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United States: unpicking of social measures introduced under Obama well under way
Several social measures introduced under Barack Obama – including making labour law violations public and even prevention of workplace risks – have been either suspended or quashed by Donald...
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17 March 2017
Brazil: day of national mobilization protesting labor law and pensions reforms
Following a call by six central union bodies, 500,000 demonstrators gathered on 15 March in twenty-two of Brazil’s major towns and cities to declare their opposition to Michel Temer’s government’s...
16 March 2017
Argentina: a wide reaching plan to relaunch the auto industry
On Wednesday 15 March, and following several months of negotiations, Argentine President Mauricio Macri presented the primary goals of what has been a much-anticipated agreement for the sector...
16 March 2017
GeoPost: Global Agreement signed between GeoPost and UNI Global Union
On 14 March, the French parcel delivery group GeoPost and the international union federation UNI Global Union, together with the French union members of UNI signed a global agreement on...
15 March 2017
Italy: government wants to reform the ‘voucher’ payment system prior to the labor market reform referendum on 28 May
On 14 March, PM Paolo Gentiloni’s government announced the 28th May as the date for the two referenda put forward by the central union body the Cgil that call into question the recent labor market...
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15 March 2017
Denmark: a 5.85% pay rise over three years in the banking sector
On 28 February a three-year agreement was secured between the Finansforbundet union and the employers’ body, Finanssektorens Arbejdsgiverforening that covers some 43,000 in the banking sector. The...
15 March 2017
Great Britain: Asda supermarkets propose ‘flexible contracts’ in return for a 14% pay rise
Asda, the UK’s third largest supermarket chain, after Tesco and Sainsbury’s, and owned by US giant Wal-Mart, is offering its 135,000 staff the option to switch to ‘flexible contracts’ from October...
15 March 2017
EU: companies can ban religious clothing and symbols at work under certain circumstances
On 14 March, by way of two cases, one French and the other Belgian, the Court of Justice of the European Union has clarified its interpretation of EU law against discrimination over the wearing of...
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14 March 2017
France: health and safety agreement signed for the interim sector
In the week of 06 March 2017, the organization representing temporary employment businesses, Prism’Emploi, and four out of the five union organizations (CGT, CFDT, FO, and CFTC) signed an...
14 March 2017
Spain: courts again reject multiservice companies collective agreements
Ten or so of the forty-six multiservice companies that were affected by the Social Chamber of Spain’s National court cancellation of their collective agreements had opted to continue the legal...
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14 March 2017
News update as of March 13, 2017
On the menu : new law to more strictly govern salary increases in Belgium, extension of maternity leave in India and Philippines, H&M to encourage suppliers to pay their employees using...
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8 March 2017
PSA Group global agreement: an interview with Valter Sanches, general secretary of the global union federation IndustriALL Global Union
Alongside the signing on 07 March of PSA Group's new global framework CSR agreement (see our article 10104), Planet Labor had the opportunity to interview Valter Sanches on both his vision and...
8 March 2017
PSA Group: Xavier Chéreau HR Director, “With our new global agreement, we want to assume our social and societal responsibility and support the enterprise’s success”
On 07 March the signing of PSA Group’s new global framework agreement (c.f. article No. 10104) provided an opportunity for Xavier Chéreau HR Director of the auto group to reply to some questions...
8 March 2017
EU: European social partners’ agreement on active ageing
On 08 March the European social partners, BusinessEurope, UEAPME, CEEP (employers) and the ETUC (unions) presented their voluntary autonomous agreement that proposes tools and measures for...
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8 March 2017
Great Britain: support directed to the technical sector ahead of Brexit and higher national insurance contribution rates for the self-employed
On 08 March the UK Chancellor presented the ‘last ever’ spring budget in which new support of £500 million (€577 million) was earmarked for technical education ahead of what could be expected to...
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8 March 2017
PSA Group: renewal of its global CSR agreement
On 07 March the French carmaker together with the union federations IndustriAll Global and industriAll European Trade Union signed a new global CSR agreement and with it the PSA Group has crossed...
6 March 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