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The Spanish government and social partners have agreed to extend temporary employment regulation plans (ERTEs, equivalent of short time working) enacted due to the reduction in business volumes...

11 January 2021

EU: Portuguese Presidency of the Council targets breakthroughs on social issues

Portugal took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 January 2021 and the member state has clearly placed social issues at the top of its agenda for its six-month...

8 January 2021

Italy: Deliveroo’s long-used algorithm was discriminatory and hindered the right to strike, rules Bologna tribunal

In a ground-breaking ruling passed on 31 December, the employment section of a tribunal in Bologna has judged that an algorithm used by food delivery platform Deliveroo was discriminatory...

8 January 2021

Brexit: draft exit agreement and coordination of social security schemes for mobile workers

It's hard to ignore decades of interlocking economies combined with worker mobility. The draft UK EU exit agreement concluded on 24 December 2020 (here) largely takes up the existing EU rules on...

7 January 2021

Brexit: draft exit agreement and GDPR

The draft Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK contains an interim provision for the transfer of personal data to the UK which provides for a period of four months (which may...

7 January 2021

Germany: draft legislation adopted for female quotas at corporate executive level

Draft legislation imposing a female quota at corporate executive level was adopted as planned (c.f. article No. 12239) on 06 January, during the Council of Ministers first meeting of 2021. The...

7 January 2021

Apple to adjust executive bonuses according to social and environmental criteria

In its annual report sent to shareholders on 05 January 5 ahead of it annual general meeting, the American multinational technology company announced that going forward the company will vary the...

7 January 2021

Germany: Employment Ministry unveils the contours of draft legislation aimed at ‘strengthening’ works councils

On 22 December, the Minister of Employment and Social Affairs, Hubertus Heil, presented the broad thrusts of draft legislation aimed at ‘supporting’ works councils (WCs)...

6 January 2021

Italy: 2021 Finance Law includes pandemic-related employment and pension measures

On 30 December 2020, definitive approval was given to Italy’s 2021 Finance Law that officially maintains certain emergency measures aimed at mitigating the social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic...

6 January 2021

China: controversial menstrual leave initiative set for Liaoning Province

As of 01 March 2021, Liaoning province in northeast China will allow employees suffering from menstrual pain to take up to two extra days off per month. Presented as an innovative measure aimed at...

6 January 2021

Germany: IG Metall calling to reset the balance between employee and capital representatives on corporate supervisory boards

German trade unions are starting call for a shift in the current distribution of voting rights on corporate supervisory boards between shareholder representatives and those representing employees...

5 January 2021

United States: Google gets a trade union

Two software engineers working at the Alphabet group, Google's parent company, have just triggered a ‘mini-bomb’ in the form of their newly created Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) that is affiliated...

5 January 2021

Great Britain: Tesco and Pizza Hut among those ‘named and shamed’ for non-payment of minimum wage

On 31 December and after a two-year hiatus, the UK government resumed ‘naming and shaming’ companies for failing to pay the minimum wage (c.f. article No.10488), and revealed the names...

5 January 2021

Best wishes for the new year

The Planet Labor team is back and more galvanised than ever. The editorial team would like to wish you a wonderful 2021!

4 January 2021

Brexit: how the EU-UK trade deal unveiled just before Christmas will impact labour rights and social protection

On 24 December, a week before Brexit took full effect on 1 January, the EU and UK finally struck an agreement on their future trade and economic partnership. The agreement covers not just trade in...

4 January 2021

China: investment agreement struck with EU and commitments to ratify ILO conventions

On 30 December, the European Union struck an investment agreement with China after seven years of negotiations, in an initiative that has been backed by Angela Merkel and the German presidency of...

4 January 2021

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29 January 2026

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After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...

10 September 2026

Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure

Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...

23 September 2026

Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour

The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...

3 September 2026

Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency

The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...

8 September 2026

Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027

The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...

1 September 2026

EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement

The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...

17 September 2026