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On 3 March, German service sector union Verdi published its “guidelines for employing artificial intelligence”. Presented as a document “for debate” on the topic of AI technology, the text...

9 March 2020

Germany: measures announced to support companies impacted by coronavirus

On 8 March, following several hours of negotiations, representatives of the parties in Germany’s governing coalition announced a range of measures that will be taken to help companies who...

9 March 2020

United Kingdom: delivery firm Hermes sets aside support fund for gig workers amid coronavirus outbreak

German delivery firm Hermes announced on 6 March that it would set aside a £1 million (€1.15m) support fund for its 15,000 independent delivery workers in the UK, in the event that they...

9 March 2020

Italy: with some 10,000 banking sector jobs set to be cut, the impact of digitalisation is the subject of debate

Three of Italy’s largest banks – UniCredit, UBI Banca and Banca Popolare di Milano – have in recent weeks announced thousands of job cuts as part of their respective strategic plans. Some 10,000...

6 March 2020

United States: employees of Beneficial bank to join union

California-based bank Beneficial, which was co-founded by billionaire Tom Steyer, a philanthropist who recently dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 US Presidential...

6 March 2020

Santander extends right to maternity and paternity leave to all staff across global operations

Santander is introducing a global minimum standard for parental leave in every market in which it operates, with mothers granted at least 14 weeks of paid leave and the father or secondary parent...

6 March 2020

Great Britain: government makes a temporary emergency change to sick leave legislation as a result of Covid-19

While UK statutory sick leave compensation normally starts to come into effect on the fourth day of work absences, the Conservative government has announced that Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), which...

5 March 2020

EU: the European Commission presents its Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025

On 05 March the European Commission presented its Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 that identifies major challenges in the form of persistent gender-based violence and stereotypes, gender pay...

5 March 2020

Great Britain: investors increasingly more vociferous over the gender gap

The Investment Association, a trade body representing UK investment managers, has written to 63 companies listed on the FTSE 350 criticizing them for the lack of female participation on their...

5 March 2020

Italy: inequalities in the face of telework, precarious employment being disproportionately affected, and overly zealous employers, Covid-19 is shaking up the world of work

Covid-19 and its devastating impact on Italy’s economy are transforming business life. While smart-working is certainly more widespread (c.f. article No. 11679), working from home is also creating...

4 March 2020

France: Court of Cassation rules that an Uber driver is actually an employee

In a ruling handed down 04 March (here), France’s Court of Cassation has ruled that the relationship between an Uber driver and the company is not a contractual relationship but is instead an...

4 March 2020

Mexico: businesses backing staff that take part in 09 March women’s strike

Mexico’s ‘national women’s strike’ that is set for 09 March was launched by the feminist group Brujas del mar via Facebook back in September 2019. The strike action has...

4 March 2020

CSR: major brands reportedly linked to Uyghur forced labor in China

In the foreword to the Uyghurs for Sale report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI* here), published on 01 March 2020, ‘The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of...

4 March 2020

EU: with the social partners refusing to take up the subject the EU Commission will continue consultation stages on the fair EU minimum wage

Europe’s social partners do not yet wish to enter into negotiations over an EU-wide fair minimum wage considering such a stage as still ‘premature’. Thus their position distilled from their...

3 March 2020

Spain: preventative isolation to combat the spread of the coronavirus will be treated as sick leave

Spain’s Social Security Ministry has announced that SARS-CoV-2 related preventative isolation will count as sick leave and as such qualifies for daily sick leave compensation. The Social Security...

3 March 2020

Great Britain: government launches holiday entitlement guidance campaign

On 02 March, the UK government launched a guidance campaign, the goal of which is make workers aware of their holiday entitlements. Based on a survey by the association called Unpaid Britain, the...

3 March 2020

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