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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
News update as of 06 July
In its final pre-summer plenary session, the European Parliament gave its backing for public corporate tax disclosure and the need to tackle growing precarious employment.
4 July 2017
Austria: agreement found over the minimum wage but not on working time
Austria’s social partners only managed to secure one of two of the government’s goals set in January 2017. On 30 June representatives from the employers and trade unions presented their agreement...
4 July 2017
Deutsche Bahn: rail company looks to modernize the co-determination rules as part of its digital transformation
Deutsche Bahn (DB) one of West Germany’s major employers with more than 195,000 working in Germany is one of the first companies to contribute its own ‘Co-determination PLUS’ experimental forum to...
4 July 2017
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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
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...
15 October 2025
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Argentina: government unveils labour reform
Argentina's ultra-liberal president Javier Milei wants to "modernise labour" with a new reform that has been greeted with opposition from trade unions. Submitted to the Senate on 11 December, the...
6 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026
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Spain: government wants 3.1% minimum wage hike
Spain's ministry of labour has informed the social partners of its intention to raise the minimum wage to €1,221 gross per month. This increase is expected to be approved by the Council of...
8 January 2026
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Poland: reform introduces possibility of working for another employer while on sick leave
On 7 January, the President of Poland promulgated an amendment to the country’s social insurance act. The reform aims to clarify the activities permitted during sick leave, so that...
12 January 2026
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Vincent Lecerf (Orange): “Equality and diversity are competitive advantages for us”
Following the signing of a new agreement on professional equality and diversity in December, the chief HR officer of French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange Group, Vincent...
13 January 2026
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France: Crédit Agricole signs first independent agreement on disability
On 8 December, French banking group Crédit Agricole and three of the four representative trade unions (CFE-CGC, CFDT and FO) in France signed a disability agreement for the period...
9 January 2026