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EU: clauses in public contracts cannot require tenderers to pay a minimum wage, if the workers are to fully perform the contract in a different Member State
In a judgment handed down on September 18, 2014, the ECJ ruled that the condition for awarding a public contract in one Member State that requires the tenderer to pay its personnel a fixed minimum...
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19 September 2014
Ecuador: demonstrations to reject the Government’s Labor code reforms
On Wednesday September 17, 2014, several sectors of Ecuador’s society spilled onto the streets to voice their opposition to the numerous reforms being driven by Rafael Correa’s leftwing...
19 September 2014
United States: the CWA and Teamsters unions are booking themselves an XXL seat with American Airlines
A union coalition of the CWA (Communications Workers of America) and the Teamsters has established its presence in the American Airlines company that employs 14,000 staff in passenger services...
19 September 2014
Germany: chemical union going to push for a 3 day week for the over 60s
Peter Hoffmann, member of the federal office of the IG BCE chemical union explained on Wednesday September 17, 2014 that during the next round of negotiations at the beginning of 2015 his union...
18 September 2014
Great Britain: the NUM union comes to the rescue just in time for the final working coal mine (Hatfield Colliery)
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has stepped in to save the last viable deep pit coal mine by investing £4m in the employee-owned Hatfield Colliery, near Doncaster. The colliery faced...
18 September 2014
Denmark: new provisions for whistle-blowers in the financial sector
The European Directive CRD lV was transposed into law by the State in March 2014, and obliges financial institutions to implement, before September 1, 2014, internal “whistle-blowing” mechanisms...
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18 September 2014
H&M: signature on a global agreement in partnership with the ILO on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry
Signed on September 15, 2014 this agreement is the first of its kind, forging a partnership between the retail-clothing company and the tripartite international organization. It covers industrial...
Great Britain: the High Court has validated employer practice that recognizes a trade union thus preventing another union’s legal recognition
In a judgment handed down on September 12, 2014, the long running dispute between the Pharmacists’ Defence Association union (PDAU) and the Boots pharmacy retailer has been settled in Boots’...
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17 September 2014
United States: a new law in the state of California provides for paid sick leave
Last week the state of California became known in the U.S for adopting a law on sick leave pay that will come into effect in July 2015. The law requires employers in the state to give workers paid...
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17 September 2014
Russia: pregnant women protected by law but under pressure from employers
Russia’s labor law affords a high level of protection to pregnant women but this protection does not occur in practice as many women quit their companies because of harassment. This phenomenon is...
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17 September 2014
BNP Paribas: European agreement on professional equality signed
Yesterday, September 16, 2014, BNP Paribas signed an agreement with the European Federation Union UNI Europa Finance and the European Federation of Finance Company Executives (FECEC), and its...
16 September 2014
International: worrisome negotiations over an agreement to liberalize trade in services
If it hadn’t been for the Wikileaks revelations released in June 2014 no one or almost no one would have heard of TiSA – the Trade in Services Agreement that aims at liberalizing the international...
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16 September 2014
Germany: ArcelorMittal Bremen management requires that companies contracted to provide services adhere to the social charter negotiated with the works council
Under pressure from the works council at ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH (AMB), management and the council together have developed a ‘social charter’. It targets companies looking to sign service...
EU: an ECJ ruling states that employees transferred are to retain their earlier working conditions, as concluded under their terminated collective agreements
Judges in the European Court of Justice ruled that the transferred employees are to be covered by the working conditions of the collective agreement terminated before the transfert but yet...
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15 September 2014
Great Britain: government measures succeed in reducing backlogs in employment tribunals
According to government statistics employment tribunals again witnessed a reduction in individual claims over the period from April to June 2014. David Cameron’s team welcomed the fact that the...
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15 September 2014
Italy: the CGIL, Cisl and Uil central unions front a united platform on the taxation and benefits system
The three central unions, CGIL, Cisl, and Uil will this month complete consultations on their united platform concerning taxation and benefits. They hope it will serve to defend their common...
12 September 2014
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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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United Kingdom: Parliament finally passes Employment Rights Bill
The UK Labour government's flagship reform of employment rights was passed by both houses on 16 December after a turbulent parliamentary process. The bill introduces numerous changes to labour...
18 December 2025
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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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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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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