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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

Italy: fashion and textile sector trade unions present platform of demands for collective agreement renewal

A 115-euro wage increase, efforts to combat dumping – a practice that remains commonplace at subcontracting companies, the development of second-level collective bargaining, and the...

20 January 2020

Germany: ‘Auto Summit’ to prepare support and tools aimed at training and maintaining employment

On 15 January the Federal Chancellery hosted a summit meeting that focused on safeguarding employment in Germany’s auto industry. All the relevant actors in the sector attended the meeting and...

16 January 2020

Spain: national securities supervisory authority calls for greater gender parity on company management boards

Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CMNV) in charge of supervising Spain’s stock markets wants listed companies to have at least 40% female representation on their boards of...

16 January 2020

Great Britain: one out of every five employees its banned from discussing their salary with co-workers

On 15 January a survey by the trade union confederation the TUC revealed that 18% of UK employees have to uphold salary confidentiality clauses. Called ‘pay secrecy’ or...

16 January 2020

EU: European Commission presents initial initiatives for building a strong social Europe

Preserving the social market economy, a cornerstone of the EU, building upon it and maximizing current transformation processes (digital, environmental, demographic) in order to strengthen and...

15 January 2020

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After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...

10 September 2026

Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure

Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...

23 September 2026

Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour

The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...

3 September 2026

Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency

The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...

8 September 2026

Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027

The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...

1 September 2026

EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement

The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...

17 September 2026