On the eve of the European deadline, Austrian Labour Minister Schumann presented a draft bill to the government to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The Social Democrat chose a highly unusual path for Austria—where “social partnership” governs the world of work—by negotiating neither with social partners nor with her political partners, the Conservatives (ÖVP) and Liberals (NEOS). One reason for this “forced march” would be to mitigate the risk of Austria facing infringement proceedi
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.