Réglementaire Greece: employees may work up to 13 hours a day and 74 hours a week National legislation Despite fervent protest Greece’s Conservative government has just passed a reform to Labour Code, ratifying a broad flexibilization of working hours. The text also transposes the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions.
Réglementaire Italy: employees must have access to all their personal data National legislation In a case brought by an employee after having been laid-off, the ‘Garante per la protezione dei dati personali’ (GPDP), the Italian data protection authority, has ruled that employees are entitled to full access to their files, including, in this specific case, the information that was contained in the report by a detective agency that had been commissioned to investigate the employee.
Exclusif Interview Isabelle Calvez (Veolia CHRO): “Covid-19 displayed social protection disparities among our employees” (interview) Comp and Ben @en On 11 September 2023, Veolia, the French water, waste management and energy services group, presented a global social protection base for its 213,000 employees. Isabelle Calvez, Group HR Director, kindly spoke with mind RH about the genesis of the ‘Veolia Cares’ programme and the objectives that prompted the transnational company to launch it. The programme also provides Veolia with added attractiveness at a time when it is undergoing radical change amid a challenging recruitment environment.
United Kingdom: Information Commissioner’s Office issues guidance on protecting workers’ health data The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance for employers on the processing of workers’…
US-Brazil initiative on decent work launched ILO and other international organizations On 20 September, during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the presidents of the United States and Brazil,…
Italy: employees of shipbuilder Fincantieri granted greater access to remote work Quality of life at work Under an agreement penned this summer by the Fincantieri group, Europe's leading shipbuilder, and the Fiom-Cgil, Fim-Cisl and UILM trade unions, the number of employees eligible for smart working in Italy will increase by 70%, while the number of days staff may work remotely will rise from four to eight per month. The agreement is part of the new organisational model introduced by the group, focused on objective-based work and employee autonomy and empowerment.
Réglementaire Austria: the ‘Blocked’ progressive retirement model set to be abolished by 2029 National legislation On 13 September 2023, Austria’s ruling coalition (conservative ÖVP and Ecologist parties) voted on September abolish the ‘blocked progressive retirement’ model by 2029. Opponents, notably the trade unions, see this as a further tightening of an employment policy aimed at keeping older workers in employment for as long as possible before the statutory retirement age.
Réglementaire Portugal: the amount of exempted monthly teleworking expenses is set at €22 National legislation On 18 September 2023 Portugal’s government issued an ordinance setting the limit for tax- and social security-exempt allowances paid by companies to teleworkers.…
Réglementaire Great Britain: workers to have a right to more control over work schedules National legislation On 19 September 2023 the UK Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act received royal assent. This text gives workers the right to request a more predictable working pattern or one tailored to their lives.…
Réglementaire Serbia: minimum wage to rise by 17.8% on 01 January 2024 National legislation Following the failure to reach agreement with the trade union bodies, on 14 September during the Economic and Social Council meeting,…
