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On 14 January the European Commission presented its investment plan that will underpin its Green Deal (c.f. article No. 11541 on the EU Green Deal). Significant investment will be required for the...

15 January 2020

EU: the European Commission wants national minimum salaries that enable workers to live decently

While still candidate for the position of EU Commission President, and in a bid to secure European Socialist support for her candidacy, Ursula von der Leyen threw her support behind the concept of...

14 January 2020

United States: Labor Department restricts the notion of ‘joint-employer’

On 12 January 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed fresh regulations that set out four factors to be used to determine joint-employer status as regards the responsibilities and...

14 January 2020

Italy: mixed results in 2019 for the citizens’ income policy

A flagship introduced by the first coalition government led by Giuseppe Conte, the so-called citizens’ income (see article n°10970), which was officially launched in April last year, has...

14 January 2020

Germany: IG Metall to prioritise job security in upcoming collective negotiations in metals sector

Roman Zitzelsberger, IG Metall’s chief in Baden-Württemberg, has earmarked job security as one of the trade union’s priorities ahead of collective negotiations set to kick off by 17 March in the...

13 January 2020

Business practices: how high-tech firm Thales is upping the pace of educational innovation and the ‘marketing’ of solutions that better meet the needs of professions and employees

More than 18 months ago Jean-Roch Houllier, director of educational innovation at the Thales Learning Hub, established a structure geared towards helping his company’s training system meet new...

13 January 2020

United States: telecoms union CWA targets tech and video game industries with its CODE (Campaign to Organize Digital Employees) campaign

The leadership of the Communications Workers of America, a large trade union that has a strong presence in the telecommunications industry, has decided to expand into the sectors of tech and video...

13 January 2020

India: how one hotel chain is leading the way to inclusion by employing workers with disabilities

India’s leading mid-range hotel chain, Lemon Tree is making the hiring of those with disabilities an integral part of its business model. Initially implemented in 2007, many hotels have are...

10 January 2020

Japan: ‘technical trainees’, a euphemism for exploited foreign manpower

In a country that has lost 11% of its active population in the space of 20 years, Japan remains reticent over the idea of opening its borders to long-term immigrant workers. Companies in need of...

10 January 2020

Finland: a new agreement for the technology, electronics, mechanical, and metallurgy industry sets the tone for negotiations across the other sectors

Following an agreement between the industry union (Teollisuusliitonet) and technology sector employers (Teknologiateollisuuteen), employees have secured a 3.3% salary increase distributed over 25...

9 January 2020

Great Britain: government seeks to calm concerns before the IR35 off-payroll reforms on disguised employment come into force

As of 06 April 2020, UK private sector medium and large businesses will be required to declare if their service providers have to pay the income taxes and social contributions that correspond to...

9 January 2020

Hungary: grandparental leave introduced as of 01 January 2020

As of 01 January 2020 Hungary’s working grandparents can access parental leave periods. Grandparents still in employment and looking after grandchildren in place of parents can take parental...

9 January 2020

Works council expertise ‘à la française’ looking to extend across Europe

For several years works council specialist consultants have been active in both European Commission funded sector-level social dialogue, as well as in French EWCs. More recently however, these...

8 January 2020

France: after 34 days of strike action talks resume between the government and social partners over France’s pension reform

On 07 January 2020, talks between the government and social partners over France’s pension reform resumed after 34 days of industrial action and the longest such period in French industrial...

8 January 2020

Mexico: a new standard for work-related musculoskeletal disorders came into force on 02 January 2020

The Mexican Official Standard 036 entitled (Spanish acronym, NOM), ‘Ergonomic risk factors at work’ will come into force on 02 January 2020. This decree from the Mexican Labor Ministry...

8 January 2020

Spain: new coalition government led by socialists aims to reassert collective bargaining and develop a workers’ statute for the 21st century

Having received the backing of the Spanish parliament today, on 7 January, Pedro Sanchez, leader of the country’s Socialist Party, is set to commence his second term as prime minister, forming a...

7 January 2020

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3 September 2026

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The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...

11 September 2026

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On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...

22 September 2026

Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion

The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...

15 September 2026

Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages

The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...

14 September 2026

UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union

The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...

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