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An employer can monitor employee Messenger communications (The European Court of Human Rights)
In a ruling handed down on 12 January 2016, the European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) dismissed a Romanian engineer’s complaint that since his employer had monitored his Yahoo Messenger account he...
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12 January 2016
Germany: IG Metall and Verdi sign an agreement to share competences in the industrial services’ collective agreements
Putting an end to their rivalry in the industrial services sector (including logistics, maintenance, development), Germany’s two big unions, IG Metall (metals and electronics) and Verdi (services)...
12 January 2016
EWCs : two recent EWCs for Ferrero and Avril put online
Just before the end of 2015 both the Italian and French agri-food groups (Ferrero and Avril respectively) renewed their European works council (EWC) agreements. Both agreements were negotiated...
12 January 2016
Brazil: rising discord between the government and unions
Relations continue to break down between the government and the social actors during a time when the main central unions, currently opposing Dilma Rousseff’s government’s economic policy, are...
12 January 2016
Italy: Smart Working is taking off
In December 2015, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) concluded a company agreement implementing Smart Working (SW) in its Italian operations. This is the latest foray into this increasingly popular form...
12 January 2016
Great Britain: North Sea oil workers accept changes to working time organization in the face of lower oil prices
The long running industrial dispute between unionised North Sea oil workers and their employers over changes to shift working has ended. In response to a down turn in the price of oil, the members...
11 January 2016
Canada: Manitoba province implements a law recognizing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a work-related occupational illness
Since 01 January 2016, workers in industry, telecommunications, transport, construction, mining, and retail (i.e. activities regulated by the Manitoba Workers Compensation Board) can receive the...
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11 January 2016
Denmark : the association of IT Professionals, PROSA, is making great strides
Contrary to the general situation in Denmark of youth disaffection for trade unions, PROSA, the IT Professional labor organization, has seen its membership rise by 30% in the past five years. This...
8 January 2016
Primark and the British government join forces to improve workers’ conditions in developing countries
Almost three years after the Rana Plaza tragedy, Irish clothing brand Primark and the UK government are joining forces to try and improve the lot of textile workers, especially female workers in...
Mexico: the Maquiladoras industry in Ciudad Juárez is undergoing a hiring crisis as workers mobilize against the low wages that characterize this free trade zone
At the start of 2016, factories in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico’s major jobs generator, still have 22,000 positions to fill. For the very first time the low pay on offer is discouraging people from...
7 January 2016
Portugal: reinstating four public holidays that had formerly been revoked in 2013 in the name of austerity
Four public holidays that had been revoked in 2013 as part of Portugal’s program of austerity measures are set to be reinstated. The text due to be approved by parliament on 08 January intends for...
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7 January 2016
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6 January 2016
Italy: draft law on ‘smart working’ in the pipeline
The Italian government is in the process of making final adjustments to a draft law that will, for the first time, deal with ‘agile working’. The draft law is expected to be presented to...
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6 January 2016
Germany: a year after its introduction, the first assessments of the minimum wage are emerging
On the first anniversary of the introduction of Germany’s minimum wage, Andrea Nahles, SPD Minister for Social Affairs and Employment, trade unions, and research institutes have arrived at a...
6 January 2016
Belgium: agreement signed regarding night work in e-commerce
On December 21, trade unions and employers signed an agreement on night work in the e-commerce industry. The government had asked social partners to engage in negotiations on the issue, without...
23 December 2015
Portugal: substantial increase to minimum wage
The minimum wage in Portugal (SMN) will go up from 505 to 530 euros gross per month, in January 2016. The decision was made by the socialist government, despite there being no agreement between...
22 December 2015
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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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