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Ireland: government encourages employers to implement regular antigen testing
The new Covid-19 national protocol, unveiled by the Irish government on 14 May, encourages companies to conduct regular antigen diagnostic tests on staff that are yet to be vaccinated against the...
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17 May 2021
United States: White House invokes worker protection clause in USMCA trade agreement
The US government has asked its counterpart in Mexico to investigate accusations of “gross labor rights violations” at a plant of automobile manufacturer General Motors, located in the...
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17 May 2021
United Kingdom: government launches push to “revolutionise” training post-Covid
Following its initial announcements in September last year (see article n°12155), the UK government plans to table its Skills and Post-16 Education Bill in parliament on 18 May. The...
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17 May 2021
India: companies supporting employees and their families as they face the sheer intensity of the health crisis
The second wave of Covid-19 is sweeping across India like a tsunami. On 12 May, 348,421 new cases and 4,205 deaths were recorded for just one day. Companies are redoubling their efforts and...
Spain: ‘Riders’ law recognizes employee status for home delivery platform workers
Spain’s government has approved the so-called ‘Riders’ Law, which frames the status of home delivery platform workers. The text, published as a decree-law in the Official State Bulletin (BOE) on...
12 May 2021
Britain: online bank Monzo creates paid leave for ART procedures
On 10 May, UK online bank Monzo announced that employees undergoing fertility procedures, as well as their partners, will be able to access an additional 8 days of paid leave per year. Employees...
12 May 2021
Great Britain: the government calls on companies to mobilize against loneliness
On 08 May, the UK government published fresh guidance with good practices for employers to better combat employee loneliness. The report urges companies to automatically include the issue of...
Workplace Covid-19 vaccinations: seven country comparative table
Only a few countries allow businesses to take control of Covid-19 vaccinations. Planet Labor has sought to compare how various states are organizing employee vaccinations and has taken a snapshot...
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11 May 2021
EU: could the Porto Social Summit mark a turning point?
Portugal took the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in January with the firm intention of pushing forward social issues (see article n°12298). The Porto Social Summit, which was...
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10 May 2021
France: Eurécia harnesses digital tools to steer its organisational transformation
Eurécia, the provider of human resource software, has added new functionalities to its in-house application from the second half of 2020 in order to foster the wellbeing of its staff – all of whom...
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10 May 2021
France: social partners favour ‘hybrid’ mode of collective bargaining (study)
Amid the coronavirus pandemic and successive lockdowns, social partners have been forced for the first time to conduct negotiations remotely. They have moved swiftly to adapt to digital tools and...
7 May 2021
United Kingdom: young people at the heart of a new migration partnership with India
The migration and mobility partnership – the subject of a memorandum of understanding signed by the UK and Indian governments on 4 May – will allow thousands of young people from the two nations...
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7 May 2021
Belgium: special ‘corona’ bonus for employees (subject to conditions)
On Thursday 6 May, the Belgian government put forward the idea of granting an exceptional bonus to employees in companies that have recorded good results during the health crisis. The government...
7 May 2021
United States: Biden administration revisiting the status of contract workers
The White House is nullifying the regulation on independent workers that the Trump administration wanted to put in place and with this move the spotlight is now shifting back to the uncertainties...
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6 May 2021
Great Britain: UK plans to support hybrid work after the pandemic is over
The UK government has asked The Flexible Working Task Force to publish a new guide for employers that promotes partial post-pandemic teleworking. The report has been commissioned for publication...
6 May 2021
Italy: National Recovery and Resilience Plan includes a corporate gender-parity certification scheme
On 30 April the final version of Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan was sent to the European Commission (c.f. article N°12490). This plan includes the introduction of a...
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6 May 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026