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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
EU: a company can ban the display of visible signs of political or religious beliefs if justified by a ‘genuine need’ (CJEU ruling)
In a ruling handed down on 15 July, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed the applicants in two joined cases that saw the employees be sanctioned by their employers for...
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16 July 2021
Great Britain: gender equality on corporate executive committees unlikely to be reached before 2036 (report)
According to the sixth Women Count 2021 report, men continue to dominate senior management positions in companies listed on the UK FTSE 350 stock market index. Only 15 of the 350 groups are...
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16 July 2021
Italy: company agreement at Marriott International takes tough backdrop into account and places emphasis on welfare
The social partners in Italy of hotel group Marriot International penned a renewal of the company agreement on 29 June. The deal implements innovative measures geared towards overcoming the deep...
15 July 2021
France: leave of absence for vaccination appointments and new grounds for dismissal in health bill
The French government has set in motion the legislative process that will extend the so-called health pass (pass sanitaire) and make vaccination mandatory for health workers. Under the text, which...
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15 July 2021
Italy: the Draghi government is seeking more flexible fixed-term contracts with greater room for collective bargaining
By way of amendments to the Sostegni Bis decree (c.f. article No. 12536), currently under parliamentary debate, the Draghi government is dismantling one of the flagship measures of the 2018...
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13 July 2021
Talan bolsters global CSR policy with help of all stakeholders
At the beginning of the year, IT innovation and transformation consulting firm Talan conducted a review of its maturity on corporate social responsibility, with a view to better structuring its...
Belgium: government launches consultation to inform bill regulating platform work
On Wednesday 7 July, the Belgian government announced that it is to launch a forum for consultation on how platform work should be regulated. So far the country’s government has taken a back...
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12 July 2021
Italy: Parmalat’s new company agreement focuses on training, skills and social dialogue
Signed on 16 June between Italian food giant Parmalat (Lactalis group) and the Fai-Cisl, Flai-Cgil and Uila trade unions, the renewed company agreement puts the emphasis on themes linked to skills...
8 July 2021
United States: President Biden tackling employer non-compete clauses
The White House is planning to issue an executive order aimed at curtailing non-compete clauses and the impact of occupational licenses, which prevent employees from getting a better job...
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8 July 2021
Hootsuite offers employees an additional week off to relieve ‘digital fatigue’ after 15 months of telework
This Canadian social networking specialist company has decided to offer 7 additional calendar days off to all its employees worldwide, in addition to the already implemented non-working Friday...
7 July 2021
Credit Suisse to allow its employees decide on how they structure their teleworking arrangements
From the end of the year, The Way We Work initiative that Credit Suisse launched globally will in principle allow employees to work permanently away from the office. The initiative should enable...
7 July 2021
Germany: metals industry social partners sign an agreement to equalize east-west salary levels
On 28 June, social partners in the metalworking industry in the eastern Länder (Berlin-Brandenburg-Saxony) presented a regional agreement, which for the first time provides a general legal...
6 July 2021
Italy: Court of Bologna declares the collective agreement for home delivery platform drivers is invalid
After the Milan public prosecutor's office (c.f. article No.12381), which in February 2021 demanded that 60,519 platform workers (at Foodinho-Glovo, Uber Eats Italy, Just Eat Italy and Deliveroo...
6 July 2021
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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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026