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On 24 January, against a backdrop of mobilization by several of the country’s trade unions (the next inter-professional strike is scheduled for Wednesday 29 January), the French Government...

27 January 2020

Spain: collective agreement signed at Endesa after intervention of arbitrator on preferential energy rates for former employees, but union discord persists

On 23 January the management at Spanish utility company Endesa and the UGT, the majority union at the company, signed the company’s new collective agreement. The agreement, which should in...

27 January 2020

Germany: ministry of employment sets up ‘council for the world of work’

On 21 January, German minister for employment and social affairs Hubertus Heil, of the SPD party, unveiled the 11 members of the new ‘council for the world of work’, which held its constituting...

24 January 2020

South Korea: men increasingly utilise paternity leave entitlement

The number of male employees in South Korea taking paternity leave reached a new record in 2019, which observers say demonstrates more widespread aspirations in the country to achieve a good...

24 January 2020

United Kingdom: creation of a legal right to paid leave for bereaved parents

From 6 April, any UK parent who loses a child under the age of 18 will be entitled to two weeks of leave. The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Regulations, known as “Jack’s...

24 January 2020

Spain: government and social partners secure agreement on a 5.5% increase in the minimum salary

On 22 January the government, employers, and trade unions secured an agreement that will raise the monthly minimum inter-professional salary (SMI). The monthly salary floor will rise from €900 to...

23 January 2020

Switzerland: much debate underway for another people’s referendum on ‘limited immigration’

The Swiss government has set 17 May 2020 for a popular vote on ‘limited immigration’ that calls for ‘Switzerland to autonomously regulate foreign immigration flows’. If accepted then it would lead...

23 January 2020

Italy : salaries and bonuses are the main theme in company agreements

The second report (here) on second level collective negotiations undertaken by the Cgil trade union together with the Fondazione Di Vittorio, which studied 1,887 agreements signed between 2017 and...

23 January 2020

Germany: Families Minister wants sanctions on companies failing to set female management board targets without valid justification

On 22 January 2020 the DIW Berlin (The German Institute for Economic Research) published its latest ‘Female Manager Barometer’ survey that revealed the proportion of women on the management and...

22 January 2020

Italy: survey shows that workers employed under ‘permanent contracts with rising levels of protection’ are no more likely to have their contracts terminated than those hired under ‘classic’ employment contracts

At a time when some political parties (including the Five Star Movement) have been seeking a review of the well-known Article 18 Workers Statute, which is presented as making individual employment...

22 January 2020

Great Britain: government gives a voice to victims of sexual harassment at work

On 17 January 2020 the UK government launched a major survey of 12,200 victims of sexual harassment, giving them an opportunity to express themselves. The goal of the ruling Conservative...

22 January 2020

Germany: many workers would like to be working more hours whilst others would prefer fewer

According to a 2018 survey of workers (Mikrozensus) in Germany, undertaken by the Wiesbaden-based Federal Statistics Office, and published on 16 January 2020, (here), roughly 2.2 million workers...

21 January 2020

Great Britain: two banks ban consultants from providing services via private sector consultancies in a bid to avoid the new IR35 reform

The IR35 tax reform is intended to combat disguised employment situations from occurring within medium and large private sector businesses. From April 2020 these businesses will have to indicate...

21 January 2020

Spain: CCOO trade union critical of gender pay gap in fisheries canning sector

‘Pescar derechos’ (fishing for rights) is the slogan the CCOO trade union has adopted to launch a campaign calling for gender pay equality in the fishing-related canning industry...

21 January 2020

Poland: government launches pilot programme to develop innovation skills from a young age

How do you develop the skills needed for tomorrow, to ensure the long-term competitiveness of your country? The Polish government has sought to address this question by launching a pilot project –...

20 January 2020

Germany: the left and trade unions relaunch push for €12/hour minimum wage

On 14 January, the president of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), Reiner Hoffman, launched an initiative to increase the country’s minimum wage to 12 euros per hour (up from €9.35 at...

20 January 2020

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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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