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Italy: Intesa Sanpaolo proposes a 4-day working week to trade unions
As part of Italy’s leading banking group’s negotiations on work flexibility that it has recently started with the trade union bodies, the bank has made a number of proposals, including...
13 October 2022
Great Britain: Virgin Media O2 creates its own carer leave
On 06 October, the UK telecommunications giant unveiled a series of measures to support employees. Among them is a financial boost to cope with inflation, leave time for neonatal birth, and also a...
13 October 2022
Germany: DIY chain Hornbach introduces tailor-made work
After a three-month pilot phase, Germany’s third-largest DIY chain (by revenues) decided to offer its 11,000 employees a ‘tailor-made work system.’ In it are five cumulative options for adjusting...
13 October 2022
Great Britain: Deloitte employees can opt to access a portion of their supplementary pension funds before they retire
On 04 October, the international professional services network giant headquartered in London announced that its 22,000 UK employees will now be able to receive the firm’s company pension...
12 October 2022
France: BPCE banking group’s corporate project, the ‘Well’ programme, focuses on re-imagining office spaces
By the start of 2023, 9,000 employees of the Banque Populaire - Caisse d'Epargne* Paris region banking group will have moved into two brand new office towers. In addition to this commercial...
12 October 2022
Inditex strengthens its global framework agreement with IndustriALL Global Union
On the 15th anniversary of its first framework agreement signed with industry global union federation, IndustriALL Global Union, Spanish multinational clothing and textile group Inditex, which...
11 October 2022
Great Britain: government sets its sights on recasting and removing European legislation
On 05 October, during the Conservative Party's Autumn Conference, PM Liz Truss confirmed her firm intention to get free as quickly as possible from European regulations that have been carried over...
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11 October 2022
Italy: confusion surrounds new standards for transparent working conditions
The decree-law transposing the European Union directive on transparent working conditions into Italian legislation, which came into force on 13 August, has started to be applied in a climate of...
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10 October 2022
Portugal: agreement struck on income and competitiveness
The Portuguese government, four employer confederations and the UGT trade union have signed a medium-term agreement to improve incomes and competitiveness. After a marathon of discussions, it was...
10 October 2022
United Kingdom: Tesco to cut 325 office jobs as it grapples with inflation
In a bid to save £500 million (€572.55 million) this year, supermarket giant Tesco announced on 5 October that it is to cut more than 300 jobs at its headquarters and in regional teams...
10 October 2022
France: Air France to shut head office on Fridays to save energy
In order to save energy and meet so-called "energy sobriety" requirements, Air France is asking employees working at its headquarters not to come to the office on Fridays. The measure, which will...
7 October 2022
Croatia: limits placed on use of fixed-term contracts and caregiver leave allowance created
On 29 September, the Croatian government sent a bill to its parliament containing a number of amendments to the country’s Labour Act (ZOR) in order to transpose into domestic legislation the...
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7 October 2022
EU: Commission improves self-employed workers’ access to collective bargaining
After proposing, at the end of last year, a directive under which platform workers would be deemed, by virtue of a legal presumption, to be in an employment relationship with the platform (see...
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7 October 2022
Italy: right-wing coalition upholding a liberal labour program while seeking more pension system flexibility
Italy’s latest right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni (nativist, Eurosceptic), which won the nation’s parliamentary elections on 25 September and is expected to form a government by the end of...
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6 October 2022
Spain: creation of an eight-week parental leave period available until child reaches 8 years of age
The Spanish government is preparing the introduction of a new parental leave period to facilitate work/life balance and co-responsibility within families. The draft is expected to be presented by...
6 October 2022
Great Britain: the ‘right to work check’ is updated
On 01 October the UK’s new system of mandatory work permit checks to be undertaken by employers came into force. The new system means that employers can no longer simply resort to what was a...
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6 October 2022
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for mechanical engineering and metalworking sectors focuses on defending purchasing power
The deal struck on 22 November between Italy’s social partners in the mechanical engineering and metalworking sector brings an end to a long and contentious bargaining process. The agreement –...
25 November 2025