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News update as of January 11, 2019
On the menu : Theresa May looks to garner trade union support for withdrawal agreement, in Germany, Pakistani lawsuit rejected due to expiry of statute of limitations, first rulings undermining...
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11 January 2019
News update as of January 10, 2019
On the menu : legislation to promote teleworking in Germany, in the UK, ‘Fat Cat Friday’ re-centers ‘excessive executive pay’ in the line of fire, in Poland escalating pay levels, 8% increase in...
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10 January 2019
Spain: new non-financial information legislation comes into force
New law 11/2018 that came into force on 29 December 2018 transposes the EU Directive on non-financial disclosure (2014/95) and introduces the requirement for companies to disclose non-financial...
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9 January 2019
United States: California en route to 6-months paid parental leave
California’s new governor Gavin Newsom is seeking to implement an initiative that would provide 6-months of paid parental leave for new parents, and which if successful could serve as a template...
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9 January 2019
H&M and IndustriALL Global together secure a global dispute resolution mechanism
IndustriALL Global’s Global Framework Agreement (GFA) is unique in that it comprises National Monitoring Committees (NMC) that are made up of representatives from unions and company management and...
8 January 2019
Italy: first national collective agreement for the major retailers
Following more than five years of discord (c.f. article No. 9699), Federdistribuzione, an independent umbrella employers’ body encompassing the major supermarket chains (Auchan, Carrefour...
8 January 2019
Germany: train drivers secure the right to disconnect from work
On 04 January, just a few weeks after signing the initial agreement with the major rail union, EVG, Germany’s rail company Deutsche Bahn signed another collective agreement, this time with the GDL...
8 January 2019
News update as of December 21, 2018
On the menu : Italian banking sector social partners implement a bilateral commercial business policy committee, introduction of largest minimum wage hike for 25 years, in th UK/ Should veganism...
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21 December 2018
France: a ruling on the information-consultation obligation for WCs operating in French subsidiaries of non-French companies (take-over situations), which hold EWCs but which do not detail how interaction should occur between the various representation levels
The dispute centred on the Thales takeover of Dutch headquartered digital security firm Gemalto. The WC in Gemalto’s French arm Gemalto SA (a 99.99% parent holding entity) turned to the courts and...
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20 December 2018
EU: the qualification period required to be eligible for paternity leave is the final question to be discussed to allow the adoption of the ‘conciliation’ draft directive
Europe’s co-legislators have almost secured agreement on the draft directive on ‘conciliation’ (c.f. article No. 10177). During what had been scheduled as their final meeting on 14 December they...
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20 December 2018
Great Britain: employers’ body overwhelmingly rejects the government’s post-Brexit immigration plan
On 19 December, and with the 100-day countdown to Brexit just underway, the UK government unveiled its much-awaited Post-Europe Immigration white paper. Key measures in the plan include the...
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20 December 2018
Italy/EU Commission avoids pursuing excessive deficit procedures over budget in return for less fund allocation to citizen’s income and pensions
Italy’s Conte government has reviewed the contents of its 2019 budget and in order to avoid EU Commission sanctions will lower the expected deficit to GDP ratio to 2.04% from the original 2.4%. In...
20 December 2018
Germany: nation opens its doors to skilled workers from across the world
After 30 years of ideological debate on the need to formulate legislation on economic immigration and on whether or not to consider Germany as an ‘immigration country’, the country’s grand...
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19 December 2018
France: Council of Ministers adopts draft legislation corresponding to President Emmanuel Macron’s ‘Gilets Jaunes’ announcements
This draft legislation addresses urgent social and economic measures that were adopted by the Council of Ministers on 19 December. It sets out arrangements for implementing President Macron’s post...
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19 December 2018
Germany: Verdi and Deutsche Post give a positive assessment of the Deutsche Post part-time early retirement model
Implemented in 2011, Deutsche Post’s (DP) part-time early retirement model (Altersteilzeit), called the ‘Generation Contract’ has struck a very positive chord with postal workers and it has just...
19 December 2018
News update as of December 18, 2018
On the menu : in Sweden, a trade union is using an algorithm that can gauge predict when to organize, negotiate, and demonstrate, EU urges S. Korea to ratify ILO conventions, Deutsche Post DHL and...
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18 December 2018
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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Germany: launch of the “WE-Fair” alliance for binational training of skilled foreign workers
Germany continues to expand and diversify its initiatives to attract skilled foreign labour from outside the EU. In mid-March 2026, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development...
26 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026