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China: update on latest labor legal developments in Beijing and Guangdong provinces
In a bid to ensure more legal stability for employers and employees and against a backdrop of heavily regulated labor relations the High Courts of Justice and Labor Personnel Dispute Arbitration...
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11 September 2017
Great Britain: devolved public sector services in Wales freed from the UK Trade Union Act
The Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017 that partially overturns union reforms put in place by the UK government in 2016 (c.f. article No. 9641) received Royal Assent on 7 September with a Coming into...
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11 September 2017
News update as of September 7, 2017
Australia/The new Fair Work Act set to increase franchisors and holding companies' responsibilities. The Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 aims to afford better...
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5 September 2017
The European Court of Human Rights outlines essential guarantees surrounding electronic communications surveillance and monitoring
In a ruling handed down on 05 September, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) set out the conditions under which an employer has the right to monitor an employee’s electronic communications...
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5 September 2017
India: Darjeeling tea pickers are on strike for over 80 days
In India’s prized Darjeeling tea region, tea pickers continue their strike action that they started in June. Trade unions have allied with the separatist Gorkha People’s Liberation Front and are...
5 September 2017
Norway: draft law clarifies part-time workers’ pre-emptive rights
Following calls by both the Confederation of Unions for Professionals, Norway (Unio) and the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), the country’s government has presented a draft law...
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5 September 2017
News update as of September 4, 2017
South Korea/Government plans to amend regulation to limit wage disputes, following ruling against Kia Motors. The announcement, which was made on Friday 1 September, came one day after a South...
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1 September 2017
Finland: a make or break autumn following the employers’ decision to decentralize collective agreement negotiations
In March 2016 Finland’s employers took an historic decision to put an end to the country’s system of top down cascading negotiation. Thus no longer will collective agreement negotiations start at...
1 September 2017
France : the government presents its set of labor law reform ordinances
On 31 August, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe together with the labor Minister, Muriel Pénicaud present five ordinances under the enabling legislative framework adopted on 02 August. This...
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31 August 2017
Germany: insurance sector pay to rise 3.7% over 29 months
On Wednesday 30 August following three waves of strike action and an unusual two-month negotiations hiatus, the insurance sector social partners compromised on a sector agreement that includes a...
31 August 2017
Argentina: agricultural sector remains black sheep amid fight against child labour
With Argentina gearing up to host the IV Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour, on 14th and 16th November in Buenos Aires, the country’s government insists that the issue...
UK: large firms will need to make their pay gaps public
In order to polish the image of companies in the UK that have been tarnished by scandals, Theresa May’s Conservative government has unveiled a corporate governance reform. Made public on 29...
29 August 2017
Italy: social partners prepare for dialogue after summer break
Negotiations between the Italian government and social partners, which had got under way in July, are set to resume in the coming days. On Wednesday, the country’s labour minister Giuliano Poletti...
29 August 2017
Portugal: strike at Volkswagen factory after employees reject pre-agreement with trade unions
Workers at AutoEuropa, the Volkswagen factory in Setubal, near the Portuguese capital Lisbon, are set to strike on Wednesday 30 August. They are opposing the move to a six-day working week, which...
29 August 2017
Turkey: new measures to foster flexible working time in tourism and the use of sub-contractors
The Turkish government has recently promulgated a series of rules to promote flexible working time in the tourism sector. The changes also look to bolster employers’ right of appeal, when they are...
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29 August 2017
Suspension of our information thread for our summer vacation
Our information thread will be stopped during our summer break, from July 31 to August 28 included. The website and the archives remain available during that period. The whole Planet Labor team...
28 July 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: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026