its Internet site three calls for proposals in favour of social dialogue to support projects within the framework of the budgetary headings "information...
Netherlands : new collective agreement in the pharmacy sector
After difficult negotiations, a new collective agreement was adopted on January 23rd in the pharmacy sector, which employs 20 000 people. A wage increase of 4.5 % will take place by April 2008...
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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Inditex European works council mobilises on value sharing
In a joint statement, 10 trade unions comprising the European works council of the Inditex clothing group are calling for rallies in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany...
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025