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Germany: social partners at Airbus present working time reduction measure in effort to avoid redundancies
On 4 March, the leadership of Airbus Deutschland and the company’s central works council presented a company agreement – negotiated with the support of the union IG Metall – that, according to the...
8 March 2021
United States: $1.9 trillion stimulus package close to being passed
US President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill – dubbed the American Rescue Plan – was passed this weekend by the Senate. The latest version of the stimulus plan will be the subject of a...
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8 March 2021
France: Ministry of Labour publishes 2021 results of gender equality index
On International Women's Day, France’s Ministry of Labour published the annual results of the gender equality index, which companies were required to publish by 1 March. Previously only required...
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8 March 2021
Portugal: telecoms operator Altice launches second phase of voluntary departure programme
Altice, which purchased Portugal Telecom, the longstanding Portuguese telecommunications operator, has just commenced the second phase of its voluntary redundancy programme. The plan primarily...
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5 March 2021
United States: first collective bargaining agreement in the world of tech
It is the first collective agreement struck in the United States tech sector, outside of sales and delivery platforms. Just over a year after launching its campaign dubbed CODE (Campaign to...
5 March 2021
EU: EU Commission proposes a directive to end the gender pay gap
On 04 March, the European Commission presented the text of a draft Directive imposing transparency obligations on public and private sector companies in order to ensure their compliance with the...
4 March 2021
EU: EU Commission proposes new social objectives for 2030
On 04 March 2021 the European Commission presented its contribution to the Porto Social Summit (scheduled for 07 May 2021), which will gather together the EU Heads of State or Government, EU...
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4 March 2021
United States: Costco becomes another brand raising its minimum hourly wage above $15 amid debate over this as a federal minimum in the stimulus plan
While prospects are fading of a $15 minimum hourly wage by 2025 being included in the $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus package that is currently under Congress review, several major retailers have...
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4 March 2021
Germany: government adopts draft legislation on corporate due diligence in supply chains
Initially unveiled on 12 February 2021 by the three Federal Ministers for Employment, Cooperation and the Economy (c.f. article No.12360), Germany’s bill on due diligence in supply chains was...
Great Britain: a post-Brexit budget dominated by the coronavirus alongside initial attempts to stimulate the economy
Unveiled on 03 March the aim of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first budget since the UK exited the EU was to build the economy of the future support a national reeling from devastating health...
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3 March 2021
France: the role of alternative measures to redundancies in managing the crisis
Faced with the economic impact of the health crisis, many companies that have found themselves compelled to curtail their business operations have begun restructuring. Besides making personnel...
3 March 2021
Italy: social partners in the insurance industry define guidelines for agile work in the future
Since the pandemic, 98% of Italy’s approximately 47,000 insurance sector workers have been working remotely. On 24 February, and in a bid to move beyond the smart working arrangements that emerged...
2 March 2021
Ukraine: Labor Code regulates long-term teleworking
Following President Volodymyr Zelensky’s promulgation of Law No. 4051, Ukraine now has a legal framework for the practice of teleworking. Passed in early February by the Verkhovna Rada parliament...
2 March 2021
United States: President Joe Biden’s pro-union video amid the unionisation campaign at Amazon (Alabama)
Joe Biden is seen to be lending full support to the unionization campaign at Amazon’s Bessemer site in Alabama. In a video published on Twitter on 01 March (here), the Democrat president...
2 March 2021
Germany: metal industry negotiations become increasingly strained
With collective bargaining in Germany’s metal industry at a standstill, the IG Metall union has announced that a spell of warning strikes will run from 2 March 2021 until the end of the...
1 March 2021
ASOS: joint statement signed with IndustriAll Global to support the economic and social recovery of the global garment industry
The garment industry has been hit by an unprecedented crisis, resulting most notably from the cancellation of orders by major brands and retailers. Many workers in supply chains have lost work as...
1 March 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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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: telecommunications sector introduces new measures to navigate major transformation
The agreement reached between Asstel, the employers’ association for Italy’s telecommunications sector, and the SLC-Cgil, Fistel-Cisl and Uilcom unions centres on strengthening labour relations to...
27 November 2025