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Ireland: paid parental leave extended to 7 weeks
Since 01 July, parents of children under the age of 2 in Ireland can take 7 weeks of paid leave under the Parent's Leave and Benefit scheme. Previously, only 5 weeks could be taken through this...
19 July 2022
Mexico: employers to evaluate suitability of teleworkers home-work settings
NOM-037, the new telework norm, is now set to enter its public consultation phase, marking the final step prior to its implementation. The text, which complements the Federal Labour Law, aims to...
18 July 2022
Great Britain: government backs bill for specific paid ‘premature birth’ leave
On 15 July the UK government announced its backing for the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill that was introduced in the House of Commons in June. The 12-week paid leave, which is set to cover a...
18 July 2022
Ireland: Parliament passes paid Sick Leave legislation
Approved by the Irish government in April (c.f. article No.12991), the Sick Leave Bill 2022 was officially passed on 13 July by the Houses of the Oireachtas (parliament). All that remains for this...
18 July 2022
France: 37% of employees consulted on Covid-19 safety measures
According to survey results from the Direction de l’animation de la recherche, des études et des statistiques (Dares- the research, studies and statistics division operating under the...
13 July 2022
Brazil: C6 Bank recognized for its comprehensive LGBT+ inclusion policy
Since its inception in 2019, the Brazilian online bank, C6 Bank, has been implementing a comprehensive policy promoting the inclusion of the LGBT+ community, all the way from HR management through...
Ukraine: international trade unions express concern over unravelling of labour law
Following the provisions adopted with the introduction of martial law in Ukraine (see articles n°12971 and 13075), the weakening of labour law could this time be permanent. Deputies in the...
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12 July 2022
Romania: bill tabled to create leave allowances for caregivers and family emergencies
The Romanian government has tabled a bill that will introduce various amendments to the country’s labour code, with a view to transposing, by the start of August, the European directive on...
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12 July 2022
France: Dalkia turns to Mailoop to reduce volume of email traffic between employees
In an initiative that pre-dated the Covid-19 pandemic, EDF Group's energy services subsidiary Dalkia embarked on a push to reduce the level of email correspondence among the 2,500 people employed...
8 July 2022
Italy: government adopts definitive versions of decree-laws on work-life balance and transparent working conditions
The two texts adopted by Italy’s Council of Ministers on 22 June confirm the provisions of the draft versions approved at the end of March (see articles n°12999 and n°13002). The...
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8 July 2022
The Netherlands: recognition of telework as a legal right
On 05 July, the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) approved an initiative bill geared towards making home working a legal right. This text, supported by the social liberal Democrats 66...
7 July 2022
Great Britain: the government seeks to lower childcare costs in order to encourage parents to return to work
In its plan unveiled on 04 July, the UK executive announced the launch of a consultation aimed at reducing the childcare ratio in nurseries (early year settings for 2 year olds). According to its...
7 July 2022
Italy: new Covid-19 protocol in the workplace
On 30 June, as the seventh wave of Covid-19 sweeps through the country, Italy’s government and social partners signed a new Covid-19 workplace protocol, which simplifies the previous...
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7 July 2022
EU: MEPs call for measures to prevent ‘technostress’* and ‘over-connection’
On 05 July, a majority of the EU parliament adopted a resolution ‘urging’ measures from the EU Commission to tackle the issue of mental health in the digital workplace. The MEPs once...
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6 July 2022
Argentina: the government is not renewing double job-severance pay
Argentina’s centre-left ruling government (centre-left) has confirmed it is the definitive end for the ‘double indemnity’ provision that was in place for employment dismissals and which expired on...
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6 July 2022
Great Britain: GPs no longer only medical professional who can certify employee ‘sick notes’
In addition to regular general practitioners, as of 01 July nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists will be able to certify fit notes, i.e. the certificate required to...
6 July 2022
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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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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026