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Finland: new round of collective agreements sees removal of provisions of ‘competitiveness pact’ introduced by previous government
After a chaotic start to the year that saw the announcement of new strikes following those in December 2019, which threatened to completely paralyse the country, as well as trade unions calling...
2 March 2020
United Kingdom: government prepared to include pledge not to weaken labour law in trade deal with EU
In its negotiating mandate published on 27 February, Boris Johnson’s government stated that it does not want to weaken labour standards following the UK’s exit from the European Union...
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28 February 2020
United States: NLRB amends rules for joint-employer status
The NLRB (National Labor Relations Board, an independent agency of the United States government in charge of protecting the right of employees to unionise and investigating illegal practices in...
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28 February 2020
Austria: government relaxes conditions for arrival of high-potential workers from third countries
On Wednesday 26 February, the council of ministers presented measures to make the conditions allowing highly qualified workers from third countries to come to Austria more flexible. First of all...
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28 February 2020
Germany: controversial draft legislation over female quotas on corporate boards of management
With female participation rates on corporate boards of management in Germany having only marginally improved (c.f. article No. 11602), the Social-Democrat Ministers of Justice and the Family have...
27 February 2020
Great Britain: employers’ confederation urges businesses to publish ethnicity pay gap details
On 26 February the CBI employers’ confederation called on employers with more than 250 staff to voluntarily publish their ethnicity pay gap details. The confederation argues that if...
27 February 2020
Italy: telecoms trade unions attack Iliad’s business methods
The source of this spat lies in a survey commissioned by Italy’s fourth largest telecoms operator, and carried out by the I-Com think tank. The report stated, ‘Iliad’s Italian...
27 February 2020
Italy: LVMH owned Italian jeweler Bulgari secures a landmark company agreement for its Valenza site that addresses LGBT rights and sustainable development
In February a landmark company agreement was signed for the production facility in the premium jewellery firm Bulgari that is located in Valenza, Piedmont (Italy’s goldsmith center). The agreement...
26 February 2020
Canada: Ontario Labour Relations Board holds Foodora couriers are dependent contractors and have the legal right to unionize
On 25 February Ontario’s independent, quasi-judicial tribunal mandated to mediate and adjudicate private sector employment and labour relations-related matters ruled that couriers are dependent...
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26 February 2020
Italy: government facilitates smart-working in 6 Northern Italy regions that are battling with the coronavirus outbreak
A new Ministerial decree gives employers in six northern regions recourse to agile working arrangements for their employees, even in the absence of individual written agreements as intended by the...
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26 February 2020
Italy: businesses in virus-risk Milan reorganize work via smart working
Milan’s public transport system is almost deserted and its streets are as quiet as during the holiday month of August; in short the city is just about as far from its usual bustling frenzy as is...
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25 February 2020
South Korea: Covid-19 spurs several businesses to implement teleworking measures
In an article on 25 February 2020, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reports that several large companies are allowing their staff to work from home as the Covid-19 virus spreads rapidly across...
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25 February 2020
EU: European Commission publishes a study on due diligence requirements throughout the supply chain, providing substance for potential EU legislation
On 24 February the European Commission published the results of a study on due diligence requirements throughout the supply chain. The report reviews different Member States’ own practices and...
Belgium: measures introduced to preserve jobs in the event of no-deal Brexit
On 20 February, Belgium’s Chamber of Representatives approved a bill containing temporary measures that seek primarily to avoid or limit the loss of jobs in the event of the UK exiting the...
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24 February 2020
Spain: “We don’t want to go back to the 1980s or 1990s, but to move towards flexibility and adaptation at companies that is negotiated and not imposed on employees in an opaque way,” says CCOO general secretary Unai Sordo
Unai Sordo, general secretary of the Workers' Commissions (CCOO), the largest trade union in Spain, with 977,000 members and 97,000 union delegates across companies, set out what he hopes can be...
24 February 2020
Great Britain: banking group Barclays trials staff ‘surveillance’ software
Barclays, one of the UK’s largest banks, has incurred the wrath of some of its staff in recent days after it installed software on their computers to assess their time spent working and their...
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24 February 2020
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025