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In brief, United Automobile Workers, the American trade union for workers in the automobile industry, tables a request for a vote on trade union presence at the Nissan factory in Canton, Mississippi
On 11 July, the UAW announced that it had presented to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) a petition signed by 30 per cent of blue-collar workers at the Nissan factory in Canton...
17 July 2017
Last minute news; the UK government has published its Brexit related European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
This draft legislation looks to repeal the 1972 European Communities Act that gave EU law supremacy over UK national law and introduced EU treaties into UK national law. It also aims to confirm...
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13 July 2017
Argentina: metals and oil sectors conclude wage agreements
Two key industrial sectors concluded their annual wage agreements (Paritaria) in June. The oil and metals sectors signed separate specific agreements after hard fought compromises were wrung from...
13 July 2017
Briefly, Norway’s new law on whistle-blowers
On 16 June and in the light of the research foundation, Fafo’s, 2016 business study, Norway’s parliament adopted an amendment to its workplace law ‘Arbeidsmiljøloven’ that alters regulations over...
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13 July 2017
France: spotlight on the country’s labor law reforms
France’s social partners are set to continue consultation on the country’s labor law reforms until the end of July but already potential avenues for navigating between the different negotiations...
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12 July 2017
Brazil: Senate adopts the labor code reform
The draft law proposing changes to Brazil’s labor regulations on over some one hundred points (see our article n°10171) was adopted by the country’s senators in Brasilia during the evening of...
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12 July 2017
Great Britain: Taylor report advocates clarifying a status for gig workers
On 11 July the much-awaited Matthew Taylor review on the world of work commissioned by PM Theresa May at the end of 2016 was presented. In it the former advisor to former Labour PM Tony Blair...
12 July 2017
EU: new occupational exposure limits to combat cancer
EU co-legislators are in full agreement to establish stricter standards over workplace concentration levels for thirteen cancer or mutation-causing chemical agents. In keeping its position...
12 July 2017
Germany: according to the Federal Constitutional Court, the ‘single union law’ in large part ‘complies’ with German Basic Law
It’s been a long legal battle seeing German Minister for Employment Andrea Nahles (SPD) with support from employers and the large trade unions, IG Metall (metals) and IG BCE (chemicals), pitted...
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11 July 2017
EU: European social partners respond during the consultation process on the employment contract directive
In April 2017 and as part of its Social Pillar initiative, the European Commission launched phase one of the European Social Partner consultation process on a revision to Written Statement...
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11 July 2017
Spain: employers and unions on the point of secure agreement over salaries
The framework agreement on 2017 wage recommendations is within reach. At least this is what Juan Rosell, president of the employers CEOE confederation, has been repeating over recent weeks. Unions...
11 July 2017
G20 nations commit to promoting the implementation of social and environmental standards along global supply chains
NGOs have welcomed what is a first for a G20 summit meeting, which this time was held in Germany’s city of Hamburg between 07 and 08 July. In a landmark move, and for the first time ever, the G20...
Brazil: number of workers aged 50-65+ up 30% over 5 years
The number of people in Brazil aged between 50 and 64 that are in work has increased by 30% over the period between 2010 and 2015. Meanwhile the number of workers aged 65 and over has also...
10 July 2017
Italy: new standards on casual work come into force on 10 July
The ‘voucher’ system is set to be replaced with two separate alternatives that will be wholly digital. PM Gentiloni’s government is doing away with the former special cheque based payment system...
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10 July 2017
Great Britain: Deliveroo seeks to establish ‘gig worker’ status
With the much awaited independent report on work commissioned by Theresa May’s government and led by Matthew Taylor expected on Tuesday 11 July (c.f. article No. 9950), food delivery firm...
10 July 2017
Great Britain: London launches its Good Work Standard
On 04 July, London Mayor Sadiq Khan officially presented his Good Work Standard project to which companies will soon be able to voluntarily adhere. Its stated goal is to tackle low pay and...
7 July 2017
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Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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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Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
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The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
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The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
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Germany: bill adopted to step up fight against illegal employment
On Thursday 13 November, Germany's Bundestag passed a bill to modernise and digitalise the country’s system for tackling undeclared work and financial crime. In future, the relevant department at...
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EU: legislative deal struck to ease international recruitment in shortage occupations
On 18 November, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached an agreement on the regulation creating the so-called 'Talent Pool', a digital platform designed to ease recruitment in...
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