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Belgium: oil sector signs new collective agreement
On June 24, Belgium’s oil sector signed its collective agreement for the period 2015/2016. Unions secured the maximum in terms of pay rises as well as improved provisions for quality of life and...
2 July 2015
EU : Commission confirms the withdrawal of the maternity leave draft directive
The Commission just announced the withdrawal of the maternity leave directive draft directive. It will propose new initiatives in the 2016 Work Programme, « aiming to meet the objectives in a more...
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1 July 2015
Germany: longest strike in the history of rail comes to an end
Relief for Germany on the eve of the summer holidays: caught up in a year long apparently intractable dispute, the train drivers’ union GDL together with management at Deutsche Bahn announced on...
1 July 2015
Germany: six months after introducing the minimum wage, Minister for Employment, Andrea Nahles announces lighter working time documentation requirements
On June 30, during a press conference on the minimum wage some six months after the law came into force, Andrea Nahles, Minister for Social Affairs and Employment announced to much surprise all...
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1 July 2015
United States: Barack Obama turns his attention to overtime
The US President wants to expand the pool of workers eligible for overtime. Up until now a worker earning over 23,660$ a year was not eligible for overtime pay. The President is looking to raise...
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1 July 2015
Luxemburg: draft law on social dialogue within companies in the process of being voted in
On Thursday July 01 the Chamber of Deputies will decide on a project under debate since 2013. Joint committees have been legislated away for a while and their competences have been transferred to...
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1 July 2015
Netherlands: reforms to redundancy payments and to flexible employment contracts come into force today July 01.
The ‘Law on work and security’ (Wet Werk en Zekerheid) was adopted in June 2014. In it are provisions covering redundancy and flexible work contract regulations. The law comes into force on July...
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1 July 2015
Denmark: government’s new programme banks on growth and jobs in the private sector
Yesterday, on 28 June, new Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen presented his cabinet and his government’s programme. As regards the labour market he is planning, amongst other things, to revise...
29 June 2015
Forced labour: despite efforts, the electronics sector is still the underperformer
139 graves and abandoned camps, which are thought to have housed hundreds of people, have been discovered. At the end of May, Malaysia was once again faced with a truth which has eaten away at the...
United States: the Supreme Court upholds Obamacare
A majority of the US Supreme Court upheld key portions of Obamacare (The Affordable Care Act) especially the federal subsidy system that 7 million rely on.
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25 June 2015
Germany: the strike at Deutsche Post DHL has started a legal free-for-all
Week three of the strike organized by the services union Verdi at Deutsche Post DHL (DP-DHL) comes to a close without the social partners moving one step closer to agreement. In fact it has been...
25 June 2015
Italy: Poste Italiane Spa has come to an agreement with the unions over a new business and organizational model for its post-offices
The Italian post services group has reached an agreement with unions over a new business and organizational model to transform its post-offices across the country. The agreement significantly...
25 June 2015
EU: the European Commission may present a new directive proposal on maternity leave
The European Commission had issued the Council of Ministers and the EU Parliament with an ultimatum: unless progress was made over negotiations before the end of June the Commission was going to...
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25 June 2015
Finland: new wage agreement for 2016
The Finnish social partners including the employers’ confederation EK and the trade union confederations, SAK, AKAVA and STTK have agreed wage rises for 2016 within the framework of the growth and...
24 June 2015
Germany: a quarter of Germany’s businesses are trying to retain staff who look to draw their pension at 63
A year after the pension reforms were introduced allowing workers with 45 years of contributions to draw a full pension at age 63 compared with 65 previously, the Institute for Employment Research...
24 June 2015
Germany: the Strike Republic?
Ongoing strike action at Amazon, Deutsche Post, retail outlets, the Berlin Hospital of Charity, to name just some, upcoming strike action at Lufthansa, or long-term conflict threatening to erupt...
23 June 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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United Kingdom: government urged to legislate against forced labour
After consulting victims, businesses and NGOs, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has published a report showing that the UK is lagging behind in the fight against forced labour. The...