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On 8 March, the Spanish government approved a decree-law containing “urgent measures” to combat work insecurity, which includes a requirement for companies to record the working hours or their...

11 March 2019

United States: government revises overtime pay rules

The United States labour secretary has decided to amend the rules governing the payment of overtime hours, enlarging the pool of workers eligible for such remuneration to more than 1 million...

11 March 2019

EU: CEC European Managers publishes its set of Managers’ Demands ahead of the European elections

Over the next five years the European Union will have to meet the challenges of a world in transition, not least in terms of labor mobility and increasing employment digitalization. Thus the...

11 March 2019

News update as of March 7, 2019

On the menu: Spanish and Belgian female workers set for strike action on 08 March, on 06 March, Unilever and the EWC signed an agreement on the future of work, Ceska Posta raises salaries by 10%...

7 March 2019

Great Britain: PM May focuses on issue of workers rights post-Brexit

Following her surprise announcement on workers rights on the evening of 05 March, UK Prime Minister Theresa May continued her efforts to woo support by way of a tweet on 06 March, ‘Great Britain...

6 March 2019

Ireland: legislation regulating zero hours contracts comes into force

On 04 March, legislation came into force that seeks to improve certainty and security for those working on flexible employment contracts. The legislation precedes a draft European Directive on the...

6 March 2019

Germany: according to the WSI, flexible working modes are tending to cement traditional gender roles

A study by the Hans-Böckler WSI institute, published on 05 March, has shown that the uptake of flexible working modes (teleworking, trust based working, mobile hours /Gleitzeit) is gender...

6 March 2019

News update as of March 5, 2019

On the menu: legislation moves to tackle excessive outsourcing in the packages delivery business sector in Germany, Vodafone puts leave-time in place for victims of domestic violence at global...

5 March 2019

Spain: new measures seek to foster gender equality at work

On 1 March the Spanish government approved a decree-law containing urgent measures to guarantee equal treatment and equal opportunities for men and women at work. The legislation seeks to close...

4 March 2019

Argentina: annual salary negotiations more fraught than ever

The backdrop for negotiations in Argentina this year consists of a recession, the pressure of inflation as well as uncertainty ahead of presidential elections in October 2019. While trade unions...

4 March 2019

News update as of March 1, 2019

On the menu: Italian pension reforms facilitate TIM (former Telecom Italia) restructuring, UK High Court to rule on whether outsourced workers can enter into collective bargaining with...

1 March 2019

France: railway company SNCF ordered to pay damages to its EWC for information and consultation failings

In May 2017, France’s state-owned rail company SNCF initiated a move to sell its holding in STVA, a subsidiary in the group’s logistics branch dealing with transport and storage of completed...

28 February 2019

EU: trade unions publish their priorities for the European elections

With three months to go before the 2019 European elections, the ETUC is calling for ‘A fairer Europe for workers’. On 26 February, after getting the green light from its 90 national organizations...

28 February 2019

Argentina: number of occupational illness and workplace accident disputes plummets

In Q3 2018, occupational illness and workplace accident disputes in Argentina plunged 42% compared with the same period in 2017 representing a record according to the study carried out by ART...

28 February 2019

EU: key points from the draft Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers (infographic)

With the representatives of Member States adopting the compromise on a proposal for a Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers (see our article n°10979), its adoption by the European...

27 February 2019

Germany: Siemens launches its ‘Future fund’ with which employees can choose their own training

Europe’s largest industrial and electro-technical manufacturing company is also facing the changes being brought about by digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and energy transition. In...

27 February 2019

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