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Great Britain: Families Act passed
Legislation - in the form of the Children and Families Act 2014, which will bring into force various changes to maternity, paternity and adoption rights, received Royal Assent on March 13. It...
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17 March 2014
China: 50 percent of IBM Shenzhen workers leave the company rather than being transferred to Lenovo
More than half the workers decided to accept the American company’s offer to leave rather than going with Lenovo.
14 March 2014
EU: national regulation providing for shorter notice periods for fixed-term contracts than for permanent ones goes against Community law (ECJ)
In a verdict rendered on March 13, in a case involving Polish law, the European judges stated that national regulations providing for shorter notice periods for fixed-term contracts than for...
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13 March 2014
Italy: draft social reforms of the Renzi administration
Yesterday, March 12, the Council of Ministers approved a decree-law containing emergency provisions to boost employment and make businesses’ obligations simpler, as well as a bill empowering the...
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13 March 2014
EU: UNI Europa publishes brochure on EWCs as tools for transnational action
Throughout 2013, UNI Europa, the European trade union federation, carried out a project on EWCs in several sectors – finance, trade, cleaning services and graphics. There were two objectives...
13 March 2014
United States: President Obama wants to extend overtime pay beneficiaries
Barack Obama is going to ask the Department of Labor to review overtime pay in order to get more employees covered. To that end, he wants to update the Labor Standards Act, which provides that...
13 March 2014
Bangladesh: first results of the plant inspections implemented as part of the Global Safety Accord among textile subcontractors
On March 10, the reports on the first 10 factories inspected in Bangladesh were published. These are the direct result from the agreement signed in May 2013 between international trade unions and...
EU: Parliament adopts Directive improving the fight against discrimination towards migrant workers
Yesterday, March 12, the MEPs adopted the compromise reached with the Council of EU Ministers on the draft directive containing “measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers...
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12 March 2014
Germany: employers worried about the impact retirement at 63 could have on the shortage of skilled workers
Several big employers’ organizations in Germany sounded the alarm: the government’s pension reform bill, which introduces retirement at 63 for people who paid contributions for 45 years, could...
12 March 2014
EU: Parliament adopts amendments to the draft regulation on the protection of personal data
While this topic is still subject to vivid debates, the MEPs adopted – today, March 12, their first reading report on the draft regulation concerning the protection of people regarding the...
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12 March 2014
Australia: government to amend Fair Work Act
The Australian government recently sent to Parliament its bill to reform the Fair Work Act. It limits union representatives’ access to the workplace, amends some aspects of collective bargaining...
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11 March 2014
Brazil: more and more businesses convicted for institutional moral harassment
The number of businesses convicted for institutional moral harassment is increasing in Brazil, with 53 convictions until the end of 2012. This is the story told by Adriana Calvo, lawyer and labor...
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11 March 2014
EU: Commission issues recommendations to reduce the gender pay gap
On March 7, the Commission issued recommendations for the Member States to limit the pay gap between men and women, which remains at 16.4 percent for equal work. The Member States are requested...
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11 March 2014
Romania: social aspects of the new government’s program
After a cabinet reshuffle in the beginning of this month, the center-left Prime Minister lowered several social objectives to which he had committed when he took office in 2012, notably the...
11 March 2014
China: official unions support strike at Pepsi
A national strike has been paralyzing several Pepsi factories in China, protesting against layoff and pay cuts. Besides, and this is extremely rare in the People’s Republic, unions back the...
10 March 2014
Great Britain: revised figures on the reality of zero hour contracts make political waves
The government has revealed that the incidence of the use of zero hour contracts is more than double its previous pronouncement. After a campaign of political pressure by political parties, unions...
10 March 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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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
15 January 2026
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Informal economy and slow wage growth hamper decent work, ILO says
The International Labour Organisation published its Employment ans Social Trends 2026 on 14 January. It anticipates unemployment stabilising in 2026 and employment growth of 1%, driven by...
16 January 2026