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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
EU: ETUC and European union federations issue joint statement on involvement of workers in managing Covid-19 crisis
On 29 June, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the union federations IndustriAll Europe, UNI Europa (services), EFFAT (food, agriculture and tourism), EPSU (public service workers)...
6 July 2020
Spain: government, unions and employers sign pact to boost jobs
Today, on 3 July, representatives of the CEOE and Cepyme employer organisations and of the CCOO and UGT trade unions penned an agreement with Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez to “reactivate...
3 July 2020
New leadership team at IndustriAll Europe
The 2020 Congress of IndustriAll Europe, the European union federation, which had been scheduled for May of this year, was postponed until June 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Nonetheless...
3 July 2020
Chile: legislation on remote working comes into force
While in neighbouring Argentina, legislation regulating remote working is currently under parliamentary examination (Congress adopted the bill on 25 June), Chile’s law regulating this form of...
2 July 2020
EU: the EU Commission takes a (timid) first step towards the recognition of the right to collective bargaining for self-employed workers
Thus the trap in which the self-employed find themselves ensnared. In order to redistribute the balance of power vis-à-vis contractor clients, the self-employed have to organise and...
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2 July 2020
EU: European Commission presents a series of measures to support youth employment and skills acquisition
On 01 July and as a new crisis looms in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Commission presented a package to support youth employment along with a New European Skills Agenda. Two...
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1 July 2020
Germany: a 4-step 12% rise in hourly minimum salary to €10.45 by 01 July 2022
On 30 June, the Minimum Salary Commission announced that the universal minimum salary would increase from the current €9.35 to €10.45 per hour by 01 July 2022. Debate continued right to the wire...
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1 July 2020
Italy: a selection of ‘Covid-Phase 2’ company agreements
Following the initial disruptive impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on production processes, and as a result of the safety measures that were adopted in line with Italy's national protocol signed in...
30 June 2020
Asian garment sector on the cusp of a “humanitarian crisis”
An investigation conducted by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) has reached an indisputable verdict: the anticipated impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on the fashion and...
EU: a worker reinstated following unlawful dismissal must be granted paid leave entitlement for period between their dismissal and reinstatement (CJEU)
In a decision passed on 25 June, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) grants the right to a worker reinstated after their unfair dismissal has been overturned, to paid leave for the...
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29 June 2020
Germany: self-employed woman granted right to know the wages of male colleagues on permanent contracts
Germany’s Federal Labour Court (BAG) ruled in favour of freelance political journalist Birte Meier on Thursday 25 June, when she demanded the right to know the salary levels of her male...
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29 June 2020
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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
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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Greece: hospitality sector signs first collective agreement aligned with National Social Pact
The hospitality sector (125,000 employees), one of Greece’s largest industries after retail, signed a new two-year collective agreement on 17 March. The text, effective from 1 April 2026...
19 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026