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The services industry trade union Verdi and the Irish clothing retailer Primark have reached an agreement to provide training for management staff on workplace health. The agreement, which is one of a kind in Germany’s retail sector, was announced on Thursday 29 March. It involves an extensive training programme for managers at the company, covering four modules and topics, and is geared towards rectifying a shortcoming that has emerged amid a significant growth in the firm’s workforce. Cosimo Damiano-Quinto, one of those who negotiated the deal on Verdi’s side, tells Planet Labor about the significance of the agreement and how it could, ultimately, help establish a standard for workplace protection. The deal has been struck in a sector where issues of work-related stress is on the rise and where, until now, employer federations have always refused to negotiate anything beyond non-binding measures.
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