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Italy: social partners in logistics sector define a professional profile for delivery riders
With Luigi Di Maio, Italy’s Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Social Policies, having forced meal delivery giants to sit around the negotiating table with trade unions, to agree on a...
23 July 2018
Poland: reform of tripartite social dialogue passed (in brief)
On 19 July 2018, Polish president Andrzej Duda formally passed the new law on the council for national social dialogue, a tripartite dialogue body (see article n°10553 on the bill). As a result of...
23 July 2018
Spain: union discord surrounds the textile industry’s collective agreement renewal
Pre-agreement for some, strike action for others. At the very time when the UGT was announcing it had concluded a pre-agreement with the employers’ bodies over the textile sector’s collective...
19 July 2018
Portugal: National Assembly adopts modifications to the labor code upon its first reading
On 18 July Portugal’s national Assembly adopted the labor code reform at its first reading. The reform aims to reduce precarious work by restricting fixed term employment contract renewals and by...
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19 July 2018
Spain: government prepares its social agenda and will revisit 2012 legislation on collective bargaining
Six weeks after coming to power, Socialist PM Pedro Sanchez’s team is looking to stamp its mark on its social agenda by way of defining a roadmap for work related regulation. The minority...
19 July 2018
Germany: Employment Minister creates a ‘social employment market’ to tackle long term unemployment
On 18 July during a Government cabinet meeting the grand coalition adopted a draft law by Work and Social Affairs Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD), which seeks to offer subsidized job support and take...
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18 July 2018
Italy: healthy momentum underpinning company-level negotiations
On 17 July, the central union Cisl presented its annual Ocsel report that analyses over 2,000 company agreements negotiated in the period between 2016 and 2017. The report shows that decentralized...
18 July 2018
EU: annual Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) review focuses on both digitalization and automation
On 13 July, the European Commission published the 2018 edition of its yearly Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) review that reports significant progress in terms of meeting the...
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18 July 2018
News update as of July 17, 2018
On the menu : a new UK Corporate Governance Code, In Italy, Conte's government looking to restrict Sunday trading, new commerce sector collective agreement tightens Sunday trading framework in...
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17 July 2018
News update as of July 13, 2018
Italy/ Difficult road ahead for so-called 'Dignity Decree', which is set to be amended during its passage through parliament. The Dignity Decree (see article no. 10750), which has been heavily...
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13 July 2018
Germany: employment minister unveils pensions reform
Presented on 13 July in Berlin by Hubertus Heil, German minister for labour and social affairs, from the SPD party, the pensions reform bill seeks to restore the confidence of different...
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13 July 2018
EU: the European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs Commission makes significant amendments to the draft directive on work-life balance (briefly)
The European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs Commission has shown itself to be actively ready to enter into negotiations with EU governments on the draft directive addressing work-life...
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11 July 2018
Spain: unions and employers finalize Catalonia’s Cross-Industry Pre-Agreement that sets the major guidelines for collective negotiations over the 2018-2020 period
Representatives from both the employers and employees bodies worked well into ‘extra-time’ before eventually securing a ‘pre-agreement’, which, after ratification by the different trade unions’...
11 July 2018
EU: publication in the OJEU of the directive concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services
Two years of negotiations were needed before the EU Council of Ministers and European Parliament could secure this directive that amends the previous ‘unassailable’ 1996 directive (Directive...
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11 July 2018
News update as of July 10, 2018
Australia/ Sexual harassment in the workplace to be surveyed nationwide. In response to the #metoo movement, the Australian Human Rights Commission has announced the launch of a one-year survey on...
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10 July 2018
EWC : German court recognises a non-European company’s right to choose which country of operation represents it in Europe in order to negotiate a new EWC agreement
According to German legal sources, the Labour Court of Wiesbaden in Germany has upheld the right for corporate groups headquartered outside of the EU and/or the EEA to relocate its leadership in...
6 July 2018
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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: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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United Kingdom: Parliament finally passes Employment Rights Bill
The UK Labour government's flagship reform of employment rights was passed by both houses on 16 December after a turbulent parliamentary process. The bill introduces numerous changes to labour...
18 December 2025
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France: minimum wage to rise by 1.18% on 1 January
On 12 December, the French government announced a 1.18% increase in the minimum wage, taking effect on 1 January 2026. The pay level will rise from €1,802 to €1,823 gross per month (for...
16 December 2025