News update as of April 23, 2019

On the menu: EU reform of regulation on coordination of social security systems postponed, a reminder ahead of the European elections of a continent that is divided and preoccupied with the risk of social fraud. Japan government gives itself three years to save “lost generation”, impacted by hiring freezes in the 1990s and 2000s, two female Google employees, who helped organise the staff walkout that took place in November last year  say they have been the subject of retaliatory action from their employer, Orange Business Services announced ol the launch of its HR Innovation Lab to promote co-innovation within its human resources ecosystem. 
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EU/ Reform of regulation on coordination of social security systems postponed, a reminder ahead of the European elections of a continent that is divided and preoccupied with the risk of social fraud. With a small majority (291 votes in favour, 284 against and 6 abstentions), members of the European Parliament voted to postpone its vote on the compromise text for an update to the rules on the coordination of social security systems. This vote, which took place just before the dissolution of the EP, puts into jeopardy the future of a reform project that is supposed to strengthen the rights of European citizens that exercise their right to freedom of movement.

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