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Germany: Deliveroo’s first works council to be elected in Cologne
Riders working for the food delivery platform Deliveroo in Cologne have decided to follow the example of their colleagues at Foodora by setting up a works council, which will be elected on 16...
5 February 2018
News update as of February 2, 2018
On the menu : Tripartite social agreement for 2018-2020 signed in Russia, agreement at Royal Mail to reduce working time and establish a ‘ground-breaking’ pension system, Qatar Supreme Committee...
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2 February 2018
Germany: metals sector negotiations reaching breaking point
Despite certain somewhat alarming reports, metals sector collective negotiations between the IG Metall union and the employers Gesammtmetall body still continue under what can be called a...
1 February 2018
Sweden: towards limiting the right to strike?
This question has come up since repeated strike action at the port of Gothenburg during 2016 and 2017, and which, according to the labor Minister Ylva Johansson, demonstrates that the Swedish...
1 February 2018
Italy: banking sector social partners sign an agreement strengthening the sector’s Employment Fund
On 29 January 2018, Italy’s Banking Association L’Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI) together with the trade unions, FABI, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, UGL Credito, Uilca, and Unità Sindacale Falcri...
1 February 2018
Great Britain: “Apprenticeships have always been stigmatized” – an interview with an expert from the CIPD
Last week and following a spectacular and near 60% plunge in the number of people registering for apprenticeships between May-July 2017 in England as compared with a year earlier, the UK...
31 January 2018
Poland: trade union law reform on track
Currently being debated at the National Assembly, this draft reform of trade union law intends for: independent workers to be able to establish and become members of trade unions, an increase in...
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31 January 2018
Spain: pay moderation agreement at Opel Figueruelas
Management and unions at the Spanish Opel plant have announced a pre-agreement on salaries which includes a 2018 pay freeze in exchange for new projects securing the site’s future.
30 January 2018
Norway fresh strike action protesting temporary employment agencies is set for March
Following last November’s strike action, four unions from the electronics, construction, and plumbing sectors together with the LO Confederation have decided to organize fresh strike action for 15...
30 January 2018
Portugal: following a sit-in workers at the former Triumph underwear and lingerie workplace secure collective dismissal for economic reasons
Following a three-week sit-in at the facility, 463 former Triumph workers secured a company insolvency decision. The Tribunal ruling now unlocks the right to collective dismissal compensation, and...
30 January 2018
News update as of January 26, 2018
On the menu : Spanish Employment minister seeks stronger penalties against companies that hand out temporary contracts without justification and a work-life balance agreement which grants the...
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26 January 2018
Germany: IG Metall union agrees to last-ditch negotiation push in the metal sector and issues ultimatum
Following a crisis meeting held on 26 January, the leadership of the IG Metall union announced that it would continue negotiations with the employer organisation in Baden-Württemberg, the most...
25 January 2018
Finland: government, challenged because of its recent policies to activate the unemployed, calls for help from companies
Faced with the threat of social movement, Finland’s Prime Minister is calling on employers to help by hiring the unemployed for short periods of time. The trade unions, which also represent the...
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25 January 2018
Finland brief update: Google is funding a cooperative set up by the journalists union to give journalists freelance status
Mediakunta cooperative, which according to the latest count employs more than 160 freelance journalists, has just received €50,000 from the Google Digital News Initiative, as funding support to...
25 January 2018
Poland: important labor law reforms expected for 2018
Despite the Labor Minister, Elzbieta Rafalska’s autumn 2017 declarations that “there will not be a revolution within the Labor Code’, the 2018 reforms will overhaul several important legal...
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24 January 2018
Briefly: The European Commission has uploaded a guide and information on the new on personal data protection regulation
The European Commission had intended to provide the national governments and relevant authorities with a guide to ensure the homogeneous application of the regulation. The guide has just been...
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24 January 2018
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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...
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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Denmark: government launches transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive
On 26 February, the Danish government submitted a draft bill to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive for consultation until 27 March. The bill sets an implementation date of 1 January 2027...
11 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026