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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
Denmark: the 3F union and the Dansk Erhverv Chamber of Commerce have launched a joint campaign to promote temporary work
Highlighting the advantages of temporary work, both the 3F union and Dansk Erhverv the Danish Chamber of Commerce (trade, tourism, business services, IT, welfare services and transportation) are...
1 September 2015
Belgium: government returns after summer break and sets to implement tax shift policies
At the end of July the Belgian government came to agreement over tax reforms to shift some of employees’ tax burden to other areas. The first arrangements for this were presented at the close of...
31 August 2015
United States: The National Labor Relations Board broadens the notion of joint employer
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), (a US government independent agency charged with regulating US labor relations) has just broadened the notion of ‘joint employer’ to extend to all...
31 August 2015
EU: the European Commission presents a series of options substituting its withdrawal of the draft Maternity Leave Directive
The European Commission had previously indicated it would put forward proposals to relaunch policies aimed at achieving better work-life balance as a substitute for withdrawing the draft Maternity...
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31 August 2015
Great Britain: 4% pay rise for Sainsbury’s supermarket staff
Under pressure from campaigning efforts to raise low pay, Sainsbury’s, Britain’s number two supermarket chain, has raised most of its employees’ pay by 4%. This marks a surprise pay rise given...
31 August 2015
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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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United Kingdom: government launches consultation on AI and data protection rules
L’info. Le gouvernement britannique a lancé, du 15 juillet au 9 septembre 2026, une consultation afin d’identifier les dispositifs juridiques, techniques et de gouvernance...
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28 August 2026
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EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive
The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application...
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28 August 2026
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026