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Asia: overwork in tech sector no longer a given
In both China and Japan, the long and mostly unpaid overtime hours that have traditionally been commonplace in the tech industry are no longer a given. In China, a joint directive from the Supreme...
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31 August 2021
Mexico: government drawing up plan to regulate platforms
Luisa María Alcalde, Mexico’s labour minister, told Bloomberg on 20 August that the country’s government is preparing to regulate platform work. The government’s plan...
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31 August 2021
Mexico: employees at the Silao General Motors plant reject the company agreement and are set to oust the in-house trade union
Workers at the General Motors plant in Silao, Mexico, have rejected the collective agreement negotiated by the Miguel Trujillo Lopez union - part of the Confederation of Mexican Workers union...
30 August 2021
Italy: social partners renew the textiles and clothing sector collective agreement in spite of the crisis
On 28 July, the social partners in Italy’s nationally significant textile, clothing and fashion industries signed an agreement to renew their national collective agreement (NCA), which will apply...
30 August 2021
France: as of 15 September new measures will apply to people vulnerable to Covid-19
The French health pass (pass sanitaire) was officially taken into account on 09 August when the national health protocol was updated. This protocol specifies certain measures that will apply to...
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30 August 2021
News feed paused from 27 July to 27 August inclusive
Planet Labor is taking time off to enjoy the summer break in Europe. Our news feed will recommence on the morning of 30 August. You can of course access all our previous articles during this...
26 July 2021
Portugal: remote work to be available to employees with children under 8, provided it is shared between men and women
Currently parents in Portugal may do their job remotely until their child reaches the age of three, and their employer cannot prevent them from doing so. The government is now planning to extend...
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26 July 2021
United States: large retailers still slow to integrate diversity and inclusion into their HR policies
Only 9% of the 50 largest retailers in the US integrate diversity, equity and inclusion into their human resources policies, according to management consulting group Korn Ferry. While the...
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26 July 2021
France: key points of the final draft of new occupational health law
The proposed law to bolster occupational health protection, which was brought forward in January by members of parliament of the governing majority will be definitively adopted in the coming...
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23 July 2021
France: remote work agreement at heart of BNP Paribas smart working policy
On 30 June 2021, BNP Paribas struck a framework agreement on telework, which will allow eligible staff to work remotely two and a half days per week from September. The banking sector union SNB...
23 July 2021
France: “We want to develop our own artificial intelligence, which means having structured, efficient data”, Sophie Sanchez, CEO of Synergie (Interview)
French human resources group Synergie is implementing a digital transformation plan that is based on the establishment of a data lab that will develop its own artificial intelligence and is set to...
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22 July 2021
Spain: El Corte Inglés department store and the trade unions commit to ensuring compliance with international labor standards throughout the value chain
On 14 July, Spain's leading department store chain, El Corte Inglés signed an agreement with the CCOO and UGT trade unions, which establishes the framework for their collaboration in the...
22 July 2021
France: as the national Climate Law is officially adopted, ecological transition becomes a bona fide topic for social dialogue
On 20 July, the French National Assembly definitively adopted the country’s Climate and Resilience Law (Loi climat et resilience). Despite Senate house opposition, businesses will have to...
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21 July 2021
Italy: new measures supporting employees in struggling businesses
On 15 July, Italy’s Council of Ministers adopted urgent measures to protect employees of companies in the process of liquidation or closure. Thus the government will finance thirteen...
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21 July 2021
Germany: Hewlett Packard Enterprise on the road to 100% mobile working
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is an American multinational IT enterprise based in Houston, Texas that specializes in data servers, data storage and consulting, and it has decided to shift up a...
20 July 2021
Ireland: companies will soon be required to report their Gender Pay Gap data
With both legislative houses of Ireland’s Oireachtas having given their approval on 07 July, and the President’s signature all that remains outstanding, the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019...
20 July 2021
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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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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025