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EU: National Productivity Boards soon to be implemented
On 20 September Europe’s Ministers backed the establishment of national productivity boards. The social partners however remain divided on the issue. On the whole employers are satisfied with the...
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3 November 2016
Switzerland: Unia uses its Congress meeting to combat what it sees as social deconstruction
Switzerland’s largest trade union, Unia, gathered in Geneva from 27-29 October for its four-yearly congress meeting. The trade union body with some 200,000 members from various professions...
2 November 2016
US: McDonald’s to pay for a franchisee’s labor law violations
For the first time in McDonald’s history, the company has agreed to pay a major $3.75 million (approx. €3.39 million) fine in order to settle a class action by 800 employees in one of its...
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2 November 2016
Man and Scania secure an agreement safeguarding jobs at global level until 2026
How does one have two companies in the same business sector and in the same business group collaborate together whilst still securing jobs for both and quieting workers concerns? Volkswagen Truck...
2 November 2016
United Kingdom: potential move to put Uber drivers on salaries threatens the gig economy
On 28 October, a London employment tribunal ruled that drivers which operate via the Uber application should be considered employees. This unprecedented ruling could have significant effects on...
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31 October 2016
United States: New York creates framework for freelancers
On 27 October, elected representatives in New York City approved a new law entitled “Freelance Isn’t Free” which introduces the first basic rights for freelance workers, governing their...
31 October 2016
Spain: Rajoy proposes social pacts to opposition parties
On the inauguration of his second term in office, Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy proposed a series of social pacts to other political groups. In particular, the pacts involve strengthening...
31 October 2016
Hungary : a law aimed at reducing the presence of foreign-owned supermarkets brings down a Hungarian company
In Hungary it is apparently better to work for a multinational company than a domestic firm. In the retail sector, foreign companies will have a union presence more often than homegrown companies...
31 October 2016
Brazil: in the forthcoming 2017 wage negotiations the Sao Paolo IT sector union will call for a drop in weekly working hours from 40 to 30
On 19 October, Sindpd, the major IT sector trade union body representing IT workers in Brazil’s high tech region of Sao Paulo, announced it would be calling for a drop in weekly working hours from...
27 October 2016
HR practices: Vincit, a company with just two managers, the CEO and the head of HR
Mikko Kuitunen and Pekka Virtanen set up Vincit (software development and IT outsourcing) in 2007 in the Finnish town of Tampere. They dreamt of a ‘business where people were happy to go to work...
27 October 2016
India: the government promises measures affording more security to workers in informal employment
On September 18, at the ‘National Labour Day celebrations, the Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya announced a number of schemes that the government is going legislate on to safeguard wage payments...
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27 October 2016
Great Britain: the government unveils its plans for funding apprenticeships
Theresa May’s government is set to spend £2.5 billion (€2.8 billion) on achieving her predecessor’s commitment to 3 million new apprenticeships by 2020. The major innovation in the plan is the...
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26 October 2016
Italy: Confindustria president puts an ‘Industry Pact’ forward to trade unions
On 22 October, Vincenzo Boccia, president of Italy’s employers’ body, Confindustria put a proposal to unions to launch discussions on the potential for an ‘Industry Pact between factory...
26 October 2016
European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2016 on corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries
On 25 October European parliamentarians overwhelmingly voted (569 for, 54 against) for a resolution inviting the EU Member States and the EU Commission to adopt regulations on corporate liability...
EU: European Commission presents its 2017 Work Programme
On 25 October the European Commission presented its 2017 work programme ‘Delivering a Europe that protects, empowers and defends.’ In line with the philosophy underpinning previous work programmes...
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26 October 2016
Daimler: the automaker introduces ‘the right to mobile working’ for 100,000 German workers
In line with Bosch, BMW, and Audi, automaker Daimler has also embarked upon an ambitious company agreement catering for mobile working that will come into force on 01 December 2016. Going forward...
25 October 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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United Kingdom: government urged to legislate against forced labour
After consulting victims, businesses and NGOs, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has published a report showing that the UK is lagging behind in the fight against forced labour. The...
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EU: European Parliament calls for a directive on just transition
On 20 January, MEPs approved, with 420 votes in favour, an own-initiative report calling for a just transition directive. The text calls for the protection of workers to be guaranteed in the...
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20 January 2026