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Robots within the world of work will most certainly destroy 75 million jobs by 2022. However the robot revolution will also create 133 million new jobs. Thus one of the conclusions from the Swiss...

18 September 2018

News update as of September 14, 2018

On the menu : in the US, NLRB presents rule change to its joint-employer standard, abusive language about one’s employer, used in a private Facebook group, does not represent real and serious...

14 September 2018

The ILO presented its draft international convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work

The International Labour Office (the permanent secretariat of the International Labour Organization) has prepared the texts for both a draft convention and a draft recommendation on ending...

13 September 2018

UN: Treaty discussions restart based on a draft text on multinational corporation responsibility in cases of human rights violations

Discussions on a draft Treaty on multinational corporation responsibility in cases of human rights violations (c.f. articles No. 10416 and No. 9188) are set to restart on 15 October, and will be...

13 September 2018

Germany: draft legislation set to change life-long training support provisions

Presented by the Chancellor as the first step in the grand coalition government’s ‘National Strategy for Life-Long Training’ (c.f. article No. 10801), Employment Minister Hubertus Heil’s (SPD)...

12 September 2018

France: Labor Ministry presents first review of the ‘Macron Ordonnances’ (President Macron’s fast track ordinances)

On 10 September at an informal national press conference French Labor Minister Muriel Pénicaud presented a summary of President Macron’s series of ordinances that aimed to overhaul the country’s...

12 September 2018

Italy : Sunday opening restrictions clarified

As previously announced by Economic Development Minister Luigi di Maio, Italy is set to row back on what are the currently full Sunday opening hours. On 06 September the Chamber’s ‘Productive...

12 September 2018

News update as of September 18, 2018

On the menu : British TUC calls for a 4-day working week, working time- a Europe-wide topic for the trade union movement?, UK trade unions push for an exit agreement, T-Systems agreement with its...

11 September 2018

Italy: historic agreement preserves the future of Ilva and saves jobs

After months of twists and turns and a final 18-hour round of negotiations, an agreement was reached on Thursday 6 September to save Italian steelworks company Ilva. The deal, agreed by Italian...

7 September 2018

EU: European social partners in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastics sector launch an online survey on workplace digital transformation

Aimed at the representatives of business leaders, trade unions and employees who are working on Digitalization, HR, and Health and Safety issues, this survey project should enable the European...

6 September 2018

Argentina: digital sector initiatives to retain young talent

Economic crisis aside, Argentina’s digital companies are struggling to hold onto young talent and are developing policies to try and attract them. Against a backdrop of a labor market known for...

6 September 2018

News update as of September 5, 2018

On the menu : IG BCE seeking more flexible working time for the benefit of workers, chancellor Merkel ready to relax dismissal protection for highly paid bankers, Partnership between Google and...

5 September 2018

Germany: the grand coalition government has started setting out a ‘national life-long training strategy’ in concert with the social partners

On 03 September, at the Meseberg Chateau, Germany’s Chancellor gathered together government Ministers and social partners that are impacted by digitalization for the ninth ‘Dialogue on the Future’...

4 September 2018

Greece: after eight years in economic crisis, Alexis Tsipras seeks to restore labor law

On 20 August 2018, Greece’s third and last EU bailout plan that was signed in 2015 after difficult negotiations between Athens and its creditors (EU, ECB, IMF) finally came to a close. PM Alexis...

4 September 2018

Brazil: a new collective agreement for the banking sector

On 29 August, following weeks of protracted negotiations, (c.f. article No. 10775), representatives of the public and private sector banking employees came to agreement with FEBRABAN, the...

4 September 2018

United States: Microsoft requires its suppliers and contractors to provide at least 12 weeks of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child (in brief)

This new policy, announced during the week of 27 August applies across all its US supplier companies employing at least 50 staff and which carry out ‘substantial work’, by which is understood...

4 September 2018

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