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Germany: decree on minimum working time for executives whose contract doesn’t define a number of hours
On May 15, 2013, the Federal Labor Court (BAG) issued a last-instance ruling rejecting the complaint of an executive whose contract didn’t provide for clear-cut working hours. She had pressed...
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16 May 2013
Great Britain: pay freezes are down but that doesn’t mean that real wages are up
Data from the independent pay monitoring body, Incomes Data Services (IDS), shows that pay freezes are now in decline. Figures for the first quarter of 2013 reveal that pay deals where no salary...
16 May 2013
Sweden: agreement in the energy industry supervises gradual retirement
On April 25, 2013, the EFA (Energiföretagens Arbetsgivareförening) energy employers’ organization and the SEKO communication and service workers’ union signed a new agreement. It provides for a...
16 May 2013
France: second Social Conference will focus on the pension reform
Retirement, vocational training, future sectors, working conditions and public services will be the five themes on the agenda of the next Social Conference bringing together the government and the...
16 May 2013
Corporate practices: Mapfre’s talent management program uses international benchmarking to develop innovation
Since 1984, MAPFRE, the leading insurance company in Spain, has been steadily expanding its business at the worldwide scale. In response to this internationalization process, the company agreed to...
16 May 2013
Italy: Enel signs two framework agreements on the management of ‘surplus’ workers
On May 9, Enel group and the Filctem-CGIL, Flaei-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions signed two framework agreements on the management of ‘surplus’ workers. The first is on the group implementing Article...
16 May 2013
32 clothing brands and retailers sign agreement for safer textile suppliers in Bangladesh
On May 14, about 32 global brands signed an agreement to improve safety conditions in textile factories in Bangladesh. This initiative was launched by the IndustriAll and Uni global unions as...
EU: EU-US talks on transatlantic free trade
With growth going down on both sides of the Atlantic and competition from China and emerging countries rising, the European Union and the United States have almost secretly been discussing for...
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15 May 2013
Denmark: government announces “temporary answer” to the problems caused by the unemployment compensation reform
Yesterday, May 14, the government presented its “temporary solution to face the severe problems arising from the crisis following implementation of the 2010 reform of the unemployment compensation...
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15 May 2013
Germany: new pilot collective agreement in Bavaria dismisses threat of open strike in the metal industry
Putting an end to a conflict punctuated with major warning strikes, the powerful Bavarian federation of the IG-Metall union and the Gesamtmetall employers’ organization reached, early this...
15 May 2013
France: labor market reform permanently adopted
Yesterday, Tuesday, May 14, the Senate permanently adopted the bill on secure employment. The government said it was “historical.” The text transposes the national cross-industry agreement...
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15 May 2013
Spain: Holcim, one of the first large businesses in Spain to provide a true outplacement program to its outgoing employees
In Spain, the building sector has been particularly hard hit by the current economic crisis and certainly the Spanish subsidiary of the multinational Holcim, whose core business includes...
14 May 2013
Italy: Vodafone Italia signs agreement “redefining wage costs” and dealing with 700 ‘surplus’ workers
Launched in March, the negotiations between Vodafone Italia, the SLC-CGIl, Fistel-Cisl and Uilcom-Uil unions and the national RSU coordination led to an agreement on May 4. It contains...
14 May 2013
Germany: strike takes trial of strength between Verdi union and Amazon on collective agreement to the next level
The Verdi services union called on the employees of the American internet giant, Amazon, to take part in a one-day strike today, May 14, in two logistics centers: Leipzig (Saxony) and Bad Hersfeld...
14 May 2013
Great Britain: more and more businesses provide their employees with vocational qualifications
The major high street retailer, the John Lewis Partnership, has announced plans to establish a ‘University of John Lewis’ as part of its expanding range of internal vocational qualifications for...
14 May 2013
Netherlands: bill on equal treatment for precarious workers
The Dutch government wants to put an end to a labor market anomaly: excessive use of precarious workers paid below minimum wage. The judges are increasingly touched by these “flexwerekers’...
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14 May 2013
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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...
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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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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