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Italy: collective agreement renewed in telecommunications sector
On 12 November, social partners in Italy’s telecommunications sector signed a deal to renew their national collective agreement, which applies to some 130,000 workers. The new agreement takes...
20 November 2020
Ireland: bill tabled to establish right to disconnect and protect employees working remotely
Six deputies from the Irish Labour Party have tabled a bill that would introduce a right to disconnect – or “switch off” – for those working remotely. As the members point...
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20 November 2020
France : an agreement on the transformation of technical engineering and tertiary skills at Renault, which also provides for 2,500 voluntary departures
With more than 50% trade union representation, the signature of the CFE-CGC, CFDT and FO trade unions validates Renault’s agreement on workforce reduction and skills transformation in the...
20 November 2020
France: Paris Court of Appeal confirms the suspension of the Veolia acquisition of Engie’s stake in Suez due to lack of information and consultation of Suez employee representation bodies
On 19 November a decision handed down by the Paris Court of Appeal in a dispute that pitted Suez works councils against those of Engie and Veolia, in the wake of the Veolia acquisition of Engie’s...
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19 November 2020
Italy: main national banking union FABI, attacks UniCredit’s remote working agreement with the EWC
According to Lando Maria Sileoni, Secretary General of FABI (autonomous federation of Italian bank workers) “UniCredit should share the guidelines on work for Italy with the Italian trade...
19 November 2020
France: insurance sector social partners sign sector jobs and training agreement
The insurance sector that employs some 150,000 intends to address the transformation environment that is altering its business and its occupational professions by strengthening anticipatory...
18 November 2020
EU: the CJEU defines the criteria for determining if additional maternity leave accorded to women complies with EU law
Under what conditions can additional maternity leave be reserved for mothers only? The CJEU answered this question in a decision handed down on 18 November in a French case after an appeal by the...
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18 November 2020
France: an agreement to indefinitely maintain teleworking at Suez Group
French companies have frequently negotiated on the subject of telework. The Covid-19 crisis has given fresh impetus to these negotiations as a way to more firmly anchor this type of working...
17 November 2020
Ireland: towards the introduction of a statutory paid sick leave entitlement in 2021
On 16 November, the Irish government launched a consultation process with the social partners with a view to introducing a statutory sick pay scheme by the end of 2021, where employers would be...
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17 November 2020
Argentina: creation of a trade union institute dedicated to gender issues
In a first for Argentina, an ESiGen (escuela sindical de género), a trade union educational establishment dedicated to gender issues, has been inaugurated in the country’s most populous province...
17 November 2020
United Kingdom: High Court rules that European directives on safety protections at work should apply to gig economy “workers”
On 13 November, the UK’s High Court ruled that the country’s government had failed to properly transpose European directives by not extending rules on health and safety protections to “workers...
16 November 2020
UN: negotiations over a treaty on company responsibility in the event of human rights violations make progress, though each side continues to stand firm
On 30 October, the intergovernmental working group concluded the sixth negotiating session on a legally binding instrument on business and human rights, covering the third version of this text. It...
Mexico: government submits reform that would ban employee outsourcing to parliament
A definitive stance has been taken by the Mexican government on the controversial topic of job outsourcing or subcontracting (subcontratación), which has been agitating the country’s labour sphere...
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16 November 2020
Hungary: new provisional rules on remote working
Under the government decree tabled yesterday, on 12 November, employers and employees in Hungary may reach an agreement on arrangements for remote working that diverge from the country’s labour...
13 November 2020
United Kingdom: taskforce launched to create 2 million green jobs by 2030
With the United Kingdom, like many other countries, having set a target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, its Green Jobs Taskforce met for the first time on 12 November, the government has...
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13 November 2020
Spain: preparations made for reforming active employment policies
On 10 November, Spain’s government presented the social partners with draft legislation reforming active employment policies by way of both hiring subsidies and occupational training efforts, so...
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12 November 2020
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
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