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Mexico: regulation of outsourcing causes division amid debate in parliament
The regulation of outsourcing (the subcontracting of workers or “terciarización”) is a well-worn topic in the Mexican world of work. The issue has now entered a decisive phase, however, as some...
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17 February 2020
Spain: USO trade body shuns Solvay policy that recognizes competences acquired as part of staff representative mandates
In what appears to be a real culture clash, the USO trade body is criticizing the Charter agreed between management at the chemical company and its European Works Council, over recognition for...
17 February 2020
Denmark: new collective agreement reached in industry
On 9 February, the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) and the Central Organisation of Industrial Employees in Denmark (CO-industri) struck a deal on a new collective agreement for industry. The...
14 February 2020
Italy: Fondimpresa- the interprofessional fund for lifelong training releases €5 million to develop active employment policies
Founded 15 years ago by the employers’ Confindustria organization and the central union organizations (Cgil, Cisl, and Uil), the Fondimpresa (that finances employee lifelong training...
14 February 2020
Chile: from February 2020, paid leave for parents to care for sick children extended to cases of terminal illness
The SANNA law (Seguro de Acompañamiento para Niños y Niñas) has recently entered its third phase of application. Since 2018, this law (Ley n°21.063) has allowed for the...
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14 February 2020
EU: the European Commission withdraws part of trade tariff preferences granted to Cambodia due to human rights violations
On 12 February the European Commission announced it was withdrawing some trade tariff preferences accorded to Cambodia because of ‘serious and systematic violations of the human rights principles...
Italy: temporary work agencies employers’ body raises alarm over perverse effects of the Dignity Decree that will see the most vulnerable moving towards jobs with the least protection
The employers’ organization that groups interim employment agencies has affirmed its concerns over the latest data from Italy’s Official Statistics Institute, Istat, which has shown a...
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13 February 2020
UN: UN Human Rights Office lists 112 companies with activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
This controversial list (here) that was published on 12 February has been subject to intense lobbing not least by a variety of NGOs and trade union bodies that are calling for greater transparency...
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13 February 2020
Spain: agreement at PSA for the Vigo and Madrid facilities
Agreements have just been signed for two PSA facilities in Spain. They both contain the same salary increase framework that depends on the Group’s European earnings, and a similar mechanism in...
12 February 2020
Spain: coffee and cigarette breaks can be omitted from working time calculations
Spain’s National High Court’s social chamber ruled that coffee, sandwich, and cigarette breaks can be omitted from working time calculations. The ruling came down in favor of the defendant Galp...
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12 February 2020
Indonesia: government intends to lower redundancy compensation
Indonesia’s national press has reported on a government project to revise rules on mandatory redundancy compensation as part of new draft legislation that aims to make South-East...
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12 February 2020
Italy: green light for tough negotiations to start over the 6,000 job losses announced for UniCredit staff
Following on from the presentation at the end of 2019 of a 2023 strategic plan that intends for significant reorganization and the closure of 450 of its subsidiaries in Italy, UniCredit sent a...
11 February 2020
Chile: country gearing up for female mobilization action in March
On 08 February, several of the country’s feminist organizations within the feminist 8M movement called for major protest action in March in the defense of women’s rights within the...
11 February 2020
Great Britain: government looking to create up to ten freeports
On 10 February UK PM Boris Johnson’s team announced the government’s intention to create up to 10 freeports in locations across the UK and which would be operational in 2021. The aim...
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11 February 2020
Brazil: 10-day old Petrobras strike action extends across the whole country
Since 01 February, Brazil’s semi-public Brazilian multinational corporation, Petrobras has been hit with strike action that has now extended to almost 90 of its industrial sites (oil platforms and...
11 February 2020
Italy: trust in social partners among population increases
The 32nd ‘Rapporto Italia’ from EURISPES (Institute of Political, Economic and Social Studies), published on 30 January and covering the main social trends in Italy, reveals a sizeable...
10 February 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: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
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...
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12 March 2026
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
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...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
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...
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20 March 2026
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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...
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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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6 March 2026