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France: Publicis regulates teleworking without rolling back this right
Publicis chief executive Arthur Sadoun signalled a return to the office for the communications group's staff in statements to the media in autumn last year, however the firm struck an agreement in...
11 April 2024
Netherlands: government seeks to simplify leave system to promote work-life balance
In a letter sent to the House of Representatives on 10 April, the government has proposed simplifying the various forms of leave available to help achieve a better work-life balance. In recent...
11 April 2024
France: negotiations on keeping older workers in employment fail
Negotiations initiated by the social partners at the request of the government to accompany the recent increase in the legal retirement age and to prevent burn-out have ended in failure. The...
10 April 2024
France: Engie hands staff a €500 sustainable mobility package
Under an agreement signed on 29 March 2024, Engie SA is granting €500 a year to its employees so they can make regular use of bicycles (including electric and self-service) or carpooling...
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10 April 2024
United Kingdom: carer’s leave allowance takes effect
The Carer’s Leave Act 2023 came into force on 6 April. Employees are now entitled to one week’s unpaid leave a year to look after a “dependant” who is disabled or whose...
9 April 2024
Belgium: national training platform to manage employee entitlements
Created by the law of 20 October 2023, the Federal Learning Account (FLA) platform has been online since 1 April. This new digital application is designed to make it easier for employees to...
9 April 2024
Bulgaria: new teleworking rules come into force
New regulations on working remotely came into force on 2 April. The changes are designed to provide greater flexibility, while clarifying the rights and duties of employers and employees with...
8 April 2024
United Kingdom: 9% pay rise at Tesco
UK supermarket chain Tesco has significantly increased its hourly pay with effect from 1 April, taking the wage level slightly above the Real Living Wage. The group has also announced an increase...
8 April 2024
China: largest companies face mandatory social reporting
On 8 February 2024, three Chinese stock exchanges announced new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure guidelines for 400 of its largest companies, which will need to publish these...
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5 April 2024
Italy: collective agreement in tertiary sector puts emphasis on equality
The agreement signed on 22 March by the employer organisations Confcommercio and Confesercenti and the trade unions Filcams-Cgil, Fisascat-Cisl and Uiltucs provides for a €240 pay rise and...
5 April 2024
Greece: minimum wage rises by 6.4%
On 29 March, the Council of Ministers approved a 6.4% increase in the minimum wage with effect from 1 April. The pay level will rise from €780 to €830 gross per month over 14...
4 April 2024
EU: Parliament toughens up revision of European Works Councils Directive
On 3 April, the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs adopted the parliamentary report on the proposed revision of the European Works Councils (EWC) Directive presented...
3 April 2024
United States: national action plan on corporate human rights due diligence stepped up
On 25 March, the US Department of State published a new National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct, after a first released in 2021. The text aims to encourage companies to be vigilant...
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3 April 2024
United Kingdom: extended protection against dismissal during maternity leave
New provisions designed to provide better protection against dismissal for employees who are pregnant or on maternity leave come into force on 6 April. Employees will benefit from protection from...
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2 April 2024
Germany: new funding for retraining in the event of ‘structural change’
On 1 April 2024 significant provisions of the law to reinforce "the promotion of initial and ongoing training", adopted last year, came into force. The new retraining allowance covers employees...
2 April 2024
United Kingdom: minimum wage raised by 10% on 1 April
To mark its 25th anniversary, the UK minimum wage has seen one of its largest annual increases since it was introduced in 1999. The government's 10% hike has, however, provoked concern among...
2 April 2024
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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: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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United Kingdom: government “names and shames” companies that fail to pay the minimum wage
The news. On September 3, the UK government published a list of employers penalised for failing to comply with the National Minimum Wage. Nearly 660 companies were named, including fast-food chain...
4 September 2026