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Brazil: union funding suspected of feeding the creation of ‘ghost’ unions
Brazilian union funding is being questioned after the Ministry of Labor cleared out several ghost unions at the end of February. Hundreds of organizations are suspected of being created in order...
28 May 2014
EU: publication of the directive making it easier to post third-country citizens within a group
Published yesterday, May 27, this directive introduces a simpler entry and residence procedure (single residence and work permit) for third-country nationals subject to a transfer within a group...
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27 May 2014
Spain: since the last labor market reform, unions’ conflict strategies in case of layoffs are increasingly risky
Unions are disarmed by the labor law reform. That’s what comes out of the two social conflicts with the most media coverage these past few months. One is between workers and management at...
27 May 2014
Balkans: labor law changes in a difficult economic and social situation
Recent months have been full of news in terms of workers’ rights in the Balkan area. The different reform mostly aim to make these formerly collective economies more competitive by making labor...
27 May 2014
Corporate practice: how Hilti Svenska AB is banking on proximity management to improve its turnover
Named Best Workplace in Sweden in 2014, the company that specializes in manufacturing and selling construction products beat Microsoft AB, which only ranks second in the “250 workers or more...
27 May 2014
Sweden: Seko union terminates ongoing negotiations in rail industry to lobby Veolia Transport within the framework of their conflict regarding staff recruitment conditions
Following the sectoral agreement signed in 2013, a working group was set up. One of its missions was to think about ways to secure employees in case of a transfer of activities. However, Seko...
26 May 2014
Great Britain: CWU and GMB unions create their own legal firm
The Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) and the GMB general union have together launched the first ever union legal firm. Called UNIONLINE (meaning also ‘union online’), the firm will provide a...
26 May 2014
Spain: listed businesses to set female representation objectives on their decision-making structures
The government approved, at a Council of Ministers meeting, the bill on the governance of listed companies. It provides for the obligation for these undertakings to set objectives to achieve...
Norway: agreement reached in logistics
On May 15, the NHO Logistikk og Transport employers’ organization (logistics and transportation) and the NTF (Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund) union signed an agreement for the logistics and...
23 May 2014
Germany: Bundestag adopts innovative pension reform introducing ‘flexible retirement’
A large majority of MPs in the Bundestag approved a major pension reform that gives a ‘way out’ for retirement as early as 63 for employees who paid contributions for 45 years. It also slightly...
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23 May 2014
EU: reference pay for calculating annual leave must take commission payments into consideration
In a ruling issued on May 22 in a British case, the ECJ decided that the annual leave allowance for employees whose remuneration is made up of basic pay plus commission – whose amount is defined...
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22 May 2014
Denmark: Parliament permanently adopts equal pay reform
The Parliament adopted the reform of the act that contains the obligation for businesses to issue pay statistics divided by gender. In addition to extending this obligation to all businesses with...
22 May 2014
Greece: towards a reform of union law regulations
Major changes to union practices and operation mode are about to be adopted – by the end of the year. Indeed, pressed by the Troika, the Ministry of Labor is working on the development of a new...
22 May 2014
Great Britain: working time as the grounds for many collective disputes
The traditional 1 April settlement date for annual pay rises has passed, so unions’ priorities have shifted. A crop of industrial disputes over issues of working time have emerged. They focus...
22 May 2014
Luxembourg: banking sector signs collective labor agreement
On May 15, the social partners in the banking industry reached an agreement for a collective labor agreement (CCT) for the period between 2014 and 2016. This conclusion came after months of...
22 May 2014
Japan: firms are searching for more flexibility
Market pressure combined with global market changes have weakened japans’ traditional model of durable employment, leading businesses that need to cut costs to increasingly recruit workers with...
21 May 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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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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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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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