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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

EU: European social partners in the insurance sector sign joint declaration on how to manage the social consequences of digitalisation in the economy

The declaration, signed on 12 October, sets out ways of best managing the effects of digitalisation in the economy and harnessing the opportunities it offers.

17 October 2016

United States: Teamsters accept 25% salary cut for new Sikorsky recruits in order to keep the helicopter manufacturer in Connecticut

Members of the Teamsters union have just accepted a new salary agreement with the helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky. The deal, approved with a majority of 2104 in favour and 140 against, will be...

17 October 2016

News update as of October 14, 2016

On the menu : EWC directive revision, draft law on multinationals due diligence requirements adopted by the French Senate, the Swiss peoples initiative for responsible multinationales continues...

13 October 2016

Turkey: law legalizing temporary work comes into force

New regulation authorizing the setting up of private sector temporary employment agencies came into place on 11 October following publication of the implementation regulation in the Official...

13 October 2016

Italy: almost one third of big business uses ‘Smart Working’

30% of large companies have put ‘smart working’ structures in place, up from 17% in 2015 and the country now boasts some 250,000 ‘smart workers’ (flexible working times and places of work), which...

13 October 2016

France: law is adopted allowing discrimination related class action

On 12 October, France’s parliament gave the green light to the adoption of a law particularly relevant to 21st century justice. The text in question looks to allow class action that contests...

13 October 2016

Germany: 2016 working time report published

Germany’s federal agency, the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has published its ‘2016 report on working time’, which studied working time across the country including flexible...

11 October 2016

NGO HR without Borders 10 year anniversary: promoting decent labor along supply chains by departing from an audit approach towards acting on real causes

The HR without borders NGO ((RHSF) was set up ten years ago out of a recognition that sub-contractors weren’t always capable of comprehending the labor rights related values and standards that...

11 October 2016

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After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...

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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union

The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...

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