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Sweden: If Metall and Teknikarbetsgivare sign new deal on working time cut in case of a crisis in addition to the future short-time working system
Inspired from the ‘crisis agreements’ signed in 2009, a bill on the “kortidsaerbete med statligt stöd” (working time cut with State support) is going to be debated in Parliament soon. However...
25 November 2013
Great Britain: new pay deal in the construction industry
The three main construction unions, the GMB, UCATT and Unite, are to recommend to their members covered by under the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) agreement acceptance of a new offer...
25 November 2013
Switzerland: initiative to limit employers’ pay failed but left a mark
On Sunday, November 24, the Swiss people clearly rejected the 1:12 initiative, which requested that the ratio between the highest and lowest salary paid in a company didn’t exceed 1 to 12. 65.3...
25 November 2013
France: funding is the bone of contention of the reform of vocational training and apprenticeship
Presented as a priority for François Hollande’s 5-year term, the reform of vocational training should be complete by the end of this year, at the same time as an apprenticeship reform. While the...
25 November 2013
Bangladesh: agreement on standard security rules for the approximately 4,000 textile plants subcontracting for western brands and businesses
On November 21, an agreement was reached on minimum security standards (notably fire prevention systems and electric systems) to check when assessing buildings where the approximately 4,000...
Finance sector workers throughout the world have suffered a lot in recent years, according to a report by UNI Finance Global
Nearly 200,000 jobs lost in the financial sector throughout the world these past two years. 80 percent of the sector’s unions in Europe reporting health issues for their members. These are two...
22 November 2013
EU: European Parliament adopts amendments to the draft directive on the objective of 40 percent of women on the boards of listed companies by 2020
On Wednesday, November 20, the European Parliament adopted its version of the proposed directive introducing the obligation for businesses to come up with recruitment and selection procedures to...
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22 November 2013
Belgium: regulations on psychosocial risks improved
Two bills on the improvement of the prevention of psychosocial risks are currently being discussed at the House of Representatives. The key novelties concern the definition of these risks and...
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22 November 2013
CSR is gaining ground in Africa
Under pressure from international partners, environment lobby groups and organizations defending human rights, and with the rise of a middle class representing nearly 300 million consumers, more...
Germany: Angela Merkel confirms statutory minimum wage
Yesterday, November 21, the Chancellor confirmed, more clearly than ever, that Germany was going to adopt statutory minimum wage. This concession, obtained following friction with the...
21 November 2013
Great Britain: businesses with employee ownership will have their stock index
Improving employee ownership is one of the leitmotivs of the Cameron team, which recently announced the creation of a tailor-made stock index to identify businesses where at least 3 percent of...
21 November 2013
CSR in 200 Indian firms under the microscope
Since August 2013, India has been one of the only countries in the world to impose that large businesses dedicate 2 percent of their net earnings to responsible investments. In a survey published...
Spain: new program promotes women’s access to companies’ top
40 executive women were chosen by their company to follow a training cycle and be promoted faster in order to move faster towards effective and real equal opportunities. This initiative, called...
EU: in 2014/15, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) Campaign will tackle stress and psychosocial risks
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (Bilbao) is the EU’s body in charge of gathering, analyzing and spreading information on these issues to meet the stakeholders’ needs in the field...
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21 November 2013
EU: soon, permanent adoption of the Erasmus+ European exchange program
On Tuesday, November 19, the European Parliament adopted the European Union’s program on education and training, which received strong consensus: “do everything to avoid scarifying this...
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20 November 2013
Brazil: OAS construction group to pay a BRL 15 million fine for slavery
OAS, the public construction company, one of the biggest in the country, is going to pay a fine amounting to BRL 15 million (€5 million) for “maintaining 150 workers in a situation nearing...
20 November 2013
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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