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Portugal: government prepares a further extension of the simplified short-time working scheme alongside a new economic recovery scheme
During the week of 27 July, Portugal’s Council of Ministers is expected to approve measures from the Economic and Social Stabilisation Programme (PEES), which will entail the introduction of...
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22 July 2020
Mexico: a law on remote working in the process of being adopted
This initiative dates back two years. While Mexico’s Senate house passed the bill in June 2019, parliamentary debate has since been stepped up amid the health-related crisis. The bill has...
22 July 2020
Siemens plans long-term policy of 2 to 3 days per week of remote working for all
On Thursday 16 July, the German multinational unveiled a plan that will see two to three days of remote working become the norm for at least 140,000 of its employees. Developed in the wake of the...
21 July 2020
United States: trade union lead demonstrations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement
The SEIU (Service Employees International Union representing workers in low-wage sectors who continued to work during the COVID-19 pandemic), together with other major unions and civil society...
21 July 2020
Greece: forthcoming review of legislation on remote working
The Greek government is expected to imminently table a bill in Parliament that revises the legal framework surrounding remote working. The Labour Ministry presented the main thrusts of the bill...
21 July 2020
France: a ‘Social Agenda 2020/2021’ for part two of President Macron’s five-year term that will focus more on social dialogue
In consultation with the social partners, the French government had undertaken to draw up a ‘Social Agenda’ covering the remaining 18 months of Emmanuel Macron’s five-year presidential term. At...
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20 July 2020
Spain: provision allowing employers to use repeated sick leave as grounds for dismissal repealed
The law that repeals Article 52 (d) of the Spanish Workers’ Statute, which allowed employers to justify the dismissal of an employee by citing an accumulation of absences, even if they are...
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20 July 2020
EU: joint guidelines drawn up for safe return to work in chemicals industry
On 17 July, social partners in the European chemical, pharmaceutical, rubber and plastics industries – IndustriAll Europe on the trade union side and the ECEG (European Chemical Employers...
20 July 2020
EU: social priorities of the German EU Council Presidency
On 16 July, the German Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs presented the members of the European Parliament's Employment Committee with the political priorities of his country’s...
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16 July 2020
EU: CJEU throws out Privacy Shield allowing EU-US personal data transfer
On 16 July the CJEU handed down a ruling throwing out the Privacy Shield, which had succeeded the earlier Safe Harbour data transfer agreement that was also struck down by the same court back in...
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16 July 2020
Italy: several courts rule on emergency-related smart working cases and specifically on the compatibility of tasks with remote working
Since the start of the Covid-19 health crisis, Italy’s Conte government has recommended and facilitated smart working, including via derogations from Law No. 81 /2019 (c.f. article No. 10206)...
16 July 2020
United States: California wants to eliminate piecework payment in the clothing industry
Working conditions for female textile and clothing workers in California are expected to improve as a result of the proposed Garment Worker Protection Act. This legislation, authored by South San...
France: tackling unemployment and preserving employment are the new Prime Minister’s top priorities
In his speech on France’s national 14 July holiday, President Macron presented the policy priorities for his last 600 days in office. The following day on 15 July his new Prime Minister...
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15 July 2020
Great Britain: three main entry pathways in the future migration system
On 13 July the government unveiled a 130-page document setting out its future migration policy that comes into effect on 01 January 2021 (c.f. article No. 11668). When the UK’s EU-exit transition...
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15 July 2020
Germany: federal government confirms adoption of controversial draft legislation on corporate due diligence ahead of the 2021 elections
On 14 July, Federal Ministers of Economic Cooperation and Development, and Labour and Social Affairs, Gerd Müller and Hubertus Heil respectively, confirmed that the draft law on...
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15 July 2020
Latvia: employers will have to justify to the tax authorities why they pay low wages to their employees
In a bid to do more to tackle the practice of paying parts of salaries in the form of undeclared (non tax compliant) cash, the State Revenue Service (VID) will be submitting amendments to the Law...
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15 July 2020
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EU: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
4 December 2025
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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Austria: European rules on wage transparency expected to cause a cultural shock
With the gender pay gap in Austria being the second largest in the European Union (18.3%), the Austrian government has promised to introduce a bill next spring to transpose the European directive...
27 November 2025
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United Kingdom: Parliament finally passes Employment Rights Bill
The UK Labour government's flagship reform of employment rights was passed by both houses on 16 December after a turbulent parliamentary process. The bill introduces numerous changes to labour...
18 December 2025