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Poland: pressure mounting over low pay for women
This is what is termed a policy side effect. On 01 April Poland’s non-means tested ‘500 Plus’ program was inaugurated, which pays 500 Zlotys (approx. €115) in child benefit per child per month to...
19 April 2016
Italy: trialing a progressive pension system
On 13 April, Italian Minister for Labor, Giuliano Poletti announced the signature of a decree allowing the application of a rule introduced in the 2016 Finance law that allows workers with less...
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19 April 2016
News update as of 18 April 2016
United States/Volkswagen runs into difficulties with the United Auto Workers UAW union. In a decision handed down on 13 April, the National Labor Relations Board, in charge of supervising union...
18 April 2016
News update April 18, 2016
United States/Volkswagen runs into difficulties with the United Auto Workers UAW union. In a decision handed down on 13 April, the National Labor Relations Board, in charge of supervising union...
18 April 2016
EU: a new European campaign for occupational health and safety
Sustainable employment and healthy ageing were the two themes underlying the new European campaign for occupational health and safety, launched by the European Commission on 15 April and follows...
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15 April 2016
Germany: the federal government agrees the main points for the ‘law on integration’ for migrants
What is the best way to integrate the many refugees arriving in Germany, into society as well as the labor market? The draft ‘law on integration’ termed as ‘historic’ on 14 April, is intended to...
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15 April 2016
Great Britain: trade unions declare their intentions for the Brexit referendum
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) along with the three largest unions (Unite, UNISON, GMB) have declared their intention to use their resources to back a ‘yes’ vote in the Britain’s 23 June...
15 April 2016
Solvay: a new Global Performance Sharing Program
On 04 March, Solvay signed an agreement with the company’s Solvay Global Forum (its global forum for social dialogue) over the 2016 budget and goals for the Global Performance Sharing Program. The...
14 April 2016
EU: adoption of the Trade Secrets Directive
On Thursday 14 April the European Parliament gave the green light to the controversial Directive on trade secrets. The text seeks to combat industrial espionage and protect employed workers but it...
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14 April 2016
Hungary: the automotive industry has a manpower shortage and is under pressure to raise wages
Several recent social movements have brought a new situation in the Hungary’s automotive industry to light, namely, manpower shortages are pushing employers to raise salaries and cooperate further...
14 April 2016
Lufthansa: five Austrian, German, and Swiss trades union set up the DACH European aviation trade union alliance
In Vienna on 08 April, Austrian services union Vida, Germany’s cabin personnel union UFO and pilots union Cockpit, together with their Swiss equivalents Kapers (cabin personnel) and Aeropers...
13 April 2016
ENGIE: an interview with Henri Ducré, Executive Vice-President, in charge of Group Human Resources, on the European Social Agreement
For the HR head, the European Social Agreement signed on 08 April by Isabelle Kocher and Gérard Mestrallet (see our article n°8597), must, first and foremost, give employees confidence in the...
13 April 2016
Finland: 300 collective agreements to be signed before the end of May
On 29 February, union and employers agreed on a competitiveness pact (c.f. article No.9526) in a bid to boost Finland’s competitiveness. This government approved agreement served to calm tensions...
12 April 2016
Brazilian and German unions join forces to improve working conditions along the supply chain in the orange juice production sector
On 11 April during a press conference held in Berlin, representatives of the German services union Verdi, several of Brazil’s trade unions, and the Christian initiative Romero criticized...
Chile: congress approves a labor law reform that recreates industrial relations
Following sixteen months of legislative procedure amid much controversy, Chile’s congress has adopted its labor law reform. The country’s still to be enacted new Labor Code incorporates profound...
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12 April 2016
ENGIE: signature of a European Agreement to safeguard workers’ employability as the group undergoes its business transformation
On 08 April, the energy group together with three European union federations - IndustriALL Europe, EPSU (European Public Services Union and the EFBW (European Federation of Building and...
11 April 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...
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: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026