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Tunisia: 6-percent wage increase in the private sector
On June 23, the social partners agreed to a 6-percent wage increase in the private sector. The negotiations took place at central level but the deal provides for a return to sectoral negotiations...
26 June 2014
Brazil: World Cup reveals occupational health and safety flaws
In 3 years, 9 workers died on the World Cup’s sites, a human tribute that is very telling of working conditions in Brazil. In 2013, there were 700,000 accidents, 15,000 injuries and 2,700 deaths...
26 June 2014
Estonia: a reform of the employment of disabled persons to combat the workforce shortage
The government approved the draft employment reform in favor of disabled persons on June 12. It is the result of a 2-year survey and of discussions between experts and associations. Requested by...
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25 June 2014
Great Britain: government announces regulation of ‘zero hour’ employment contracts
Employees on zero hours contracts will have the freedom to find work with more than one employer. The ban of exclusivity clauses in these forms of employment - where no minimum working time or...
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25 June 2014
Brazil: the decrease in statutory working time, backed by unions, won’t happen any time soon
Outstanding in Congress for 19 years, the issue of statutory working time has come back into the national agenda with a demonstration in Brasilia on June 4 organized by all those who defend...
25 June 2014
Emerson: agreement establishing European Works Council
The agreement signed on June 18 between the management of the American engineering services group and the SNB is subject to British law. It supervises the information/consultation procedure...
25 June 2014
Italy: negotiations for the renewal of the national collective agreement in the banking industry are looking complicated
Yesterday, June 23, after the second bargaining meeting for the renewal of the banking sector’s national collective agreements, unions pointed to “enormous and unfathomed divisions” between their...
24 June 2014
Great Britain: more and more HR departments are merging into shared services
In order to save money and have more effective HR services, a lot of UK firms are now banking on the creation of a single HR pole, following the idea of shared services centers (SSC)...
24 June 2014
Gras Savoye: agreement establishing EWC renewed
On April 4, the management of the reinsurance group and the special negotiating body renewed the agreement establishing a European Works Council, initially signed in 2009. The first deal already...
24 June 2014
Germany: a survey by the Hans-Böckler union foundation found that the introduction of minimum wage shouldn’t have a negative impact on the employment market
About 2 weeks to the planned adoption by the Bundestag, on July 4, of the bill on the introduction of statutory universal minimum wage amounting to €8.5/hour, the Hans-Böckler foundation released...
24 June 2014
Austria: 2.2 percent increase for the Austrian Post’s 24,000 employees
On Wednesday, June 18, the Post’s social partners agreed on an average 2.2 percent wage increase for all workers in the company. The agreement, which will start on July 1, 2015 and for a year...
23 June 2014
Denmark: for the first time, unions sign a joint collective agreement for all the employees in a company (CGI Danmark)
On June 18, after bargaining for nearly a year, 5 unions - HK/Privat (private sector), PROSA (IT professionals), IDA (engineers), Djøf (lawyers) and Dansk Magisterforening (Masters’ and PhD...
23 June 2014
Nordic countries: a new employers’ organization, Nordic Arctic Business Council, was created
Since May 19, Nordic employers have had a new professional organization, the Nordic Arctic Business Council, which gathers representatives from the key employers’ organizations in Scandinavia. ...
20 June 2014
Norway: the conservative government wants to make the labor market more flexible
On June 11, Robert Eriksson, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, presented the outline of a draft reform of the professional environment. The text notably provides for more flexible standards...
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20 June 2014
Chile: new law against “multi-RUT,” the artificial subsystem businesses use to elude their obligations in terms of labor law and social security
The law adopted by the Chilean lawmakers puts an end to the “multi-RUT” practice: making several branches of the same company look like different employers in the administration’s eyes. For a...
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20 June 2014
Great Britain: government launches action plan for seniors
The government has launched an action plan called ‘Fuller Working Lives – a framework for action.’ It aims not only to help employers make the most of older workers’ potential for their...
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19 June 2014
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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