Italy: banking sector employees approve trade unionsâ platform of demands as sector collective agreement still awaits renewal National industrial relations With the procedures for renewing the banking sectorâs collective bargaining agreement running behind schedule, the sectorâs social partners agreed to extend the previous agreement from its expiry date of 31 December 2022 until 31 July 2023. The workers' assemblies have almost unanimously (99.5%) approved the trade unionsâ âplatform of demandsâ so negotiations for renewing the sectorâs national collective bargaining agreement (NCA) should open imminently. The NCA covers some 280,000 employees.
Renault: signs a global framework agreement on the quality of life at work for its employees Transnational industrial relations This global framework agreement, which was signed on 09 July by the French automaker Renault Group along with IndustriALL Global Union, the Secretary of the Renault Group Works Council (a global council) and the trade union bodies represented within it, is in fact quite unique. Entitled, âBuilding the world of work together at Renault Groupâ, Renaultâs second global framework agreement (its first was signed in 2013 and addressed fundamental rights at work, c.f. article No. 130445) comes at a time when the automotive sector is undergoing a period of major transformation. As such the agreement addresses the subject of social dialogue over the changing nature of professions and careers in the industry, and above all it is seeks to promote new ways of working so that employees feel good about working in the Renault Group. The agreement states it is seeking to describe âa sustainable dynamic that goes beyond the issue of working conditions, enabling the mobilization and development of current and future employeesâ potential, being a real source of commitment for everyone,â by addressing those aspects of life at work âthat enable employees to combine performance and well-beingâ.
