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Italy: social measures contained in 2018 budget to foster employment of young people
Italy’s 2018 budget law was published on 29 December 2017 in the country’s official journal (Gazzetta Ufficiale). It contains permanent measures to reduce social security charges for individuals...
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8 January 2018
ENGIE: signature of a new European agreement on professional equality between women and men
On 21 December 2017, ENGIE and the European Trade Union Federations IndustriAll Europe, EPSU and EFBWW signed a new European agreement extending that of June 2012 on professional equality between...
22 December 2017
EU: the EU Commission seeks to modernize employment contract rules
On 21 December, the EU Commission presented a Directive proposal that would modernize Directive 91/533 requiring employers to provide employees with written communication on essential elements of...
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21 December 2017
France: backs the Global Deal initiative
On 17 November, during the Social Summit gathering in Gothenberg, French President Emmanuel Macron announced France’s backing for the Global Deal initiative that was launched in September 2016 by...
Spain: Minimum wage to rise 4% on 01 January 2018
Spain’s government and social partners have agreed on a gradual rise in the inter-professional minimum monthly salary, which will rise from €707 over 14 months in 2017 to €736 over 14 months in...
21 December 2017
News update as of 20 December 2017
On the menu: In Great Britain labor tribunals are once again swamped with claims as legal fees are done away with for the second time, Belgium’s Labor Minister is looking to regulate email...
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20 December 2017
Germany: minimum wage, gender pay equality, pensions, some of the changes set for 01 January 2018
While Germany still waits for a government and with the SPD party, in a U-turn, now agreeing to enter into preliminary discussion’ to extend the former ruling conservative-social democrat grand...
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19 December 2017
Sweden: an agreement to better integrate migrants into the labor market
Trade unions and employers’ bodies finally secured an agreement in principle that will enable both the significant numbers of new entrants into the country (In 2015 Sweden welcomed almost 500,000...
19 December 2017
Germany: Opel, the Works Council, and IG Metall have signed a cost cutting agreement that avoids layoffs
On 15 December there was a sigh of relief as management at Opel, PSA’s recent summer purchase, secured a social agreement with representatives from the central works council committee, the Bochum...
18 December 2017
Ryanair: Irish airline ready to recognise pilot unions, amid rising pressure
Announced on 15 December, Ryanair’s surprising decision to U-turn and offer recognition of pilot unions is a reaction to an unprecedented social front of pilots from across Europe, who threatened...
18 December 2017
United States: National Labor Relations Board overturns rulings passed during Obama era
On Thursday 14th November, the National Labor Relations Board overturned a ruling on joint employer status passed in 2015. The new interpretation reduces the responsibility shouldered by large...
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18 December 2017
Great Britain: landmark decision against a company for sidestepping collective bargaining
The London Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) confirmed an earlier Sheffield based labor tribunal decision and has ordered UK subsidiary of the German electronics group Kostal to pay more than...
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14 December 2017
France: unemployment insurance reforms underway
On 13 December all the social partners met with the Labor Minister to discuss Emmanuel Macron’s sought after unemployment insurance reforms. On 14 December the Labor Minister is to deliver...
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14 December 2017
Portugal: Volkswagen’s AutoEuropa facility sets new working hours
Management at Volkswagen’s AutoEuropa automotive assembly plant, located in the city of Palmela, near Lisbon, Portugal, has announced that it intends to implement new working hours at the end of...
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12 December 2017
Switzerland: 8% unemployment set as the threshold for ‘indigenous’ recruitment priority
On 08 December, Switzerland’s Federal Parliament set as 8% the unemployment threshold rate above which Swiss employers will have to advertise vacant positions without any nationality partisanship...
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12 December 2017
UNI Global Union sets out groundbreaking principles in data collection protection and ethical artificial intelligence
On 11 December UNI Global Union released two documents, each containing a set of ten principles that aim to address how work-related data is managed. The union confederation stated, “Data...
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12 December 2017
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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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France: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026