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In the communication adopted yesterday, “REFIT - Fit for growth,” the European Commission announced that it was going to implement a Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT) for...

3 October 2013

Italy: union and employers’ organization in the temporary work industry renew their sector’s national collective agreement

On September 27, the Assolavoro and Assosomm employers’ associations signed the agreement renewing the national collective agreement in the temporary work industry, with the Nidil-CGIL, Felsa-Cisl...

3 October 2013

Great Britain: government tracks businesses that fail to pay minimum wage

In addition to the minimum wage increase, which came into force on October 1, a new measure allows naming businesses that fail to pay statutory minimum wage. Using the ‘name and shame’ principle...

3 October 2013

EU: European Commission adopts communication on strengthening the social dimension of the economic and monetary union

On October 2, the European Commission adopted a communication entitled, “strengthening the social dimension of the economic and monetary union (EMU). This highly anticipated document follow the...

2 October 2013

Spain: CCOO’s manufacturing and chemistry federation restart their merger procedure

The FI-CCOO and FITEQA-CCOO federations confirm their will to build, together, a stronger, more effective organization to place the industry at the center of the country’s economic revival. ...

2 October 2013

At TDC, the biggest telecom company in Denmark, employee who smoke outside of collective breaks now have to “compensate” the time gone up in smoke

On October 1, at TDC, the biggest telecom company in Denmark (8,500 employees), a new antismoking policy came into force. It provides for a complete ban on smoking inside the premises and in...

2 October 2013

United States: employers half hearted about healthcare reform

A lot of American employers are still resolutely opposed to the Obamacare, decided in 2010, and anticipate its impact, limiting their health coverage. However, they welcome the measures that...

2 October 2013

Portugal: new layoff compensation system comes into force

Workers hired on October 1, 2013 and after and laid off in the future will receive compensation amounting to 12 worked days per year in the company in the event of a mass layoff, instead of 20...

2 October 2013

Spain: UGT’s metal federation convention affected by the departure of its general secretary

The 26th convention of the wood, construction and associated industries federation, MCA-UGT, will take place in Burgos on October 2-4 and in a difficult context, both for the union and the metal...

1 October 2013

Belgium: ArcelorMittal reaches draft agreement on the industrial chapter

After bargaining for 8 months, unions and the management at ArcelorMittal reached, yesterday, a draft agreement on an industrial plan for the restructuring of its cold-processing line in Liege...

1 October 2013

Germany: schedule of 2014/15 collective bargaining

In 2014, 10.5 million employees will be directly affected by collective pay negotiations. Planet Labor is giving you the detailed schedule of collective bargaining in 2014 and 2015 as well as the...

1 October 2013

Great Britain: long-term jobseekers to do community service to receive their allowance

Starting in April, the 200,000 long-term jobseekers in Britain will have to mobilize to keep receiving their unemployment benefits, notably by doing community service. This measure, announced on...

1 October 2013

Luxembourg: social elections on November 13

On November 13, two elections will take place in Luxembourg affecting employee representation: the Chamber of Employees (Chambre des salariés de Luxembourg, CSL) and the company employee...

30 September 2013

Belgium: Council of Ministers approves bill on single status for blue and white-collar workers

A second step was made in the issue of the single status. After the social partners reached a compromise in July, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on Friday, September 27. The text is...

30 September 2013

Denmark: North Jutland is the first region to include “chain liability” in public contracts to combat social dumping

After adopting, in May, a new policy for public markets, focusing on social and environmental clauses, North Jutland is now enforcing it in tenders for the construction of the new university...

30 September 2013

Sweden: new agreement for the 16,000 employees in the postal and cargo industry

Mediators helped with the agreement reached on September 17, 2013 between the SEKO (service and communication) union and the Almega service employers’ organization for the postal and cargo...

27 September 2013

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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

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