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Hungary: tough summer expected for the auto sector
VASAS, the metals union federation, has announced an initial wave of strike action to take place during the summer months in six businesses within the auto sector, the names of which have not been...
25 July 2016
Czech Republic: the law that closes shops on public holidays is adopted
The long debate over shops opening during public holidays appears to have concluded with a Parliament decision being passed at the end of June that prohibits shop opening during seven national...
25 July 2016
Spain: Basque Region social partners sign an agreement giving regional collective agreements priority over national agreements
On 22 July, the employers’ body Confebask, together with the CCOO and the UGT unions ratified an agreement giving prevalence to collective agreements negotiated in the Basque region of Euskadi...
25 July 2016
Argentina: a challenging jobs situation facing the auto sector until the end of the year
Tough times ahead for Argentina’s auto jobs sector. While the auto union Smata pursues quarterly wage raises negotiations for the sector, different automakers continue to multiply both technical...
22 July 2016
Japan: an index is created for companies combatting LGBT based discrimination
An LGBT index has been developed in Japan to assess companies’ positive action towards sexual minorities. Officially named Pride, the index is measured by the work with Pride (wwP) body set up in...
EU: the European Commission is going to change its trade defense tools given the prospect of granting China market economic status
At the end of 2016, the WTO will have to decide on China’s economic status. If market economic status (MES) is granted then the EU will lose its ability to put trade barriers in place and in...
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22 July 2016
France: Labor law reforms finally adopted
On 21 July, the government has secured adoption of the labor law that forms the first stage in the overhaul of the country’s labor code, the goal of which is to give more leeway to collective...
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21 July 2016
Deutsche Post-DHL: concludes a protocol with global unions UNI and ITF to avoid new cases emerging of labor standards violations
On 19 July the ITF (transport workers), UNI (services) and DP-DHL agreed to a protocol, which commits them to continued dialogue on employment and industrial relations. “The parties will meet four...
21 July 2016
Czech Republic: roundup of auto sector collective negotiations
In a country with one of the lowest levels of pay in the EU, unions are attempting to secure wage rises from both foreign companies and their subcontractors.
21 July 2016
EU: draft revision of the Directive over posting of workers is maintained
The European Commission persisted and signed by deciding to maintain its proposal over social dumping that supports wage equality between local and posted workers. On Wednesday 20 July, it decided...
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20 July 2016
Great Britain: Uber taken to employment court tribunal
Two UK drivers have taken chauffeur firm Uber to the employment tribunal arguing they should be considered as employees. This test case could have repercussions for the high profile US app and...
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19 July 2016
Belgium: Labor Minister sends draft legislation on flexible working time to the social partners
On Friday 15 July Belgium’s Labor Minister Kris Peeters sent the social partners two pieces of draft legislation. The government wants employers and unions to discuss the texts on ‘feasible work’...
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19 July 2016
Germany: an agreement on mobile working at Audi
On 12 July, leaders at Audi’s central works council presented a company agreement on ‘mobile working’. The agreement is set to apply to the automaker’s 60,000 staff from October 2016 and it draws...
19 July 2016
France: US investment fund Sun Capital ordered to compensate former Lee Cooper France staff for having lost their jobs
In a ruling on 28 June, the Appeal Court of Amiens ordered the US investment fund Sun Capital to compensate employees that were made redundant from Lee Cooper’s French subsidiary on the grounds of...
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18 July 2016
Great Britain: firms welcome a return to an industrial strategy
For the first time since the Thatcher era, Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has put the focus back on the need to put an industrial strategy in place. To this end the Prime Minister has...
18 July 2016
Denmark: tri-partite negotiations focus on apprenticeships
Denmark’s tri-partite negotiations have entered phase two. Since 15 April, and following the agreement struck on 17 March on integrating refugees into the labor market, all the parties have been...
15 July 2016
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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...
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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
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10 March 2026
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Denmark: government launches transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive
On 26 February, the Danish government submitted a draft bill to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive for consultation until 27 March. The bill sets an implementation date of 1 January 2027...
11 March 2026