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Four-day week: trials taking place all over the world
Four-day week trials are being conducted in various countries, driven either by governments or the lobby group 4 Day Week Global. The various models that have been implemented tend to favour a...
16 February 2023
US: salary comparison calculator shows the material benefits of trade unionism
Although trade union membership in the US is at an historical low (10.1% in 2022, vs. 10.3% in 2021), public opinion is more supportive of unionism than ever, with 71% of Americans...
15 February 2023
Australia: gender pay gap in companies with over 100 employees to be made public
On 08 February 2023, the government presented a text to the Senate proposing the mandatory publication of gender equality data by businesses with more than 100 staff. Thus, from 2024 onwards, the...
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15 February 2023
Poland: employers allowed to carry out sobriety checks (drugs and alcohol)
The new regulation allowing employers to carry out ‘preventive, one-off sobriety tests’ on employees comes into force on 21 February 2023. Tests will be able to verify the presence of...
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15 February 2023
Belgium: bicycle allowance extended to all private companies
All Belgian private sector companies can now grant a mileage allowance to their employees who cycle to work and apply for it by 01 May 2023, at the latest. While the allowance amount is not fixed...
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14 February 2023
Great Britain: McDonald’s commits to ending sexual harassment
With complaints against the fast-food chain for sexual harassment multiplying in recent years around the world, McDonald's has just signed a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human...
14 February 2023
Norway: government restricts use of temporary work
With effect from 1 April 2023, companies in Norway will – in the main – only be able to hire staff through a temporary employment agency to replace one or more people on a temporary basis. The...
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13 February 2023
China: the four-and-a-half-day week at Leshi, a model for the future?
Since 1 January 2023, the 400 employees of Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp, a video streaming platform founded in 2011, have been able to work a four-and-a-half-day week without...
13 February 2023
Italy: Enel boosts parental leave policy and plans recruitment for distribution network
Enel, the Italian state-controlled energy group, has signed two agreements in quick succession with the Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl and Uiltec trade unions. The first of those deals, applicable at...
10 February 2023
United Kingdom: companies reluctant to hire over-50s (survey)
Research conducted by the Chartered Management Institute, which surveyed more than 1,000 managers in the UK, found that only 42% would be open to recruiting people aged between 50 and 64. For...
10 February 2023
France: Michelin includes a sustainable mobility section in its quality of life at work policy
At the start of January 2023, management at the French multinational tyre manufacturing and mobility group together with all the trade union bodies company signed the quality of life at work...
9 February 2023
New Zealand: minimum wage increase from 1 April
On 08 February 2023 Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced that the minimum wage would be increased by 7.08% (NZ$1.50) from 01 April 2023, saying that the impact on inflation would be...
9 February 2023
Great Britain: towards a right for a degree of control over working patterns
On 03 February 2023, the UK government announced its support for the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill. Championed by Conservative MP Scott Benton, the bill, currently being debated...
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9 February 2023
France: Altereo banking on the four-and-a-half day week to attract talent
La société de conseil et d’ingénierie de l’eau propose désormais à ses collaborateurs de travailler 38 heures sur quatre jours et demi par semaine. En leur permettant de mieux gérer leur équilibre...
8 February 2023
Denmark: government plan to eliminate a public holiday sparks trade union ire
On 02 February 2023 the Danish Parliament discussed the government’s plan to abolish a public holiday in order to increase defence spending following the conflict in Ukraine. With this plan...
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8 February 2023
Brazil: employers have until 21 March 2023 to comply with new sexual harassment law
Over the past five years, the number of sexual harassment complaints lodged with the Public Ministry of Labour (MPT) has increased by 63.7%. In order to combat and prevent this practice, which...
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7 February 2023
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026