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Germany: status report on the ZEITREICH (Time-Rich) project that aims to support SMEs achieve working time solutions, which benefit both their and their employees’ interests
While Germany’s working-time debate continues apace and the country’s trade unions seek working time arrangements that include employees’ needs alongside company profits, the ZEITREICH (Time-Rich)...
17 October 2018
Germany: SAP announces a set of AI guiding principles and creates an AI ethics advisory panel
At the end of September, Germany’s leading global software engineering company SAP announced a set artificial intelligence (AI) guiding principles based on the dual principles of transparency and...
17 October 2018
Italy: Conte’s government adopts the broad thrusts of the 2019 budget that incudes both the pension reform and the citizen’s income reform
On 15 October, following several days of intense internal debate between Italy’s ruling partners (the 5 Star Movement and The League), the Council of Ministers adopted the major elements of the...
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16 October 2018
United States : new trade union leaders turning spotlight on investment funds
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project association is supported by several trade unions and it seeks to identify, engage, and connect with shareholders of investment funds, and pension funds over...
France: will draft legislation that aims to broaden businesses goals beyond pure profit really change anything?
In February 2017, attention turned to France as it adopted landmark due diligence legislation requiring certain French corporates to anticipate and prevent environmental and human rights...
Germany: 2019 collective bargaining schedule
As the 2018 collective bargaining season comes to a close, some negotiations are still ongoing, for instance the Deutsche Bahn AG rail workers. However, even an incomplete review of the first six...
15 October 2018
EU: limits to be introduces for a further 8 carcinogenic substances, including diesel exhaust fumes
On 11 October, the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement opening the way for a second proposed revision to the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (2004/37/CE) to be adopted...
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12 October 2018
Spain: major social measures included in draft budget for 2019
The agreement on the draft Spanish budget, reached by prime minister Pedro Sanchez and his main ally Pablo Iglesias, was struck almost on the quiet, in the early hours of the morning of 11...
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12 October 2018
Ireland: a ‘Brexit-proof’ budget for 2019
Unveiled by the Irish government on Wednesday 10 October, the country’s latest budget contains a series of measures geared towards countering the negative repercussions of the UK’s impending exit...
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12 October 2018
United Kingdom/ Will companies soon have to publish their ethnicity pay gap? (in brief)
On 11 October, UK prime minister Theresa May revealed her intention to require employers in the country to report their ethnic pay gap, just as companies have been obliged by law to reveal their...
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12 October 2018
News update as of October 11, 2018
On the menu : Towards due diligence legislation during the 2018-2023 parliamentary term in Luxembourg, in Spain Nissan launches a center to train own and suppliers’ staff in occupational risk...
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11 October 2018
EU: “In terms of working time, what we want to move towards is a fair distribution of working time and that workers have a say,” interview with Oliver Roethig, UNI Europa Regional Secretary
"The current culture of working time is harming the fabric of society. In many cases, a worker’s desired working time does not correspond with actual working hours.” Thus, UNI Europa and its...
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10 October 2018
Germany: both the EVG union and Deutsche Bahn (DB) draw positive conclusions from the 2016 collective agreement that allows employees to choose between more money and more free time
Germany’s rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) caused a furore when it signed a collective agreement back in December 2016 with the major rail union the EVG that in a landmark move, offered 100,000...
10 October 2018
Brexit: UK services companies recruitment numbers at 25 year lows (in brief)
With less than six months to go before the UK leaves the EU, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has observed that job creation is at a standstill. In its third quarterly report published on 08...
10 October 2018
News update as of October 9, 2018
On the menu : according to the ECJ, parental leave cannot be part of actual working time. Swiss trade unions calling for higher salaries, a 'generous' agreement in order to lock the doors at the...
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9 October 2018
CSR: using blockchain technology to combat forced labor
Blockchain technology enables several sectors to access a single register that is decentralized, transparent, and by its construction, really tough to hack. In both the US and Europe, companies...
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026