On 15 December 2022, the French union of professionals and skilled workers of the General Confederation of Labour (Ugict-CGT) launched the Telework Observatory (l’Observatoire du télétravail). The Telework Observatory is a resource centre and place of exchange which, according to its president Louis... Find out more

This year is the 30th anniversary of the European single market, which is surely one of the EU’s greatest achievements. In this day and age, we do not blink twice at the fact that we can easily travel and work throughout the EU and have our goods, services and money move around almost as freely as... Find out more

For the European Works Councils’ (EWC) training corner the year 2023 has started with the first edition of a joint EWC trainers and experts workshop in Leuven (Belgium). The focus of this training was on turning the EWC agreements into pedagogical sequences, ready to be used in EWC, SE WC and SNB... Find out more

Union recognition can be a tough battle in EU member states in central and eastern Europe When investing in another European Union member state, multinational companies (MNCs) can be expected to respect employees’ rights to the same extent as at home. Occasionally they do but MNCs rarely transfer... Find out more

At its annual news conference, the German union IG Metall said a growing number of Tesla workers reported longer working hours with little free time. IG Metall , with an office near the automaker’s plant in Brandenburg, is in regular contact with Tesla workers. ‘Tesla is not doing enough to improve... Find out more

On 22 December 2022, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) released a new risk assessment solution for companies not yet covered by any of the existing sectoral tools. Occupational safety and health (OSH) management is essential not only to ensure the safety and health of... Find out more

On 7 and 8 December 2022, the European Trade Union Institute held the 8th edition of the ‘Psychosocial Risk Network’ meeting. The meeting focused on new research outcomes to contribute to shaping a collective answer to this urgent problem across the EU. Studies show that the risks are common across... Find out more

Europe - Agreement on pay-transparency measures to expose gender pay gap On 15 December, a provisional trilogue agreement on binding pay transparency measures has been reached between the European Parliament and negotiators from the EU Member States. Parliament and Council will still have to... Find out more

This month the ETUI presented its strategic priorities for the coming work programme, which will begin in April 2023, to our General Assembly. The year to come is a very special one for us as it is the year of the 15th ETUC Congress and its 50th anniversary as an organisation, but also a year in... Find out more

Known as a forecasting technique, scenario building is a learning tool and instrument for constructive participation. The aim of working with scenarios is to enhance the integrity of our decisions and actions through placing them in a broader/longer context. Following the training courses on... Find out more