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Germany: with several negative factors dominating, the country is concerned over its labor market
Following a series of several negative economic indicators as well as some significant difficulties facing several of the nation’s larger corporates, Germans are increasingly concerned over the...
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17 July 2019
EU: carbon neutrality, minimum wage, collective bargaining, and a European unemployment reinsurance fund are among the new EU Commission President’s policy priorities
On 16 July 2019, the European Parliament’s three biggest political groups in terms of seats, the EPP (Christian-Democrats), the S&D (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats), and the...
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16 July 2019
EU: Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers, is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)
The new ‘work life balance’ Directive was published in the OJEU on 12 July. Now EU Members have until 02 August 2022 to align their own national legislation to this new EU text that requires a...
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16 July 2019
Mexico: labor reform action now contending with the realities
More than two months after the most ambitious labor reform in Mexico’s history was promulgated, concerns are growing. The question now is if this reform, which is dedicated to both making trade...
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16 July 2019
Germany: employees work on average three hours extra per week and the trend is tending lower (consultants data)
According to data published by the independent advisory firm Compensation Partner, more than half of Germany’s employees (54%) are working overtime, amounting to an average three hours per...
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16 July 2019
Chile: bill to increase working time flexibility provokes controversy
At the start of May, the Chilean government presented a bill to the country’s National Congress that seeks to achieve the “modernisation of work”, by creating greater flexibility of working hours...
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15 July 2019
Finland: new law on working time set to come into force
On 5 July, the Finnish president enacted a new law on working time, which had been passed by the country’s parliament in March but was delayed to the change in the majority in the house. The law...
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15 July 2019
Great Britain : private companies tasked with assessing the tax and social status of their service providers
On 11 July, the government published a bill confirming that it plans to extend the IR35 tax legislation to small and large private companies. As of 6 April 2020, the groups concerned will have to...
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15 July 2019
Great Britain: employers brace themselves for the Global Climate Strike
With the Global Climate Strike, founded following the movement propelled by the emblematic Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, having called for a global strike to protect the planet on 20 September...
12 July 2019
Great Britain: government aims to bolster protection of workers from sexual harassment
The UK minister for women and inequalities, Penny Mordaunt, has unveiled a new action plan to offer better protection to people who fall victim to sexual harassment. The plan involves an extensive...
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12 July 2019
Austria: collapse of ruling coalition sparks legislative frenzy in parliament
Thanks to an unprecedented political backdrop, members of the Austrian parliament have engaged in a period of legislative frenzy in recent weeks, passing a record number of new laws. According to...
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12 July 2019
EU: Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission Presidential candidate seeks to put the environment and social issues at center of her future mandate
On 10 July, CDU (German Conservative Party) member Ursula von de Leyen met with seven EU parliamentary groups as she sought to present her set of priorities in a bid to win their backing for her...
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11 July 2019
Great Britain: government looking to stamp out modern slavery
After the recent scandal surrounding the discovery of UK’s largest modern slavery network, where a gang in the West Midlands was found to have been busing over victims (400) from Poland, on 09...
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11 July 2019
Portugal: draft legislation on a framework for the right to disconnect is rejected
In Portugal the right for workers to disconnect will not be officially regulated. The Parliamentary Working Group on reforming the Labor Code has rejected several legislative proposals for framing...
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11 July 2019
EU: Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)
The new ‘working conditions Directive was published in the OJEU on 11 July (here). Now EU Members have until 01 August 2022 to align their own national legislation to this new EU text that help to...
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11 July 2019
Great Britain: UK trade unions finally in tune over Brexit
Following months of tensions the major Labour Party affiliated trade unions have finally agreed on a common position over Brexit. They are calling for a referendum to be held over any deal (or...
10 July 2019
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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...