Inflation January 2024
                                                
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        The EU annual inflation was 3.1% in January 2024. A year earlier, the rate was 10.0%.
   
                                                         
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                                                Italy - Metal unions prepare revision of major agreement
                                                
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        The three metal unions, FIOM, FIM and UIL M, will soon be ready to negotiate a new three-year deal for 1.5 million workers. Their main focus will be on pay, but also qualitative aspects will be on the table.
   
                                                         
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                                                The Netherland - FNV demands 14% metal bargaining
                                                
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        FNV has started negotiating its agreement in the metal and technology sector with upheld purchasing power as the key demand. 
   
                                                         
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                                                Eurofound report on the right to disconnect
                                                
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        As many as 80% of European workers are contacted by their employers outside normal hours. Eurofound has put together a report on the right to disconnect.
   
                                                         
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