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On 13 June the chemical-pharmaceutical sector’s social partners signed a new collective agreement that includes provision for a significant increase in minimum wages along with a specific...

5 July 2022

Spain: Valencia region opens its door to the four-day working week

Spain’s Valencia region has published the details of a support mechanism to assist companies in reducing the number of staff working-hours. With it companies that move to a 32 hour working week...

5 July 2022

Germany: employment contracts to become far more detailed from 1 August 2022

As part of the transposition of the 2019 European Union Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions, Germany's Bundestag passed a law on 23 June 2022 that imposes new obligations...

4 July 2022

Denmark: minimum wage required for non-European workers cut

In order to address the current labour shortage in Denmark, the government and a majority of parties in the Danish parliament reached an agreement on 29 June that aims to foster international...

4 July 2022

France: PwC to offer paid miscarriage leave

On 2 June, the French business of audit and consulting giant PwC signed the Parental Challenge charter, which comprises 12 commitments designed to better support parenthood. By signing up to the...

1 July 2022

Australia: Uber joins forces with Transport Workers Union in push for better working conditions in gig economy

US ride hailing giant Uber and the Transport Workers Union of Australia have penned an historic agreement in which they jointly call for the creation of an independent body tasked with setting...

1 July 2022

Netherlands: minimum wage increases as of 1 July 2022

As of 1 July, the gross statutory minimum wage for those over the age of 21 in the Netherlands has risen from €1,725 to €1,756.20 per month, representing a pay rise of 1.81%. The latest...

1 July 2022

Spain: employment dismissal restrictions extended for companies benefitting from the ‘anti-crisis’ plan

Spain’s government has extended and strengthened the anti-crisis plan put in place to support the economy as it grapples with the effects of the war in Ukraine, and to cushion the potential impact...

30 June 2022

France and Switzerland consider new rules allowing cross-border workers to continue teleworking

Even though the health-related state of emergency is over, the expiry date for a derogatory agreement between France and Switzerland, concluded on 13 May 2020, that allowed border and cross-border...

30 June 2022

Great Britain: gender pay gap on the rise in 2 out of 5 companies (study)

Auditing giant PwC has analysed data from 10,282 UK companies that were required to report their annual gender pay gaps by April 2022 (c.f. article No.12460). According to its calculations, 53% of...

29 June 2022

France: the Inter Mutuelles Assistance insurance group (IMA) is encouraging staff to combat sedentary lifestyles

The French insurance specialist is using a mobile application’s ongoing series of physical challenges to encourage its almost 5,000 staff in France and abroad to walk regularly. The Kiplin tool...

28 June 2022

Luxembourg: Covid-19 related social security regulations for cross-border teleworking extended to 31-Dec-2022

On 24 June, a week before the series of exceptional telework agreements in terms of Luxembourg social security affiliation were due to come to an end on 30 June (c.f. article No. 13108)...

28 June 2022

EU: social partners establish the basis for a directive on telework and the right to disconnect

In Brussels on 28 June, the European social partners are signing their joint 2022-2024 work program. In it is an ‘historic agreement’ between the European Trade Union Confederation...

28 June 2022

Norway: limitations to be placed on temporary employment

From 1 July, companies in Norway will only be able to hire workers on fixed-term contracts in certain circumstances. These circumstances are listed in section 14.9(2) of the Norwegian Working...

27 June 2022

United Kingdom: government to allow companies to hire agency workers to limit impact of strikes

UK legislation has until now prohibited employers from turning to agency workers to fill gaps during industrial action. However, as the UK grapples with a historic rail strike that risks bringing...

27 June 2022

United States: employers move to protect abortion access

It’s official. The right to an abortion is no longer guaranteed across the United States, following a ruling by the Supreme Court, which allows each US state to put in place its own...

27 June 2022

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26 February 2026

Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”

Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...

11 March 2026

EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules

The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...

20 March 2026

Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict

The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...

23 March 2026

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...

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