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The ruling on 17 June by a French court of first instance (lower court), came about from what ostensibly appeared as a classic dispute between works council (WC) and company management over the...

18 June 2020

EU: a review of EU trade policy to make it an instrument for promoting social and environmental standards

Often more royal than a monarch, the EU has long been unconcerned about the reality of the competition conditions being practised by its trading partners, in the name of a well-established free...

18 June 2020

Japan: record amounts in additional budget directed to saving jobs

On 12 June, Japan's Diet parliament, approved a second record budget of almost 32 trillion yen (€262 billion) to ‘improve the government's measures designed to protect lives and livelihoods from...

17 June 2020

Chile: the government and the opposition agree on a ‘Covid agreement’ to address the economic and social impact of the pandemic

Late into the night of 14 June, and after weeks of tough negotiations, Sebastián Piñera’s (liberal right) government came to an agreement with the main opposition parties (Socialist Party, Party...

17 June 2020

Germany: employees’ rights during internal investigations are laid out in draft legislation on ‘integrity in the economy’

On, 16 June, Germany’s Federal Council of Ministers adopted the draft “Act to strengthen integrity in the economy.’ Criticized by the Employers’ Federations, but provided...

17 June 2020

Great Britain: government clarifies new arrangements for short-time work

The guide to applying the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (short-time working scheme) has been revised to take new measures into account and in particular to allow for the possibility from 01...

16 June 2020

Italy: businesses will be able to use the ‘Cassa Integrazione’ (short time work) without interruption

On 15 June, Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a decree-law guaranteeing the continuity of the ‘Cassa Integrazione’ (CIG redundancy fund, short time work scheme) that was set...

16 June 2020

United States: Supreme Court prohibits discrimination against LGBT employees

The rights of LGBT workers are protected in the workplace under the US Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination. Thus the landmark decision handed down by the majority of the...

16 June 2020

France: agreement signed at aeronautics subcontractor Derichebourg containing concessions from employees in return for commitment to protect jobs

The collective performance agreement signed on 12 June by Derichebourg, the aeronautics subcontractor, and the majority union FO (not including the CFE-CGC or UNSA unions, which are also present...

15 June 2020

Germany: study reveals cost-effectiveness of apprenticeships through comparison with cost of a conventional hire

On 9 June, the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) published its third study since 2007. It is based on more than 4,000 interviews and details the average cost of dual...

15 June 2020

Netherlands: government, unions and employers strike deal that paves the way for implementation of pension reform

On Friday 12 June, the government, trade unions and employers in the Netherlands reached an agreement to finalise the pension reform, the broad outlines of which had already been agreed a year...

15 June 2020

Italy: Conte government overhauls family policy with the Family Act

"Supporting parenthood and the social and educational function of families, combating the low birth rate, promoting smooth, harmonious growth for children and investing in young people, as well as...

12 June 2020

France: banking sector enhances its jobs and skills management plan (GPEC)

On 27 May, the banking sector employers body, the AFB*, signed a new ‘jobs and skills forward management planning’ agreement (GPEC-la gestion prévisionnelle de l’emploi et...

12 June 2020

EU: the reference period for classifying collective redundancies must be as wide as possible (Opinion of the Advocate General in a case involving Spanish law)

Must the reference period (30 or 90 days) for collective redundancies, as laid down by relevant 1998 EU Directive 98/59, and which is used to classify a redundancy as collective or not based on...

12 June 2020

Germany: employers seriously concerned over tighter regulations for temporary employment and contracting work

Following a long series of scandals within Germany’s meat industry and its large slaughterhouses, the Federal Council of Ministers adopted a bill on 20 May 2020 that drastically restricts recourse...

11 June 2020

Luxembourg: agreement between government, trade unions and employers on new short-time working arrangements that will run until the end of 2020

On 09 June at a meeting with Luxembourg’s Ministers of the Employment and the Economy, the social partners (OGBL and LCGB trade unions and the UEL employers body) agreed on new arrangements for...

11 June 2020

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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...

12 March 2026

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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...

23 March 2026

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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...

20 March 2026

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...

11 March 2026

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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