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Spain: agreement between electricity companies and the government to cushion the impact of coal-fired plant closures
On 17 April, the electricity companies Endesa, Iberdrola and Naturgy together with the Ministries of Labour and Ecological Transition, as well as the trade unions CCOO and UGT secured an agreement...
21 April 2020
Germany: debate intensifies over raising the level of short-time work compensation covered by unemployment insurance
In contrast with the 2008/2009 crisis, short-time working is not just affecting industry, but the entire German economy, and especially the low-wage sectors. Against this backdrop, and with some 4...
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21 April 2020
Japan: in spite of the health crisis telework arrangements are slow to take off
In the wake of the sudden rise in Covid-19 cases, and PM Shinzo Abe’s announcement on 07 April that Japan was entering a state of emergency, twice as many businesses as before have been putting...
21 April 2020
Spain: PSA plant in Vigo to resume production at low capacity and set up a new partial unemployment scheme to run until year end
The Vigo plant of French automobile group PSA is preparing to resume activity from 27 April , following a six-week lockdown in Spain after the state of alert decree issued on 15 March. However...
20 April 2020
Belgium: social partners in construction sector pen agreement to re-open sites with social distancing measures applied
On Thursday 16 April, after a month of negotiations, the social partners in Belgium’s construction industry agreed to resume work on sites while respecting as far as possible the rules of social...
20 April 2020
United Kingdom: Covid-19 job retention scheme extended
The UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to be extended until the end of June, the government announced on 17 April. Under the scheme, UK firms can ask the state to cover 80% of its...
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20 April 2020
Poland: how companies are adapting to the health crisis
As is the case in most parts of the world, companies in Poland are experiencing an accelerated digital transformation. The presence of new technology has reached a whole new level, serving not...
20 April 2020
Germany: labour ministry publishes 10 health measures for companies to implement when business resumes
Since Wednesday and Angela Merkel's announcement of the first gradual steps to ease the lockdown in Germany, the country’s economic sphere has begun debating the scope of the announcements and the...
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17 April 2020
Spain: metal sector social partners jointly draw up guide with measures to prevent spread of Covid-19 in the workplace
In preparation for the gradual resumption of business in the metals sector, which began on 13 April, social partners in the industry – Confemetal on the employer side and CCOO-Industria and...
17 April 2020
France: mutual insurance companies encourage employees to take days off during the health crisis with donations to charity for each day taken
While French companies sway back and forth between negotiation and unilateral measures to organise the use of annual leave, as they strive to manage this ongoing period of declining activity (on...
17 April 2020
United Kingdom: 1 in 4 executives at FTSE 100 firms take pay cut amid coronavirus crisis (study)
In order to combat the Covid-19 health crisis, 25 of the 100 companies listed on the UK’s flagship FTSE 100 index have cut executive pay, according to a study conducted by the High Pay...
16 April 2020
Argentina: Covid-19 classified as an occupational disease
Covid-19 is now classified as an “unlisted occupational disease” according to a decree published this week in Argentina. The text says this standard applies to persons “carrying...
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16 April 2020
Portugal: partial unemployment provisions adjusted to prohibit recourse to redundancies
The Portuguese government has bolstered its legal arsenal to protect workers and businesses against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. As of 15 March, the Council of Ministers adopted a...
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16 April 2020
Spain: Inditex group to keep paying all employees in April despite closure of all its stores
Spanish clothing giant Inditex, which owns the retailer Zara, does not plan to make use of the extraordinary temporary lay-off measure (ERTE) that would allow it to claim special aid from the...
16 April 2020
France: new measures introduced so collective agreements to address Covid-19 can be enforced as quickly as possible
A new ordinance adapting certain provisions of the labour code to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic, published in France’s official journal on 16 April (here), reduces the time limits trade unions...
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16 April 2020
Hungary: several large automobile firms and their suppliers recommence production
At Audi some 100 workers have started working once again in the engine department. The automobile manufacturer devised a comprehensive range of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in...
16 April 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026