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EU: Council and Parliament reach agreement on presumption of employment for platform workers
European legislators have reached agreement on a directive strengthening protections for platform workers. The presumption of employment should soon apply to 5 million workers considered to be in...
13 December 2023
Portugal: 95% satisfaction rate among companies to test four-day week
The initial results of Portugal's four-day week trial, published on 12 December, show high levels of satisfaction among both participating companies and the employees concerned. The experiment...
13 December 2023
United Kingdom: PwC rolls out staff training on neurodiversity
Professional services giant PwC has rolled out an online training programme, open to its 32,640 UK employees, to help them understand neurodiversity. More than 1,000 employees have already...
13 December 2023
EU: whistleblower protection measures come into force in companies with more than 50 employees
The provisions of the European directive on the protection of whistleblowers have now been transposed into the legislation of the 27 EU Member States and apply to all companies with 250 employees...
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12 December 2023
Australia: new visa to be created for highly skilled workers
On 11 December, home affairs minister Clare O’Neil announced a series of measures designed to halve immigration over the next two years. In particular, the government will be raising the...
12 December 2023
EU: international groups join unions and NGOs in calling for an ambitious corporate sustainability due diligence directive
In a joint call published on 11 December, several international industrial groups (L’Oréal, Unilever, Scania, Ericsson, Ikea, Novo Nordisk and Maersk) have joined forces with European...
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11 December 2023
New Zealand: trial period extended to 90 days for all employers
On 11 December labour relations minister Brooke Van Velden introduced a bill allowing all employers to extend the trial period for new recruits to a maximum of 90 days. Until now, this...
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11 December 2023
Germany: SAP aims to revive employee appraisals with ‘Winning Culture’
The leadership of SAP, the German enterprise IT solutions producer, wants to restore its employees "taste for performance". To achieve this, it is negotiating the introduction of a "dynamic...
11 December 2023
France: order transposing CSRD directive published
An order was published in France’s official journal on 7 December to transpose into domestic law the corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD), which is due to come into force in...
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8 December 2023
Australia: law passed to guarantee equal treatment for temporary workers and salaried employees
On December 7, the Australian parliament passed the ‘Same Job, Same Pay’ bill. The aim of the bill is to ensure that workers hired through a temporary employment agency during a...
8 December 2023
United Kingdom: Asos ditches diversity-linked bonuses
Faced with financial difficulties, online fashion retailer Asos has opted to shift attention from diversity, equity and inclusion by once again linking management bonuses solely to financial...
Italy: Lamborghini introduces a four-day week at its plants
On 5 December, after a year of negotiations, the management at Automobili Lamborghini and the FIOM CGIL and FIM CISL trade unions signed a new company agreement for the years 2023-2026, focusing...
7 December 2023
France: La Poste becomes first company to be convicted of breaching due diligence requirements
On 5 December, the Paris Court of First Instance found the French company guilty of failing to comply with its due diligence requirements. La Poste was sued by the Sud-PTT trade union federation...
Mexico: teleworking regulations come into force
The new regulation on teleworking, published in Mexico’s official gazette on 8 June, came into force on 5 December. It applies to companies with employees who do at least 40% of their work...
6 December 2023
Global framework agreement: Safran commits to bolstering training and pre-empting evolution of jobs
The aerospace and defence industrial group Safran and IndustriAll Global Union have renewed their commitment for a further five years by signing a new framework agreement on social responsibility...
5 December 2023
United Kingdom: government seeks to restrict entry of skilled foreign workers
On 4 December, UK Home Secretary James Cleverly announced to Parliament that the rules for obtaining a skilled worker visa would be tightened. The minimum wage required will rise from...
5 December 2023
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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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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Spain: report proposes democratising employee participation
On 2 February, Spanish labour minister Yolanda Diaz presented the conclusions of a report on democracy in the workplace. The document, which calls for employees to be given a say in...
25 February 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026