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News update as of June 1, 2017
On the menu : new forms of occasional work in Italy, Indian IT sector in crisis as a result of new US migrant policy and some brief news.
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31 May 2017
EU: mobility package seeks to improve working conditions for vehicle drivers and combat social dumping in road transport
For a 'Europe on the move' road transport has to be 'fair', or in other words 'with appropriate protection for workers and conditions conducive to fair competition between businesses," explained...
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31 May 2017
Germany: company pension reform vote
The company pensions reform that was announced in November 2016 (c.f. article No. 9939) should receive a large majority in the Bundestag vote on 01 June. Presented as a wide-ranging program to...
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31 May 2017
Spain: a new collective agreement for call centers
The CCOO and UGT unions together with employers’ body, the ACE, have signed a new collective agreement for the call center sector, which guarantees the maintenance of purchasing power and...
31 May 2017
Germany: launch of a ‘national dialogue’ on workplace stress
Germany’s authorities and social partners continue to focus on the direct and indirect effects of workplace stress. In spite of the many nationwide plans and laws on the issue and against a...
30 May 2017
Great Britain: almost 500 companies are now committed to combatting mental health in the workplace
Ranging from airplane engine maker Rolls-Royce to the restaurant chain Pizza Hut, supermarket chains Tesco and Marks & Spencer, not forgetting the Virgin Money bank plus gas giant British Gas...
30 May 2017
Germany: new initiative looks to encourage company agreements on digitalisation
An initiative launched in Germany, named ‘Arbeit 2020 in NRW’, has been looking at, among other things, how companies can adjust to the trend of digitalisation while avoiding a negative impact on...
29 May 2017
In addition to our article on the ‘Arbeit 2020 in NRW’ initiative, you can read or re-read last week’s piece on the German economy “adapting its professions to meet the digital age”
For the bigger picture on the approach to digital transformation in Germany.
29 May 2017
Italy: new study on labour transformation in the financial sector
A new study led by the Fisac-Ggil union in Milan, in partnership with the consortium Aaster, has surveyed the opinions of 1,000 employees from banking and insurance companies on the impact of...
29 May 2017
Germany: the German economy is adapting its professions to meet the digital age
In Germany, the digitalization of the economy has become a nationwide issue and is now sitting high up on the agendas of the social partners, the political parties and businesses alike. Following...
25 May 2017
China: a new report on improvements in arbitration and mediation mechanisms going forward that aim to eliminate and resolve labor disputes
In April 2017 a joint report entitled ‘Points of view on bolstering labor dispute and personnel related mediation and arbitration’ by the Ministry for Human Resources and Social Security, and the...
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25 May 2017
In brief, a new law in preparation in Russia to oblige freelancers to pay taxes
At the end of April, Valery Ryazansky, Head of the social policy Committee in the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian Parliament) announced a bill regulating the work of freelancers. It...
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25 May 2017
News update as of 24 May 2017
On the menu : Ontario expected to reform its labor legislation, Uber – a transport company?
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23 May 2017
Italy: permanent employment contracts stalling as Jobs Act related fiscal incentives come to an end
Labor market reforms (Jobs Act), which lowered the social charges that were put in place by the Renzi government to encourage permanent employment contract hiring, came to an end at the start of...
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23 May 2017
Sweden: an agreement for the temporary employment sector that is in line with the Swedish model
“Difficult negotiations” recognized LO (Landsorganisationen i Sverige/ The Swedish Trade Union Confederation) when it announced on 11 May 2017 that a new agreement for the temporary employment...
23 May 2017
Briefly, the first class action for discrimination at work in France
The first class action launched by a union organization may address union discrimination. On 23 May the CGT announced it had called on Safran's management to cease the difference in treatment for...
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23 May 2017
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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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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...
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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...
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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