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Italy: unemployment benefits system set to change on 01 January 2017
The final sections of the Fornero reform and the Jobs Act are set to come into force on 01 January 201. They will bring about significant changes to the country’s ‘social buffers’ and aim to...
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21 December 2016
EU: guide to address physical and psychosocial risks in the retail sector
On 19 December EuroCommerce and UNI Europa, two European social partners, presented a 30-page study on health and safety in the workplace in the retail and wholesale sector. We initially reported...
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21 December 2016
China: employee loyalty, an HR priority
Both an ageing population coupled together with growing demands from China’s millennials are now forcing corporations to rethink the way they approach Chinese employees, as retaining talent is key...
20 December 2016
Sweden: changes to legislation on posted workers in an effort to strengthen the Swedish Model
Conscious of the fact that Sweden’s economy still has to promote worker exchanges and the posting of workers, on 14 December the government decided to propose a series of legislative amendments...
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20 December 2016
Spain: from 01 January 2017 paternity leave is to be extended from two to four weeks
As of 01 January 2017, paternity leave will be extended from two to four consecutive weeks regardless of whether the child is born to the family, is adopted, or fostered. The measure is to ‘match...
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20 December 2016
Daimler: new company health agreement introduces controversial attendance bonus
On Wednesday 14 December, Daimler announced that a company health agreement had been struck between the company’s management and the central European works council. The agreement, which will be...
16 December 2016
Denmark: a policy to better govern firms with a working environment certification
In spring of this year, several companies bearing the so-called ‘green smiley’ (Krone Smiley) – a certification issued by the Danish Working Environment Authority (Arbejdstilsynet), which is...
16 December 2016
Legrand: signs an amendment to its EWC
The amendment signed on 22 June amends the 21 November 2000 agreement, which has already undergone two revisions (first in 2008 and then in 2013).
15 December 2016
Visteon: the automotive electronics supplier has renegotiated a new EWC agreement placing it under British law
Transferring Visteon’s EWC to operate under British law has been one of the American global automotive electronics supplier’s longstanding goals (c.f. article No. 120351). Significant changes in...
15 December 2016
News update as of 15 December 2016
On the menu : unions from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the US have launched a joint appeal for better working conditions for ‘crowdworkers’ , pension reforms definitely approved in...
14 December 2016
Germany: company Facebook pages including comments features are subject to co-determination
On 13 December, a ruling by Germany’s Federal Labor Tribunal (BAG) overturned a decision by the second court and held that company Facebook accounts that include comment features can be used as a...
14 December 2016
Kering puts a global parental policy in place
On 14 December French luxury goods brand announced that as of 01 January 2017 minimum standards would be in place for maternity and adoption leave that will be fourteen weeks at 100% of basic pay...
14 December 2016
EU: the European federation EFFAT puts a comprehensive toolbox online for EWC representatives and coordinators to access
A truly comprehensive range of handbooks, guides, working tools have been prepared by the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions, EFFAT and are being made available to...
14 December 2016
Hungary: tension in the retail sector over the holiday period
Despite a 25% rise in the minimum wage for unskilled workers in 2017 and a further 12% rise in 2018 (c.f. article No. 9927) unions are raising alarm bells over worsening working conditions and...
14 December 2016
Germany: a review of the 2016 collective agreements
According to the independent academic Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) within the Hans-Böckler-Foundation, sector collective agreement workers’ pay rises this year have outstripped...
14 December 2016
Spain: the government looks to introduce individual compensation funds for employment termination according to the Austrian model
Spain’s Labor Minister has announced a raft of new labor reforms, the main one of which is the implementation of individual compensation funds for employment termination, which would clear the way...
14 December 2016
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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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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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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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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