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France: Legrand providing up to three telework days per week to older workers, caregiver workers & workers with disabilities
French industrial group Legrand (5,000 employees in France), which is global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures signed a telework agreement that came into force in April...
17 May 2022
Great Britain: Tesco Supermarket tests flexible office rental in its retail spaces
Office space and desks just behind the hair care or the cereals aisles? This is a new idea that Tesco is testing in May in one of its London supermarkets as it partners with the office management...
17 May 2022
Belgium: government presents “return to work” plan targeting those on long-term sick leave
On Friday 13 May, the Belgian Council of Ministers unveiled a range of measures as part of its “return to work” plan, aimed at helping many of the 500,000 or so people in the country...
16 May 2022
Spain: plans to introduce leave allowance for menstrual pain prove contentious
The Spanish government is set to approve three days of leave per month for women suffering from painful periods, covered by social security. This unprecedented measure is part of a much broader...
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16 May 2022
United Arab Emirates: food delivery workers step up strike action to secure better pay
Food delivery workers in the United Arab Emirates have gone on strike for the second time since the start of the month. On Tuesday 10 May, delivery workers on motorised vehicles working for...
16 May 2022
United Kingdom: Deliveroo and GMB union strike unprecedented deal
Online food delivery group Deliveroo and the British trade union GMB have announced the signing of a "Voluntary Partnership Agreement". The agreement signed on 12 May will, for the first time...
13 May 2022
Japan: adoption of four-day week progresses slowly
While some large companies in Japan have announced plans to transition to a four-day week, in accordance with the government's recommendations, this new model for work organisation is struggling...
13 May 2022
Portugal: social partners come together to conclude decent work agenda
Ana Mendes, Portugal’s Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, met with representatives of the employers’ and trade union confederations on 11 May, at the Standing...
13 May 2022
Belgium: labour inspectors will be able to more easily use ‘mystery calls’ to test for discrimination in hiring
An amendment to Belgium’s Social Penal Code, which was adopted by the House of Representatives on 31 March and came into force on 08 May, extends the labour inspectorate’s powers for...
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12 May 2022
Great Britain: employers recommended not to consider long Covid as a disability
On 09 May, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)*, released an update of its recommendations in which it says that employers should not have to recognise ‘long Covid’ as a...
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12 May 2022
Austria: high wage increases in the chemical and electrical engineering sectors
The social partners in the chemical (47,000 employees) and electrical engineering (67,000 employees) sectors have negotiated average wage increases of 4.75% and 5%, respectively, over one year...
11 May 2022
Great Britain: unions denounce the absence of the Employment Bill in UK parliamentary opening Queen’s speech
Promised since December 2019 (c.f. article No. 11565), legislation strengthening employees’ rights was not mentioned in the State Opening of Parliament Queen’s speech on 10 May which...
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11 May 2022
France: platform workers called upon for the first time to choose their representatives
Between 09 and 16 May, and under the aegis of the new Agency for Social Relations of Employment Platforms (ARPE), 120,000 digital platform workers are being invited to elect their own...
10 May 2022
Great Britain: plans in place to widen the ban on exclusivity clauses to include low-paid employment contracts
On 09 May the UK government unveiled plans to widen a ban on exclusivity clauses, which prevent workers from working for multiple employers, to employment contracts where the weekly income is less...
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10 May 2022
Orpea: CGT and CFDT unions demand cancellation of global agreement on ethical employment and union rights
The CGT and CFDT, respectively the second and third largest representative unions at Orpea in France, are asking UNI global union to reverse the global agreement signed in April with the nursing...
9 May 2022
Germany: Yasmin Fahimi becomes first woman to lead German Trade Union Confederation
On Monday morning, Yasmin Fahimi was elected president of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB – Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund), after receiving 93.23% of votes at the annual congress of...
9 May 2022
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for mechanical engineering and metalworking sectors focuses on defending purchasing power
The deal struck on 22 November between Italy’s social partners in the mechanical engineering and metalworking sector brings an end to a long and contentious bargaining process. The agreement –...
25 November 2025