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Italy: Sanofi agreement with trade unions boosts agile working
The agreement signed at the end of May by management at the Italian subsidiary of French pharmaceutical group Sanofi and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec unions is unique in Italy. It...
13 July 2020
Australia: job retention aid to be sustained over the long term
Following a new outbreak of coronavirus cases in the capital of the Australian state of Victoria, Greater Melbourne, which has a population of over 5 million, went into lockdown once again for six...
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13 July 2020
Ireland: public consultation launched to inform guidance on remote working
The consultation was launched by the Irish Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation on 9 July and will run until 7 August in order to inform an update to guidance on remote working for...
13 July 2020
Hungary: Vodafone offers option of permanent remote work to employees in telephone customer services
Since the beginning of July, the Hungarian subsidiary of telecommunications group Vodafone has been offering its telephone customer service staff the opportunity to continue working from home...
13 July 2020
Germany: Verdi and Veolia Deutschland sign collective agreement creating ‘post-pandemic’ support fund for staff in waste management division
On Thursday 9 July, German services trade union Verdi and the management of the German subsidiary of environmental services group Veolia announced that they have signed a collective agreement...
10 July 2020
United Kingdom: High Court permits union to challenge government on lack of protections for gig economy workers
On 9 July, the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain revealed that the UK High Court has granted the union permission to challenge health and safety legislation in the country. Amid the...
10 July 2020
United Kingdom: job retention bonus payment for employers bringing back employees after furlough
On 08 July the UK government unveiled a vast post-Covid recovery plan that looks to inject £30 billion pounds (€33 billion). Dubbed the 'Plan for Jobs', the package of measures includes a £1,000...
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9 July 2020
Spain: agreement at Vodafone for a pilot project to extend remote working
On 07 July Vodafone management together with the CCOO and UGT trade unions concluded an agreement, which in the short term frames a gradual, ‘orderly and safe’ return to the ‘new normal’, by...
9 July 2020
CSR: Covid-19 outbreaks in the heart of the EU have uncovered working conditions that are sometimes akin to modern-day slavery
The coronavirus has acted as a messenger. After an entire meat slaughtering sector was stigmatized in Germany, the hot seat of shame has been passed to the British online clothing company Boohoo...
EU: final adoption of the legislative package on road transport working conditions
The vote on 08 July by MEPs brings to a close a three-year parliamentary process on a package of three pieces of legislation aimed at improving drivers’ working conditions and ending...
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9 July 2020
France: companies cannot propose to their employees that they waive salary increases provided for by collective agreement (court decision)
The ruling handed down on 30 June under emergency procedures recalls the fundamental principles of the predominance of the collective agreement over the individual agreement and of the most...
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8 July 2020
France: agreement reached at Safran group to avoid social breakdown
Negotiations concluded on Friday 3 July with the support of 3 organisations – the FO, CFDT and CFE-CGC (the CGT should decide by Wednesday) – prepared to sign the agreement. The agreement proposes...
8 July 2020
South Korea: government re-launches ratification process of fundamental ILO conventions in order to avoid EU trade retaliation
Under pressure from the European Union for non-compliance with the free trade agreement, South Korea’s government announced that it had relaunched the process of ratifying the ILO conventions on...
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8 July 2020
Ikea will return government aid for short-time working to nine countries
The Swedish furniture giant has announced its intention to reimburse EUR 500,000 to the Portuguese government for the salary support it received from the state to pay Ikea employees who were...
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8 July 2020
Germany: chemical trade union launches a model company agreement countering racism and extreme right-wing ideas in the company
The IG BCE (German Chemical, Mining and Energy Workers Union) has decided to implement a ‘pro-active’ strategy against racism and the spread of extreme right-wing ideas in companies. To this end...
7 July 2020
Italy: Constitutional Court rejects one the Jobs Act’s flagship measures and returns more leeway to judges for setting compensation in cases of unfair employment dismissal
At the end of June, Italy’s Constitutional Court examined the constitutional questions raised by the courts of Bari and Rome over the criteria used to determine the severance pay due to...
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7 July 2020
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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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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025