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United States: the NLRB General Counsel authorizes complaints against McDonald’s franchisees and determines McDonald’s is a joint employer
In a brief released yesterday July 29, the National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Office - responsible for the investigation and prosecution of unfair labor practice cases - announced that...
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30 July 2014
Spain: government, employers and unions agree on an agenda for economic recovery and job creation
Yesterday (July 29), the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, union and employers’ organizations leaders concluded an « agreement containing proposals for the tripartite negotiation » that puts...
29 July 2014
France: government invites social partners to open negotiation on the improvement of social dialogue at company level
The minister of Labour, François Rebsamen, sent to the social partners, yesterday July 29, an orientation paper that sketches options to reform social dialogue and invite them to open discussion...
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29 July 2014
Italy : Intesa Sanpaolo signs an agreement which sets a framework for its diversity policy
In July 24, Intesa Sanpaolo signed, with the group's trade union representatives, a "Protocol on inclusion and equal opportunities" that sets up the framework for the future collective bargaining...
29 July 2014
United States : fast food workers to escalate wage and unionization demands
« Whatever it takes »: that’s the action plan of the fast food workers’ movement which is about to celebrate the second birthday of the campaign to raise the minimum wage in the industry to 15 $...
29 July 2014
Italy: survey by Banca d’Italia on company bargaining’s development and prospects
The study by the Bank of Italy published this month describes the evolution of company negotiations, especially to point to obstacles - the first being uncertainty regarding the conditions of...
25 July 2014
Netherlands: assessment of collective bargaining in 2013
In a report of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment an assessment is made of the development of collective bargaining in 2013. It is based on a sample of 100 collective agreements, which...
24 July 2014
France: the act on real gender equality was adopted
The act on real gender equality was adopted yesterday July 23. Particularly broad as it covers parity in institutions as well as the protection of women suffering from violence or the fight...
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24 July 2014
France: the system reducing labor costs was permanently adopted
On July 23, the MPs adopted the flagship measure of President Hollande’s reform program - and the social partners’ bone of contention - the system reducing social contributions to restore...
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23 July 2014
International: social databases, a growing tool supporting the coordination of collective bargaining at global level
Recently, in 2 large multinational firms - Fiat-Chrysler and Petrobras - global union alliances have committed, at the end of their annual meeting, to making databases to have the possibility of...
23 July 2014
Italy: TNT Group strikes deal for insourcing handling operations
Transport unions and TNT signed the first agreement for insourcing handling operations in Italy. It is based on the protocol signed in February by the sector’s unions and employers’ organization...
23 July 2014
United States: discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is still legal in most States but not among Federal Government providers
Discriminating on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity is still legal in most States but not in businesses that work for the Federal State. Indeed, on Monday, July 21, President...
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23 July 2014
Slovakia: amendment limits the duration of arrangements on work performed outside of an employment relationship
The Labor Code amendment limiting “works/assignment contracts performed outside an employment relationship,” a booming atypical form of employment that takes a lot from civil law and very little...
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22 July 2014
France: provisions making it easier for employees to take over their company adopted
The Law on Social and Solidary Economy, permanently adopted by the National Assembly yesterday July 21, 2014, introduces an obligation to inform employees early in case of the sale of a healthy...
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22 July 2014
Italy: unions divided over workers’ ‘sacrifices’ to save Alitalia
After a separate framework agreement on the dismissal of 1,635 employees and the management of employment consequences of the alliance with Etihad, signed by the Fit-Cisl, Uil Trasporti-UIl and...
21 July 2014
Bulgaria : the application of current conditions for early retirement will last till the end of 2017
The draft law suggested by MPs from the socialist party (still in power) was approved at the “first reading” by the Parliamentarian Committee on Labor and Social Policy last week. The document...
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21 July 2014
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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...
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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