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The Netherlands: further postponement of the discussion of the Child Labour Due Diligence Law
On 16 October 2018, the Dutch Senate’s Committee for Foreign Affairs, Defense and Development Cooperation ( BDO) decided to postpone the discussion of the Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence Law (Wet...
29 October 2018
Platforms: creation of the first transnational federation of delivery riders
The first pan-European assembly for workers of digital delivery platforms was held on 25 and 26 October in Brussels. The meeting organised by Alter Summit and GRESEA (research group for an...
29 October 2018
Austria: collective bargaining set to begin in trade sector
Social partners in Austria’s trade sector are due to begin the annual round of collective negotiations on 30 October in Vienna. As was the case with talks in the metal industry in September...
29 October 2018
News update as of October 26, 2018
On the menu : Spanish union UGT calls for legislation in order to prepare for the impact of automation on the world of work, again in Spain how digital banking alternative Revolut boosts its...
26 October 2018
Finland: ‘Work in the age of artificial intelligence’ report reassesses human resource management
In May 2017 the Minister of Economic Affairs appointed a steering group to prepare Finland for reaching its goal of becoming a global leader in the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The group...
Spain/an agreement to manage the end of the coal industry (in brief)
Planet Labor, 25 October 2018, nº10869 – www.planetlabor.com
25 October 2018
Argentina: a trade union for ‘gig economy’ workers
Argentina’s newly registered trade union: APP, the Association of Platform Personnel, is the first trade union in the Americas for workers in the ‘gig economy’. In the APP’s first press statement...
25 October 2018
Great Britain: Morrisons supermarket chain held liable for a data breach carried out by a disgruntled former employee
In a decision that has UK companies up in arms, on 22 October the UK’s High Court (court of appeal) and notably in a first, ruled that an employer, in this case the Morrisons supermarket chain...
24 October 2018
Spain: socialist government places a draft reform of the rightwing government’s 2012 labor law changes back on the negotiation table (briefly)
Socialist Labor Minister Magdalena Valerio has submitted for review by the social partners a draft reform of the labor law that will seek to row back on two key measures of the latest labor law...
24 October 2018
Austria : an algorithm that evaluates the unemployed (briefly)
Austria’s employment agency the Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS) has caused a deal of controversy after it announced it was willing to use an algorithm that evaluates both the employability of those...
24 October 2018
Germany: Commerzbank also opts to do away with individual bonuses
Germany’s second largest bank, Commerzbank announced it was overhauling its bonus payment system, and the new one will come into effect on 01 January 2019. The new system will apply to 18,000...
23 October 2018
Spain: new collective agreement sets a minimum annual salary of €14,000 by 2020 in the temporary employment agency sector
In line with recommendations from the agreement on employment and collective bargaining that was concluded with the social partners in June 2018, the temporary employment sector is the first to...
23 October 2018
News update as of October 22, 2018
On the menu: Indonesian businesses commit to extending maternity leave periods to 14 weeks, Uni Global Union launches a global campaign to apply French due diligence legislation in a move to...
22 October 2018
Germany: bill on temporary part-time work adopted
On 18 October, members of the German Bundestag adopted a bill that will provide the right to part-time work on a temporary basis (Brückenteilzeit), despite strong criticism from employers. While...
18 October 2018
EU: Parliament adopts its negotiating position on the draft directive on information requirements regarding employment relationships
Members of the European Parliament in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs have agreed a position on the draft directive on “transparent and predictable working conditions” in the...
18 October 2018
Rheinmetall: renews its global framework agreement with IndustriALL Global
In a press statement published on 12 September, the international union federation announced it renewed a global framework agreement that was first signed back in 2003 with the German corporation...
18 October 2018
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