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Spain: putting legislation in place that regulates trainee status in companies in a bid to prevent fraud
Spain’s Ministry of Labour and the trade unions have together agreed to establish a separate legal status for company trainee workers. The aim of the text that is due to go to Parliament for...
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13 June 2023
Four-day working week project starts in Brazil and ramps up in Portugal
Already tested in a dozen countries, the four-day working week is now being introduced in Brazil, where it will be rolled out during Q3 2023. Employees in pilot companies will be able to work at...
13 June 2023
EU: Council adopts position proposing highly flexible presumption of salaried status for platform workers
As we previously reported, the Council of the European Union has opted to go against the European Parliament on the matter of platform work. At the second Employment, Social Policy, Health and...
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12 June 2023
Belgium: government discusses pension ‘bonus’ to incentivise longer careers
Since striking their coalition agreement, Belgium’s governing parties have been keen to introduce a financial incentive to encourage employees who wish to do so to extend their working lives...
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12 June 2023
Cross-border employees in Europe may work up to 49.9% of their hours remotely
The framework agreement on the social security arrangements applicable to cross-border telework within the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland will come into force on 1 July 2023...
12 June 2023
United Kingdom: Aon creates carers’ leave allowance
Aon, the UK-headquartered insurance broker, provider of reinsurance and human capital consulting organisation, announced on 7 June the launch of a carers’ leave policy, which will allow its 6,000...
9 June 2023
EU: Council set to unravel presumption of salaried status for platform workers
European Union labour ministers are to meet on 12 June, under the Swedish presidency of the Council of the EU, to adopt their position on the proposed directive on platform work. Should a position...
9 June 2023
EU: Member States minimum wage increases slowing down
Despite stubbornly high inflation, only three European Union Member States have raised their minimum wages since the start of 2023. Over the space of a year however, minimum wage levels have risen...
8 June 2023
Great Britain: BCC launches a new national employers’ organisation
On 05 June and amid a series of scandals and allegations over an abusive corporate culture and senior management misconduct (including sexual harassment, assault, and rape) at the CBI...
8 June 2023
USA: Nvidia group including menopause treatment in its employee health package
Since the start of 2023 the US leader in computer graphics has been offering targeted support for staff with menopause symptoms via access to the Peppy Health online platform. This represents a...
7 June 2023
Great Britain: Amazon UK offering employees employment contracts that are adapted to the school term time calendar
Called ‘Term-time contracts’, these employment contracts mean UK staff (75,000) do not work during their children’s school holidays. This new arrangement is currently only available for staff at...
7 June 2023
Germany: pioneering employee mental health project at mutual insurance group DEVK Versicherungen
‘Mental health: stop the taboo’ is the title of the corporate health management (CHM) project that the German mutual insurance group DEVK Versicherungen implemented in 2022, earning it a...
6 June 2023
Chile: further gradual increase in minimum wage
In a bid to keep up with inflation, Chile’s parliament has adopted legislation for the minimum wage to rise +22% by 01 July 2024. The increase will be applied progressively and retroactively and...
6 June 2023
United Kingdom: workplace standard issued for menopause and menstruation support
The British Standards Institute, the UK’s national standards body, has published a document setting out how employers should support staff dealing with menopause and menstruation. “The...
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5 June 2023
Australia: minimum wage to rise by 5.75% from 1 July 2023
The Fair Work Commission, an independent body in Australia with responsibility for setting wage levels, announced on 2 June that the national minimum wage will be increased, from A$812.60...
5 June 2023
Germany: ruling confirms lower wages for temporary workers
Germany's Federal Labour Court (BAG) has rejected a complaint brought by a temporary warehouse worker at a major clothing retailer, who was seeking pay equal to that of her colleagues on permanent...
5 June 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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026
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Germany: a wave of redundancy plans in the automotive sector
The latest financial results presented in early 2026 by major German car manufacturers show sharp declines. This collapse in profits has triggered the announcement or confirmation of massive job...
16 March 2026