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Apr. 18, 2024

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Reducing working time: case studies from across Europe

EPSU has launched a series of case studies to explore how trade unions across Europe are addressing working time reduction. This month, the focus is on Spain and Portugal.

Apr. 03, 2024

EPSU Early Childhood Education and Care Network meeting

EPSU Early Childhood Education and Care Network discuss need for improved dialogue and the establishment of European Works Councils

On the 26 March EPSU Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) network members met for the first time in 2024 and welcomed 5 new members to the network.

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.

Mar. 14, 2024

2024 March EPSU Collective Bargaining Newsletter No.6

Unions taking different approaches to working time

Denmark Finland Norway Sweden

Following the article on Iceland, the latest in the series of articles on working time commissioned by EPSU from the Labour Research Department focuses on developments in the other Nordic countries. While several unions in Sweden have put shorter working time on the bargaining agenda (see also article on Sweden in this newsletter), there are only a few cases in social care where a shorter working week has been implemented. In Norway and Denmark the priority has been more to ensure that workers in health and care and other services have the right to full-time working although there are some

Mar. 05, 2024

EPSU Social Services working group 27 February 2024 Brussels

EPSU Social Services Working Group discuss labour shortages, legislative developments and European Work Councils

On 27 February 48 participants gathered in Brussels for the Social Services Working Group to discuss, among other things, European Works Councils in the care sector, staffing levels and digital care platforms.

Feb. 22, 2024

International support to Italian ENEL workers

Filctem-CGIL, Flaei-CISL, and Uiltec-UIL are currently mobilising in protest of Enel Group’s decision to make unilateral changes in working hours arrangements, outsourcing operations on the electricity grid, and refusing to renew the remote work agreement.

Feb. 16, 2024

The human touch: can carebots replace human empathy and compassion?

A new report commissioned by EPSU - 'Carebots' and the care crisis - explores questions of how technology is affecting elderly care homes and what it means for care work now and in the future.

Feb. 12, 2024

Call for Tender

Tender specification: To provide research on trends in the multinational care companies, Dibber and Domus Vi. The bids should be submitted to EPSU within the 30-day deadline starting from the date the tender first appears on the EPSU website (12 February 2024).

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.

Dec. 15, 2023

COP28: new wins for workers and an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, but no explicit commitments

After two weeks of tough negotiations, COP28 has just concluded with an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner.

Nov. 23, 2023

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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.

Nov. 10, 2023

2023 November EPSU Collective Bargaining Newsletter No. 22

Progress in youth care negotiations but offer awaited in health

Netherlands

The FNV and other trade unions have suspended their industrial action and mobilisations in the youth care sector pending negotiations on the basis of an improved pay offer from the employers. This involves a pay increase of 8% on 1 January 2024 and 1.25% on 1 July 2024 with an additional lump sum of €400. There would then be a 3% increase for 2025 and inflation compensation to a maximum of 2.25%, if inflation is higher than 3%. The minimum wage will rise to €15 per hour and the working-from-home allowance to €3 per day. This compares to the previous offer of a 6.7% increase and additional 2%

Oct. 27, 2023

Signature Charter Social Dialogue CLARIANE EWC

Charter on Social Dialogue signed with Clariane, French multinational elderly care company

Unions and the union representatives in the European works council negotiated a Charter on improving the social dialogue in the French multinational care company Clariane (formerly Korian).

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