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As negotiations over trade agreements intensify ahead of the UK becoming fully independent of the EU on 1 January, the British government has decided to set up a new advisory body called the...

19 October 2020

Spain: labour inspectorate recognises 4,000 independent delivery workers for Amazon as employees

The Spanish labour inspectorate ruled in favour of the UGT trade union and classified over 4,000 Amazon delivery workers, who operate using their own vehicles to deliver parcels under instructions...

19 October 2020

EU: EU Member States must take measures to preserve the temporary nature of temporary agency work

While the EU Directive on temporary agency work does not require EU Member States to limit the number of successive assignments for the same temporary worker with the same user undertaking, it...

15 October 2020

Spain: new measures adopted to guarantee workplace gender equality

On 13 October, Spain’s government approved two decree-laws that were published the following day in the Official Bulletin. The first decree-law regulates the requirement for companies to keep...

14 October 2020

EU: EU employment ministers call for workers information and consultation rules to be respected during restructurings

During an EU Council meeting on 13 October, EU Labor Ministers included the topic of information and consultation rights of workers in their discussions. The ministers agreed to affirm, at the end...

14 October 2020

France: two agreements signed at Airbus to avoid employment losses in the commercial aircraft production business

The Airbus' Commercial Aircraft business has been abruptly halted by the crisis in air transport. Several tens of thousands of job cuts globally were planned before the summer, including just over...

13 October 2020

Germany: national chemical sector digitalization training project launched

On 01 October representatives of the social partners in the Chemicals sector and the Federal Employment Agency signed a letter of intent to set up a joint training project that is specifically...

13 October 2020

Morocco: major social policy direction for 2022

On 09 October during his parliamentary opening speech, Morocco’s King Mohamed VI confirmed his determination, as part of his societal project that forms the core component of the nation’s current...

13 October 2020

France: significant decision handed down on information and consultation of works councils in the event of a company takeover

The decision handed down by a Paris court on Friday 9 October puts Veolia’s purchase of a 29.99% stake in Suez from Engie on hold until the staff representation bodies at Suez have been informed...

12 October 2020

United Kingdom: localised short-time working scheme created

With the UK government having opted for local coronavirus restrictions, which could involve the closure of restaurants, pubs and even businesses in the leisure sector, it plans to accompany this...

12 October 2020

Argentina: update on wage negotiations in retail, metal, oil and banking sectors

Sector-level wage negotiations, which are a cornerstone of social dialogue due to the rampant inflation in Argentina, have been disrupted this year by the health and economic emergency. Various...

12 October 2020

France: details of the new one-month paternity leave

The Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS, legislative file here) adopted on 07 October in the Council of Ministers details the terms of the new 25-day paternity leave announced by President...

8 October 2020

France: first gender discrimination related class action commences

On 07 October the CGT trade union within the Caisse d’Epargne d’Île-de-France (CEIDF) announced that it had summoned the savings bank in order to urge it to undertake structural...

8 October 2020

EU: intensity of constraints imposed by an employer must allow for a distinction between working time and rest time during a period of on-call duty (opinion of CJEU Advocate General)

The cases (C-344/19 and C 580/19) are yet to be ruled on but Giovanni Pitruzzella, Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the EU, has proposed to the court that a new criterion should be...

7 October 2020

Keep abreast of regulatory changes for remote working with our new dedicated ‘Remote work regulations’ folder

Remote working is undergoing a wave of regulatory initiatives globally to address the consequences of the health crisis. To make your research easier we have amalgamated all our recently published...

6 October 2020

Great Britain: one of the first decisions condemning a company management to pay a penalty for failing to respect a European Works Council’s rights to information and consultation

The lack of information for and consultation with Verizon's European Works Council over an employment termination procedure has crystallized into a legal dispute both on the subject of employee...

6 October 2020

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Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...

9 September 2026

Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code

In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...

31 August 2026

France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations

The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...

24 September 2026

Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures

The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...

7 September 2026