Home » Industrial relations » Transnational industrial relations » Crédit Agricole: global framework agreement signed with UNI Global Union Crédit Agricole: global framework agreement signed with UNI Global Union On 31 July the French banking group signed with UNI Global Union, the international trade union federation of the private service sector, a global framework agreement covering basic labour rights. The agreement also contains a commitment to parenting, with the establishment of the principle of 16 weeks’ paid maternity leave, which will be available to all of the group’s female employees as of 1 January 2021. Furthermore it is recommended that entities arrange adoption or paternity leave to account for the diversity of parenting situations. Meanwhile, the agreement stands out in the finance sector through its chapter on digitalisation. Here the bank commits to strive to limit the negative impacts of new technologies on employees and their working conditions whilst ensuring all workers receive the training and re/up-skilling necessary for the jobs of the future. The agreement also contains a chapter on personal data protection. It will apply to the 75,000 workers at the Crédit Agricole group, in the 47 countries in which is operates. Through . Published on 26 August 2019 à 14h40 - Update on 26 August 2019 à 16h24 Resources Commitments on trade union freedom. Going beyond the usual approach adopted on this matter, the signatories to the agreement have outlined a procedure geared towards allowing workers to “effectively exercise their right to freedom of association”, by informing them about the usefulness of a union, when none is present. This procedure involves: Agreeing on the terms and conditions of access to Crédit Agricole group entities “in accordance with the applicable local provisions and insofar as possible”; Meetings with UNI’s local employees and affiliates taking place without entity managers being present. If there is no agreement on the aforementioned terms and conditions of access, either party may raise the issue with the follow-up committee set up for this agreement,… Global Framework Agreements Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels