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Italy: more flexibility in return for higher wages contained in the for the services sector agreement (excl. tourism)
On March 30 and after a year of negotiations, the employers’ General Confederation of Italian Commerce and Tourism confederation, Confcommercio, together with the unions signed Italy’s largest...
1 April 2015
Suez Environnement: signature of a European agreement on gender equality in the workplace
Together, Suez Environnement, the European Federation of Public Service Unions EPSU, and the special negotiation group for the agreement, signed on March 31, a European agreement on gender...
31 March 2015
Sweden: tripartite discussion over improved use of immigrant workers skills
A fast-track (snabbspår) to suitable work. This is what the Swedish social partners are aiming for so that improved integration into the workplace can be achieved for immigrants looking to settle...
31 March 2015
Germany: a 2.8% rise in chemical sector wages plus significant increases in employer contributions to the ‘Demographic Fund’
A 2.8% wage rise over 17 months and over 24 months an almost doubling of employer contributions to the sector’s ‘Demographic Fund’. Thus were the results of collective negotiations in the chemical...
30 March 2015
Italy: renewed union opposition to the Jobs Act
In reply to a call by Fiom, the metals branch of the CGIL union, roughly 15,000 Italian turned out onto the streets of Rome on Saturday March 28 to protest increasing insecurity in the jobs market...
30 March 2015
Safran: European framework agreement for developing skills and career paths
On March 25 the French company together with the European union federation IndustriALL Europe signed an agreement on professional and occupational development. The agreement contains some common...
30 March 2015
Germany: a plethora of different bonuses for workers in automobiles, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals
It’s fast becoming a tradition: each good year for the German economy sees a plethora of different bonuses being paid to workers, primarily in the automobile, chemicals and pharmaceuticals...
27 March 2015
United States : Microsoft raises the bar for contract workers
Microsoft has decided to impose mandatory vacation and sick paid leaves for its contractors employees.
Great Britain : Employment Tribunal implements decision that commission pay is part of holiday pay calculation
In a significant step, an Employment Tribunal asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to clarify for it the relationship between holiday pay and commission pay when faced with a claim that...
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27 March 2015
United States: The Supreme Court raises judicial issues pertaining to employees who request pregnancy accommodation
By refusing to accommodate a request by a pregnant UPS employee to be put on ‘light duty’, the shipment and logistics company may actually have disadvantaged this employee compared with other...
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27 March 2015
Great Britain : a law to limit exclusivity clauses in zero-hour contracts
On 24 March, the British Parliament gave the green light to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill; it contains a long awaited amendment to the exclusivity clauses of the much...
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26 March 2015
Gestamp: the Spanish automotive supplier sets up a EWC
On 29 January 2015, the company Gestamp, a Spanish automobile equipment manufacturer which employs close to 19,000 people in Europe, has signed an agreement to set up a European works council. The...
26 March 2015
International: free on-line course on the rights of workers in a globalised economy for “decent work for all”
Although it is aimed at unionists and activists, anyone who is interested may participate in this free on-line course, in English, from 1 June for six weeks. This MOOC (Massive On-line Open...
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26 March 2015
United Kingdom: aim of one quarter of company board positions being held by women almost achieved
23.5% of board members in FTSE 100 companies are women, according to the most recent report by Women on Boards. This new figure confirms that the UK is on its way to the goal of 25% of such...
26 March 2015
Germany: following the experience of setting a minimum wage, the government pass a bill aimed at reducing the administrative burden on companies
After the swift approval of a series of laws (in particular that regarding the minimum wage) which considerably increase, according to employers, the administrative burden on companies, the grand...
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25 March 2015
India: the trade union IndustriAll Global Union attacks Sumangali practice, the exploitation of young Indian girls in the textile industry
The Tamil word Sumangali means “happily married woman”. The word is, however, used to designate a form of labour exploitation, that of young women from rural areas, usually adolescents. These...
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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