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On 21 January, less than a week after the crushing defeat of PM Theresa May’s ‘meaningful vote,’ (c.f. article No. 10965) the Conservative leader presented her ‘Plan B’ that will go before...

22 January 2019

Italy: government approves citizens’ income and pension reform measures

On the evening of Thursday 17 January, Italy’s council of ministers approved the legislative decree containing two of the coalition government’s flagship measures: the so-called ‘citizens’ income’...

21 January 2019

EU: ICT industry social partners publish a guide for mental well-being in the workplace

Ten years ago, UNI Europa, the European trade union federation for the services sector, and ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading providers of digital networks and services, produced...

21 January 2019

News update as of January 18, 2019

On the menu : United States : Alia – the app for independent employers who want to provide domestic cleaning staff with social protection benefits and Google workers putting pressure on...

18 January 2019

News update as of January 17, 2019

On the menu : major campaign to make flexible working normal in the UK, in Belgium Central Economic Council recommends a maximum 0,8% salary increase for 2019 and 2020, assessment of EU gender-pay...

17 January 2019

Germany: are Hartz IV sanctions constitutional? (in brief)

Since 15 January German attention has been focused on the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe as it tries to rule on one the most controversial provisions from the labor reforms put in place...

16 January 2019

Brexit : potential outcomes after deal is overwhelmingly rejected in UK parliament

In the evening of 15 January, UK PM Theresa May’s Brexit deal was overwhelmingly defeated by parliament with 432 MPs voting against and just 202 voting in favor. This crushing defeat is the...

16 January 2019

Brazil: following on from the elimination of the Labor Ministry, President Bolsonaro is now considering eliminating the Labor Court

Since taking up office on 01 January 2019, Brazilian President Bolsonaro has already started detailing his vision and intentions in terms of labor and employment reform and as a result has sparked...

16 January 2019

Germany: freedom to work remotely may become a right

Workers in Germany are increasingly demanding the right to work from home, as people consider the opportunity to work in complete independence and concentration, to avoid traffic jams and achieve...

14 January 2019

United Kingdom: EY introduces paid leave for employees who suffer domestic violence

EY, UK-based the professional services giant, has introduced a system of paid leave for its employees in the country that suffer from domestic violence. The new policy forms part of a vast...

14 January 2019

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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