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Poland: during the summer new legislation on fixed term contracts and parental leave was adopted
During the holiday period the Polish Parliament tightened the country’s labor laws treating fixed-term contracts. Amendments to the system of parental leave both simplifying it and making it more...
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7 September 2015
Russia: draft law on maintaining salaries when employees stop working because their wages are late
According to article 142 in the Russian Labor Code an employee can unilaterally stop work when his/her wages are more than 15 days late. However nothing is mentioned as to whether the non-working...
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7 September 2015
Great Britain: mounting criticism by trade union shareholder group (TUSO) over working conditions at Sports Direct
A few days ahead of the sports retailer, Sports Direct’s annual meeting, the Trade Union Share Owners (TUSO) which groups pension funds of several British trades unions has ramped up pressure on...
7 September 2015
Poland : new tripartite Council looks to breathe new life into national social dialogue
The Law on the independent Council of Social Dialogue will come into force on September 11. The Council will replace Tripartite Commission for Social and Economic Affairs and is the result of...
4 September 2015
Italy: school reforms that come into force this September attempt to improve links between schools and business
The Renzi Government’s much contested education reforms were finally adopted in July 2015 and provide for obligatory in-company practical training for students in their final three years of...
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4 September 2015
United States: the United Auto Workers union advocates that the big 3 carmakers together manage their combined healthcare costs
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union is recommending that the big 3 automakers (General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler Auto) together set up a common platform for purchasing healthcare. The idea, born...
4 September 2015
EU: the CJEU may restrict governments’ capacity to exclude specific termination of employment contracts from collective redundancy procedures
The CJEU has to rule if employees on fixed term employment contracts should be included in the calculations used to determine the number of workers in an undertaking as pertaining to Directive...
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3 September 2015
Germany: IG Metall and employers divided over working hours and services contracts
While the Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Andrea Nahles gets set this autumn for a draft law on a framework for services contracts as well as an amendment to the current legislation...
3 September 2015
Great Britain: controversy building over processing charges for customers’ tips after a pay sensitive summer
The battle for waiters and waitresses to receive their full tips has heated up over the summer. A host of restaurants (Angus Steak Houses, ASK Italian and Zizzi, Café Rouge, Prezzo, Strada, Pizza...
3 September 2015
Myanmar: introduces a minimum wage
Under pressure from both unions and abroad, the Myanmar government has decided to put the long awaited and reclaimed minimum wage in place. The garment and textile sector employing almost 200,000...
2 September 2015
Great Britain: another jump in the number of zero-hours contracts
The number of people in Great Britain employed on zero-hours contracts has risen by almost 20% over a year.
2 September 2015
Italy: agreement for maintaining temporary worker positions at the Melfi Fiat Chrysler Automobile plant
Temporary employment agencies that supply the Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA) plant at Melfi together with the unions have come to an agreement over continuing employing temporary staff. It...
2 September 2015
ABN AMRO : global framework agreement with UNI Global Union signed
The banking sector, currently lagging behind other sectors in terms of transnational collective bargaining, looks to be catching up. The Dutch bank is the most recent and The Netherlands first...
2 September 2015
Great Britain: Cameron waters down renegotiation stance with the EU
Up until now British PM David Cameron has favored a total opt-out from European work directives. Recent press reports however indicate that he is willing to water this position down to only...
1 September 2015
Multinational corporations: increasingly accountable for their human rights behavior?
In the United States a consumer action group set up in protest at the modern slavery policy used in Nestlé’s supply chain in Thailand for the production of pets feed products represents the latest...
India: general strike set for September 02 protesting against government labor reforms
Ten central union organizations have called for a general strike on September 02 to protest against current and future reforms by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The strike action has...
1 September 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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Argentina: government unveils labour reform
Argentina's ultra-liberal president Javier Milei wants to "modernise labour" with a new reform that has been greeted with opposition from trade unions. Submitted to the Senate on 11 December, the...
6 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026
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Spain: government wants 3.1% minimum wage hike
Spain's ministry of labour has informed the social partners of its intention to raise the minimum wage to €1,221 gross per month. This increase is expected to be approved by the Council of...
8 January 2026
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Poland: reform introduces possibility of working for another employer while on sick leave
On 7 January, the President of Poland promulgated an amendment to the country’s social insurance act. The reform aims to clarify the activities permitted during sick leave, so that...
12 January 2026
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Vincent Lecerf (Orange): “Equality and diversity are competitive advantages for us”
Following the signing of a new agreement on professional equality and diversity in December, the chief HR officer of French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange Group, Vincent...
13 January 2026
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France: Crédit Agricole signs first independent agreement on disability
On 8 December, French banking group Crédit Agricole and three of the four representative trade unions (CFE-CGC, CFDT and FO) in France signed a disability agreement for the period...
9 January 2026