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France: the government presents its Youth Plan, which contains financial aid for recruitment
The 750,000 young people who are preparing to enter the struggling French labour market represent a key priority for the new government, which "is committed to and as part of the recovery plan has...
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23 July 2020
Great-Britain : new app to combat modern slavery in agricultural work
This new UK app aims to inform companies and workers in order to help tackle worker exploitation in the agricultural sector, and is an attempt to respond to labour exploitation situations that...
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23 July 2020
Portugal: government prepares a further extension of the simplified short-time working scheme alongside a new economic recovery scheme
During the week of 27 July, Portugal’s Council of Ministers is expected to approve measures from the Economic and Social Stabilisation Programme (PEES), which will entail the introduction of...
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22 July 2020
Mexico: a law on remote working in the process of being adopted
This initiative dates back two years. While Mexico’s Senate house passed the bill in June 2019, parliamentary debate has since been stepped up amid the health-related crisis. The bill has...
22 July 2020
Siemens plans long-term policy of 2 to 3 days per week of remote working for all
On Thursday 16 July, the German multinational unveiled a plan that will see two to three days of remote working become the norm for at least 140,000 of its employees. Developed in the wake of the...
21 July 2020
United States: trade union lead demonstrations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement
The SEIU (Service Employees International Union representing workers in low-wage sectors who continued to work during the COVID-19 pandemic), together with other major unions and civil society...
21 July 2020
Greece: forthcoming review of legislation on remote working
The Greek government is expected to imminently table a bill in Parliament that revises the legal framework surrounding remote working. The Labour Ministry presented the main thrusts of the bill...
21 July 2020
France: a ‘Social Agenda 2020/2021’ for part two of President Macron’s five-year term that will focus more on social dialogue
In consultation with the social partners, the French government had undertaken to draw up a ‘Social Agenda’ covering the remaining 18 months of Emmanuel Macron’s five-year presidential term. At...
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20 July 2020
Spain: provision allowing employers to use repeated sick leave as grounds for dismissal repealed
The law that repeals Article 52 (d) of the Spanish Workers’ Statute, which allowed employers to justify the dismissal of an employee by citing an accumulation of absences, even if they are...
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20 July 2020
EU: joint guidelines drawn up for safe return to work in chemicals industry
On 17 July, social partners in the European chemical, pharmaceutical, rubber and plastics industries – IndustriAll Europe on the trade union side and the ECEG (European Chemical Employers...
20 July 2020
EU: social priorities of the German EU Council Presidency
On 16 July, the German Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs presented the members of the European Parliament's Employment Committee with the political priorities of his country’s...
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16 July 2020
EU: CJEU throws out Privacy Shield allowing EU-US personal data transfer
On 16 July the CJEU handed down a ruling throwing out the Privacy Shield, which had succeeded the earlier Safe Harbour data transfer agreement that was also struck down by the same court back in...
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16 July 2020
Italy: several courts rule on emergency-related smart working cases and specifically on the compatibility of tasks with remote working
Since the start of the Covid-19 health crisis, Italy’s Conte government has recommended and facilitated smart working, including via derogations from Law No. 81 /2019 (c.f. article No. 10206)...
16 July 2020
United States: California wants to eliminate piecework payment in the clothing industry
Working conditions for female textile and clothing workers in California are expected to improve as a result of the proposed Garment Worker Protection Act. This legislation, authored by South San...
France: tackling unemployment and preserving employment are the new Prime Minister’s top priorities
In his speech on France’s national 14 July holiday, President Macron presented the policy priorities for his last 600 days in office. The following day on 15 July his new Prime Minister...
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15 July 2020
Great Britain: three main entry pathways in the future migration system
On 13 July the government unveiled a 130-page document setting out its future migration policy that comes into effect on 01 January 2021 (c.f. article No. 11668). When the UK’s EU-exit transition...
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15 July 2020
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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
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
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
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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