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Mar. 15, 2024

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EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence passes council vote

Despite last minute push back from a number of EU Member States, the EU Council today finally voted in favour of the new EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD).

Mar. 14, 2024

EPSU Works Council network meeting 6 March 2024, Brussels

Due diligence, restructuring and the revision of the EWC Directive discussed at EPSU EWC and company policy meeting

The EWCs and Company policy network met on the 6th of March 2024 to discuss ongoing EWCs negotiations, best practices, and updates on EWC and company policy legislation.

Jan. 24, 2024

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Improvements to European Works Councils under new draft directive

The European Commission has unveiled its proposal to amend the directive governing European Works Councils (EWCs), which represent the voice of employees in multinational corporations.

Jan. 23, 2024

Commission proposal for a revision of the EWC Directive: EPSU expectations

After a delay, the European Commission is expected to publish its proposal for a revision of the European Works Council Directive tomorrow, 24 January.

Nov. 23, 2023

EPSU-ETUI SEMINAR workers in multinational health and care companies Berlin 20-21 November 2023

How can European Works Councils help organise workers in multinational health and care companies?

The demand for care provision is growing due to population aging and, as such, the number of private multinational companies operating in the health and social care (HSS) sector has also grown.

Jul. 04, 2023

Kick-off meeting in Veolia for a new transnational agreement on diversity and inclusion

On 29 June 2023, the special negotiating body led by EPSU met for a first kick-off meeting in the Veolia campus outside Paris to launch the discussions on a transnational agreement on diversity and inclusion.

Apr. 05, 2023

French multinational care company Korian has signed an agreement to establish a new European Works Council (EWC) June 2022

Korian: negotiations to begin for a new Social Dialogue Ethics Charter

Building on the successful experience of the 1st European works council of Korian, the Korian Group has decided, with the support of the EPSU, to launch with the works council a negotiation on social dialogue within the Group.

Jan. 05, 2023

2023 January EPSU Collective Bargaining Newsletter No.1

Unions get commitment to collective bargaining for overseas staff

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The FSC-CCOO and FeSP-UGT public service federations have ensured that government employees working overseas will be covered by a proper process of collective bargaining. As a first step to address the lack of proper pay bargaining over the past 14 years, the unions have agreed a 3.5% pay increase for all overseas workers backdated to 1 January 2022. Negotiations over a pay rise for 2023 will begin in the first quarter of the year along with bargaining over a range of other issues including telework, the 35-hour week, equality plans and an updating of the 2008 agreement on working conditions.

Dec. 12, 2022