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Germany: CJEU ruling on mandatory working time records puts government under pressure to reform domestic legislation
The ruling handed down on 14 May 2019 by the CJEU on the requirement to record daily working times (c.f. article No. 11127) has sparked a backlash in Germany for which there are several reasons...
16 May 2019
France: Main French EU election list’s social platforms
Following on from out focus reports on Germany (c.f. article No. 11105), Poland (c.f. article No. 11199), and Sweden (c.f. article No. 11128), we continue our tour around pre-election Europe with...
16 May 2019
Germany: government introduces first ever minimum salary for apprentices
In a first for the nation, on 15 May in Berlin, Germany's grand coalition of conservatives and center-left Social Democrats (SPD) adopted draft legislation that reforms the Law on Occupational...
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15 May 2019
Mexico: unprecedented legislative headway made in support of females
On 01 May reforms to Mexico’s Federal Labor law included some major advances towards gender equality and in tackling workplace discrimination, notably by requiring companies to implement...
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15 May 2019
Sweden: political parties social platforms in run up to European elections
Political life in Sweden is shaped by the aftermath of its 2018 legislative elections, which, following several months of deadlock and a hung parliament, concluded in a second minority government...
15 May 2019
Unilever: joint commitment signed with IndustriALL Global Union and the IUF to guarantee rights of temporary workers and promote sustainable employment
IndustriALL Global Union, the IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations), and Unilever have signed an agreement to limit...
13 May 2019
Germany: ThyssenKrupp pledges to avoid economic layoffs as far as possible, following collapse of planned merger with Tata
After a plan to merge its steel business with that of Indian group Tata Steel collapsed, German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp announced on 10 May that some 6,000 jobs would be cut by 2022...
13 May 2019
European elections: what impact could the results have on social policies in Europe?
From 23 to 26 May, European citizens will directly elect the members of the next European Parliament. Once the MEPs have been elected, they will form political groups, each of which must have no...
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13 May 2019
Spain: redundancy plan agreed at Caixabank, against a backdrop of union disagreement
After four months of negotiations between the majority of trade union representation at Caixabank and the bank’s leadership over a redundancy plan (Expediente de Regulación de Empleo, ERE), an...
13 May 2019
News update as of May 10, 2019
On the menu: in Germany Conservatives abandon opposition to draft ‘qualified immigration’ law, trade unions protest during Teleperformance’s shareholders annual meeting to raise shareholder...
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10 May 2019
Amazon: a global trade union network being set up in an effort to shift practices by the online retailing giant
Invited by Germany’s Ver.di union (United Services Trade Union), on 29 and 30 April trade unions from the services and retail sectors across 15 different countries, along with representatives from...
9 May 2019
Poland: national politics dominating European election manifestos
Following our initial overview of the German political parties’ European election manifestos (c.f. article No. 11105) we continue our European review with this focus on Poland. Notable here is the...
9 May 2019
News update as of May 7, 2019
On the menu : Google minority shareholders place ethics and transparency (especially discrimination and harassment) on the 2019 annual shareholders meeting agenda, no working time rules for...
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7 May 2019
Germany: chemical and metallurgy employers’ bodies disagree over ‘tax bonus’ for companies that apply collective agreements
How can the erosion of collective agreements and co-determination be effectively stemmed? This question has been more than niggling the political and trade union worlds for a decade. In 2015 and...
6 May 2019
Chile : the government wants to facilitate working-time flexibility
President of Chile Sebastián Piñera announced las Friday (may 3rd) the key provisions of a bill that will be presented this week to the Parliament aiming at « modernizing labor legislation » to...
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6 May 2019
China: legal text aims to combat discrimination against women
On 21 February, a text introducing measures to curb discrimination against women in terms of their access to employment was jointly adopted by nine ministries and committees*, with a view to...
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6 May 2019
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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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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026