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EU: European trade union federations update their joint recommendations for holding meetings with transnational bodies (EWCs, SNBs, and SE-WCs)
Recommendations by the European Industry Federations to members of European Works Councils (EWCs), Works Councils in companies with a Societas Europaea status (SE-WCs), and Special Negotiating...
29 October 2020
EU: European Commission presents its proposal for an EU Directive on adequate minimum wages
On 28 October the European Commission presented its legislative proposal to guarantee decent minimum wages in all EU Member States. The text promotes collective bargaining and introduces clear...
28 October 2020
GDPR: drivers file a complaint against Uber following employment dismissals attributed to an algorithm
Four former Uber drivers from the UK and Portugal are accusing the US App of having ‘fired’ them using an algorithm and without giving them the right to defend themselves or receive further...
28 October 2020
Switzerland: debate over the ‘Multinationales responsables’ (Responsible Business) initiative intensifies with just one month left before its referendum vote
Launched in 2015 and hotly debated ever since, the Responsible Business initiative that targets all Swiss-based companies and multinationals operating both nationally and abroad, in the areas of...
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27 October 2020
Spain: Inditex and unions reach agreement on conditions for the digital transition of group stores (update from 23 October incl. final agreement)
On 26 October, Spanish textile group Inditex (48,000 staff in Spain) together with the CCOO and UGT trade unions signed an agreement on the conditions for the shifting the group’s business towards...
27 October 2020
UniCredit and the EWC sign a joint statement on remote work
A joint declaration signed on 21 October by the management and EWC of Italy’s second largest bank, UniCredit, sets out the guidelines, principles and future minimum quality standards for remote...
22 October 2020
Luxembourg: the social partners at cross-industry level agree on a new teleworking framework
On 20 October Luxembourg’s social partners including the LCGB and OGBL trade unions and the UEL employer’s body signed a new cross-industry teleworking agreement. In this way, the social partners...
21 October 2020
Denmark: a new tax on banks to finance early retirements
On 10 October, Denmark’s Social Democratic government reached an agreement with three other political parties (the Red-Green Alliance, the Socialist Party, and the right-wing Danish People's...
21 October 2020
Italy: agri-food employers’ associations divided on the renewal of the national collective agreement
In July 2020, following tense negotiations between Federalimentare-Confindustria (employers) and the sector's trade unions to renew the agri-food industry national collective agreement, three out...
21 October 2020
Germany: Tesla puts the German model of worker participation to the test
US car manufacturer Tesla delighted Germany when it decided to build the group's fourth super-plant (Gigafactory) and its first in Europe right next to Berlin. While the company has started a...
20 October 2020
EU: European Commission presents its work programme for 2021
On 19 October the European Commission presented its work program for 2021, including in particular a legislative proposal on platform workers and a strategic framework on health and safety at work.
20 October 2020
United Kingdom: forum established bringing together employers and unions to monitor the impact of future post-Brexit trade agreements on jobs and companies
As negotiations over trade agreements intensify ahead of the UK becoming fully independent of the EU on 1 January, the British government has decided to set up a new advisory body called the...
19 October 2020
EU: EU Member States must take measures to preserve the temporary nature of temporary agency work
While the EU Directive on temporary agency work does not require EU Member States to limit the number of successive assignments for the same temporary worker with the same user undertaking, it...
15 October 2020
Spain: new measures adopted to guarantee workplace gender equality
On 13 October, Spain’s government approved two decree-laws that were published the following day in the Official Bulletin. The first decree-law regulates the requirement for companies to keep...
14 October 2020
France: two agreements signed at Airbus to avoid employment losses in the commercial aircraft production business
The Airbus' Commercial Aircraft business has been abruptly halted by the crisis in air transport. Several tens of thousands of job cuts globally were planned before the summer, including just over...
13 October 2020
Germany: national chemical sector digitalization training project launched
On 01 October representatives of the social partners in the Chemicals sector and the Federal Employment Agency signed a letter of intent to set up a joint training project that is specifically...
13 October 2020
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”
In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...
21 January 2026
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EU: social partners split over competitiveness and action on job quality
The European Trade Union Confederation and BusinessEurope have published their response to the consultation document on the European Commission's upcoming EU quality jobs initiative. The two...
4 February 2026
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Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry
Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...
3 February 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026