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OECD National Contact Point for France accepts a complaint filed by a US trade union against the Natixis banking group
In an landmark case, US employees at a California-based luxury hotel have filed a complaint against Natixis, the US subsidiary of which, AEW Capital Management, oversees the site in question...
Spain: those in precarious occupations mobilize to defend their rights
Independent freelancers, workers on very short-term contracts, and ad hoc workers operating in sectors that are well under the trade unions radars are turning to social networks to mobilize...
16 May 2017
United States: US bosses earn 347 times more than the average rank and file
An AFL-CIO study has roundly criticized the growing pay gap between big stock market quoted company CEOs and regular employees. The labor group is calling for more transparence within businesses...
16 May 2017
Brexit : an interview with Elena Crasta, the UK Trade Union Congress’ Brussels-based European officer
On 5 May, the TUC published a worrying study on the negative impact that Brexit appears set to have on working rights of workers in Europe (see article n° 10192). Is the view put forward by the...
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15 May 2017
Italy: law on Smart Working and independent working is definitively adopted
At its final reading on 10 May, Italy’s Senate finally adopted the law on measures that both protect independent workers and for the first time address Smart Working (flexibility over working time...
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11 May 2017
Denmark: government looks to simplify employment regulations and better take into account new labor market realities
Denmark’s government is seeking to better take changes in the labor market into account by simplifying employment regulations and improving its appraisal of new forms of independent work so as to...
11 May 2017
India: update on recent labor law reforms
Since coming to power in 2014, Narendra Modi’s government has been trying to carry out one of its major campaign promises that is to completely overhaul India’s labor law situation although...
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11 May 2017
Germany: chemicals sector’s social partners in Germany’s northeast adopt a landmark agreement on working time
At the close of the fifth round of negotiations on 09 May in Potsdam and true to their reputation as innovative social partners, the chemical union IG BCE together with the employers’ organization...
10 May 2017
EU: Commission seeks to shape globalization
On 10 May the European Commission published a reflection document entitled, ‘Harnessing Globalisation’ affirming that solutions do not lie in national protectionism or in isolationism, or indeed...
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10 May 2017
EU: Peter Hartz, architect of Germany’s 2010 Hartz Reforms Plan, is calling on France and Germany to combine their efforts in tackling Europe’s youth unemployment.
The well-known former human resources executive at the German public company Volkswagen AG (VW) and the man behind the controversial 2002-2005 labor market reforms has come front stage once again...
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10 May 2017
Italy: 13 major companies sign a call-center code of conduct protocol
Signed on 04 May by both Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda this protocol defines the set of best social and business practices for customer service...
9 May 2017
EU: report on social protection access for non-standard and independent workers across 35 countries
Converging social protection schemes for non-standard workers towards those in operation for regular employees, establishing a minimum standard of social protection for every worker irrespective...
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9 May 2017
Briefly, an ETUI report shows that workers in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic are currently being paid even less well than in 2008 as compared to their German counterparts
Thus the conclusion of the working paper ‘Why central and eastern Europe needs a pay rise’ that was published on 08 May by the ETUC’s independent research and training center, the European Trade...
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9 May 2017
France: decrees published on social dialogue forums in franchise networks and the social responsibilities of digital platforms
The two decrees are geared towards implementing reform to the country’s labour law (see article n° 9784). The first decree sets out the conditions for negotiating and setting up a common forum for...
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8 May 2017
Argentina: automobile sector reaches wages agreement paving the way for the industrial sector, where pay rise talks are ongoing
Argentina’s automobile workers’ union Smata has signed a deal with Adefa, an association which brings together eleven manufacturing sites and international firms present in the country, on a 6.41%...
8 May 2017
France: Emmanuel Macron’s labour law programme
The new President of France, who was elected to the post on 7 May, has placed reforming the labour market among his first priorities.
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8 May 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...
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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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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Germany: launch of the “WE-Fair” alliance for binational training of skilled foreign workers
Germany continues to expand and diversify its initiatives to attract skilled foreign labour from outside the EU. In mid-March 2026, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development...
26 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026