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Germany: 2021 collective bargaining calendar
As it does every year, the Hans Böckler Trade Union Foundation has published Germany’s annual collective bargaining calendar, for the year ahead. In total, 2021 will see the...
12 November 2020
EU: CJEU – rolling time periods are to be used when calculating the number of employment contract terminations needed to qualify for collective redundancy
Must the reference period (30 or 90 days) for collective redundancies as laid down by EU Directive 98/59 1998 that is used to classify a redundancy as collective or not and that is based on the...
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12 November 2020
Germany: IG Metall presents its demands for a 4% increase over 12 months to boost salaries, safeguard jobs and upgrade the production apparatus
On 09 November IG Metall President Jörg Hofmann presented his organisation’s set of demands ahead of the collective bargaining negotiations that are due to start in mid-December. IG Metall’s...
10 November 2020
Greece: new economy and employment supports implemented alongside fresh lockdown restrictions
On 07 November Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis imposed a minimum three-week national lockdown in a bid to manage the sudden escalation in the number of new coronavirus cases. With the new...
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10 November 2020
United States: trade unions holding high expectations of their candidate Joe Biden
America’s trade unions backed President-elect Joe Biden and in return they are now hoping for, better protection amid the coronavirus pandemic, an increase in the federal minimum wage, and more...
10 November 2020
CSR: the Fair Wage Network provides tools to help companies develop fair pay practices for direct employees and those of suppliers
The Fair Wage Network was created back in 2009, the day after the first Fair Wage Conference organised by the Fair Labor Association in Washington. The organisation, founded with the aim of...
United States: Florida votes in favour of $15 per hour minimum wage
As the US presidential election continues to unfold, the state of Florida has voted to increase the minimum hourly wage, which will reach $15 in 2026. The proposal, dubbed Amendment 2, was...
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9 November 2020
France: an agreement to make teleworking the norm and to transform the organization of work at InVivo
On 04 November the InVivo group (a structure comprising 201 cooperatives representing nearly 300,000 farmers) together with the CFE/CGC, CFDT, CFTC and FO trade unions, representing the majority...
5 November 2020
Italy: Vodafone signs a smart working agreement to transform its organization and strengthen its work-life balance and inclusion policy
The agreement, reached with the telecommunications sector unions and the central staff representation RSU body on 29 October, will apply after the end of the health emergency period. The agreement...
5 November 2020
Peru: government extends application of its crisis-related telework regulation and also recognizes the right to disconnect
On 01 November 1, Peru’s Executive extended the regulation it adopted in March (here), which initially established a provisional framework facilitating the use of telework to manage the...
5 November 2020
EU: ETUC publishes its own model proposal for a gender equal pay directive
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) chose 04 November i.e. European Equal Pay Day, to present its own draft directive to "strengthen equality between women and men through equal pay". In...
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4 November 2020
United States: no employee status for California’s platform workers
In California it has been decided that drivers with the digital carpooling platforms Uber and Lyft are not to be classified as employees. That's what voters decided by a majority of 58%, according...
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4 November 2020
Sweden: conflict between social partners over revisions to employee protection legislation is putting pressure on the coalition government
After a very close election result in 2018 and a political crisis that lasted several months, the Social Democrat-Green coalition had to reach an agreement with the Liberals and the Centre Party...
4 November 2020
India: rules implementing the new Industrial Relations Code are put to consultation
India’s government has launched a public consultation that will run until 28 November on rules the implement the nation’s new industrial relations code. The code, which inter alia regulates social...
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3 November 2020
Morocco: work on the Labor Code’s overhaul set to progress in 2021
On 02 November, Morocco’s Labor Minister announced that the draft law on trade unions had been finalized, following changes made after input from employee representative organizations. Along with...
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3 November 2020
Germany: new hostilty emerges in conflicts between works councils and company management (study)
Keen to protect rules on co-determination in Germany, trade unions in the country have produced a qualitative study – carried out through the Hans-Böckler trade union foundation – that analyses...
2 November 2020
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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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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026