IG Metall signs agreement with Volkswagen to avoid plant closures
IG Metall has reached a deal with Volkswagen which will avert plant closures in Germany and avoid compulsory redundancies.
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Inflation in the euro area in January 2025
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 2.5% in January 2025. One year earlier, it was 2.8%.
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Inflation in the EU in December 2024
The EU annual inflation was 2.7% in December 2024. A year earlier, the rate was 3.4%.
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Minimum wages to increase more than inflation in 2025
Data collected by Eurofound shows that earners of legal minimum wages will get a pay rise this year.
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Finnish industrial union takes strike action
Strikes are necessary in Finland to put pressure on the employers in the technology and chemical sectors as the bargaining rounds are long into overtime.
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French agreement for senior employees
In November 2024, French unions signed an interprofessional agreement with the employers aiming to protect senior employees through gradual retirement.
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Working time reduction is about more than a 4-day week
The ETUI describes in a paper the state of play regarding working time reductions in Europe and highlights important initiatives recently taken.
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