Europe's Shrinking Labor Force
For decades, demographic experts have warned that Europe's declining birth rate would lead to a major decline in Europe's working-age population, something that has indeed occurred in most countries in the region. This declining ...   Read on

German manufacturing employers offer 3 per cent raise over 14 months, short of union demand
Employers in Germany's key manufacturing industry on Wednesday offered workers a 3 per cent pay increase over a 14-month period an offer that their union swiftly dismissed as insufficient. The employers' association, Gesamtmetall, said ...   Read on

Spain Passes Major Labour Law Amendments that Curtail the Leverage of Works Councils and Collective Bargaining Agreements
Last February, the Spanish government passed emergency legislation that aims to release companies from  traditional Spanish employment and labor law rules that the government considers have proven to be outdated and inflexible and, ultimately, a ...   Read on

Spain: New, more flexible regulation on collective dismissal
The Royal Decree 3/2012 of February 10th.This Royal Decree on urgent measures to reform the labour market came into force on February 12, 2012.  Amongst other things, the Royal Decree introduced a new regulation on collective dismissals ...   Read on

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