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Sweden: a united union front reflecting lessons learnt during the 2016 negotiations
2017 will be a busy year with some 500 collective agreements open for negotiation. This time round however the 2016 dispersed individual approach will be shunned by the LO union confederation...
25 October 2016
Great Britain: companies to be ‘ranked’ according to a social mobility index
From 2017, the UK government will publish an index ranking companies in terms of their ability to employ talent from all backgrounds. Inclusion in this landmark index system will be entirely...
25 October 2016
Italy: collective negotiations deadlocked in several key sectors of Italian industry
In a number of sectors – clothing, leather and shoes, ceramics, energy and oil, insurance – employer groups and trade unions in Italy find themselves deadlocked in their attempts to reach national...
24 October 2016
Germany: government votes on law aiming to counter abuse of temporary work and use of service provision contracts
On 21 October, Germany’s Bundestag voted on a law governing temporary work. The bill, which has been discussed at length by conservatives and social democrats within the government, is aimed at...
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24 October 2016
HP: the US company is transferring its European representation management from the UK to Ireland as a means of avoiding any legal uncertainties over the legislation applying to its EWC
Planet Labor understands HP has informed the SNB, which is negotiating the agreement implementing the EWC (following the members' own denunciation of the previous agreement), of the transfer of...
20 October 2016
Spain: courts are bracing themselves for a deluge of cases in the aftermath of the CJEU ruling that matches compensation for both temporary and permanent employment contract termination
Ever since the CJEU ruling (c.f. article No. 9818), that a Madrid court applied to the letter (c.f. article No. 9856) and then that a court in the Basque region applied to cover all temporary...
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20 October 2016
Australia: after a union report highlights low pay levels, the Airtasker outsourcing platform recommends pay rates in excess of the minimum wage
This popular web-based community marketplace for people and businesses to outsource tasks was singled out in a report by Unions NSW, which indicates that workers are receiving pay below the legal...
20 October 2016
BRICS Nations to have Social Security Agreements promoting worker mobility
At the BRICS Labour Ministerial Meeting that preceded the 8th BRICS Summit hosted by India this year, the BRICS nations, (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) took a significant step by...
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20 October 2016
Japan: in a bid to rebuild its image pub chain Watami allows a trade union to be set up
Watami, Japan’s major restaurant and pub chain is looking to rebuild its image damaged by cases of poor working conditions as well as several of work related deaths (karoshi). Going forward, the...
19 October 2016
Ecuador: a legal framework for partial and permanent teleworking
By regulating teleworking arrangements, Ecuador is hoping to encourage this type of employment. The government’s new legal framework defines two mechanisms, one for partial telework and one for...
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19 October 2016
Romania: government steps to boost worker mobility
The Romanian government has approved by emergency ordinance a significant package of measures that aim to increase worker mobility and allow companies in developed regions of western and central...
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19 October 2016
Italy: Finance law to include pensions and employment measures
Adopted on 15 October by Italy’s Council of Minister, Italy’s Finance Law comprises several significant measures including formalizing pension reforms following union agreement on 28 September...
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18 October 2016
Germany: rail union EVG wants to negotiate a collective agreement giving employees the freedom to choose between pay and additional time off
In Frankfurt on 17 October, a week after the GDL train drivers’ union started their negotiations with Germany’s rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) to renew their collective agreement, it was the turn...
18 October 2016
Belgium: the Prime Minister presented his budget and labor law reforms
Sold under the name of flexible and feasible employment, social partners failed to come to an agreement over the labor reforms project. On 17 October, during his 2017 budget address Prime Minister...
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18 October 2016
Spain: unions gain ground in the courts over their battle against multiservice companies
The Social Chamber of Spain’s National Court annulled 43 agreements that had been signed by multiservice companies on the grounds that they had not be properly negotiated with an appropriate...
17 October 2016
Norway: oil sector agreement unable to assuage rivalry between unions
Following three weeks of strikes, an agreement has been reached in the oil services industry. The parties to the deal are Industri Energi, the Norwegian union for employees in the energy sector...
17 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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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