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Portugal: pre-agreement on working time at the Palmela Volkswagen plant
On 22 November at AutoEuropa, Volkswagen’s automotive assembly plant, located in the city of Palmela, near Lisbon, Portugal, management at the German automaker together with the Workers Commission...
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23 November 2017
Great Britain: a training program designed by both employers and unions
On 22 November during the UK government’s autumn budget presentation, the chancellor announced an ‘historic’ partnership between the employers’ body, the CBI, and the union confederation body, the...
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23 November 2017
France: the Court of Cassation delivers its ruling on wearing of the veil in the workplace
On 22 November France’s highest appeals court handed down its ruling that affirmed the principle whereby an employer can only dismiss an employee who has direct contact with customers whilst...
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22 November 2017
Brazil: although the government clarifies certain points in its new labor legislation uncertainties still remain
In force since 11 November 2017, Brazil’s Labor Code reform (Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho – CLT, c.f. article No. 10312), which the country’s parliament voted in during the summer, and which...
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22 November 2017
Italy: the chamber of deputies has definitively adopted a law to protect whistleblowers
To apply equally in the public and private sectors, on 15 November Italy’s ‘whistleblowing’ law was voted in by a significant majority of the country’s Chamber of Deputies. The law intends to...
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21 November 2017
EU: the European Commission pushes for social protection and gender pay equality
On 20 November during the EU Social Summit held in Gothenberg, the European Commission adopted an action plan aimed at eliminating the gender pay gap. The EU Commission also launched a second...
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21 November 2017
Vinci: agreement signed over workers’ rights in Qatar
This agreement is the first of its kind On 21 November Vinci and the Qatari company Qatari Diar VINCI Construction (QDVC), signed an agreement with the global federation, the Building and Wood...
21 November 2017
EU: Gothenburg summit sees top-level commitment to social rights
On Friday 17 November at the social summit held in Gothenburg, Sweden, the European Union, as had been expected, adopted the European Pillar of Social Rights. To allow the Commission to keep tabs...
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17 November 2017
Romania: social and tax reforms cause widespread chaos
The Romanian government, led by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), has decided to implement a series of controversial reforms, despite protests on the streets of the country and strong opposition...
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17 November 2017
Bangladesh: Alliance achieves improvement in worker safety
In its annual report, published on 15 November, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety was positive on the progress it has made. The organisation, which is funded by leading US retailers, has...
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17 November 2017
Great Britain: Deliveroo riders deemed self-employed and cannot have union representation
In a claim by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) made in 2016 for it to be recognised as the Deliveroo riders' representative and as such able to negotiate for this group (c.f...
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16 November 2017
Italy: employers’ bodies mobilize to make dual-working a success
In order to tackle unemployment and better match jobs supply and demand conditions, the ambitious 2015 education reform imposed mandatory dual-working (in-company practical work) experience for...
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16 November 2017
Norway: social partners add changes to the framework agreement that structures the country’s collective negotiations system
On 10 November negotiations concluded between the union confederation LO and the employers body NHO on renewing the collective negotiations framework agreement (hovedavtalen). Dating back to 1935...
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16 November 2017
Denmark: new measures to bolster the ‘green smiley’ system that certifies a company’s healthy working environment
Following a scandal in 2016 that in particular adversely affected wind turbine producer Siemens Wind Power, the Danish government undertook measures to strengthen the reliability of the ‘green...
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15 November 2017
Italy: the ‘Maternity as a Master’ start-up is now both attracting fathers and looking to expand abroad
While company-based parenting practices are burgeoning, the unusual ‘Maternity as a Master’ (MaaM) training program aims to transpose competences that parents acquire during parenthood over to the...
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14 November 2017
Great Britain: European business leaders press Theresa May on Brexit
On 13 November UK PM Theresa May received fourteen European business leaders’ representatives, from various Member States including Germany, France, Spain and Italy, the goal of which was to...
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14 November 2017
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On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
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United Kingdom: government urged to legislate against forced labour
After consulting victims, businesses and NGOs, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has published a report showing that the UK is lagging behind in the fight against forced labour. The...
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EU: European Parliament calls for a directive on just transition
On 20 January, MEPs approved, with 420 votes in favour, an own-initiative report calling for a just transition directive. The text calls for the protection of workers to be guaranteed in the...
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