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Belgium: government seeks to improve compensation for asbestos victims
The news. On 12 June, the Belgian Council of Ministers approved a preliminary draft bill aimed at improving the financing of the Asbestos Fund, which is currently funded equally by the state and...
15 June 2026
ILO adopts 193rd convention on platform work
The news. Meeting at the ILO International Labour Conference on 9 June, ILO delegates adopted a convention on decent work in the platform economy. The text aims to provide protection to nearly 435...
12 June 2026
Australia: minimum wage increase of 6% as of 1 July
The news. The Fair Work Commission, the independent Australian authority responsible in particular for setting the minimum wage, announced on 28 May a national minimum wage increase of 5.97% as of...
12 June 2026
Malta : final transposition of the pay transparency directive
The news. The transposition of the European pay transparency directive was published in the Official Gazette of Malta on 5 June 2026. It directly implements the individual provisions of the text...
11 June 2026
Luxembourg: 2026 Tripartite Agreement Focuses on Purchasing Power
The news. On 8 June, Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden and representatives of employers’ and trade union organizations signed the 2026 Tripartite Resilience Package...
10 June 2026
Germany: employers seek a right to information for selecting employee reservists
The news. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’s draft legislation aimed at strengthening the reserve forces of the Bundeswehr (Germany’s national armed forces) is raising concerns...
10 June 2026
Germany: the executive would like to “adapt” the pay transparency directive
Germany has missed the 7 June 2026 deadline to transpose the EU directive aimed at ensuring equal pay between women and men. The conservative Family Minister Karin Prien, who is leading the...
9 June 2026
United Kingdom: government launches consultation on new rights for employee carers
The news. On 9 June, the UK Labour government launched a public consultation aimed at introducing new protections for family carers. The objective is to enable as many carers as possible to...
9 June 2026
EU : the Commission integrates the issue of quality jobs into the European Semester
The info. On 3 June, the European Commission published the spring package of the European Semester, the EU’s community economic and fiscal governance framework incorporating recommendations...
8 June 2026
Luxembourg: minimum wage increased by 2.5% as of June 1
The news. The government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has announced a 2.5% increase in the minimum wage effective June 1st, 2026, following the publication of the consumer price index on June...
8 June 2026
New legislative texts in Greece and France ahead of the pay transparency directive transposition
After many months of inertia despite the looming deadline for transposing the pay transparency directive, member states are waking up. Greece presented a draft bill on 3 June, following Bulgaria...
5 June 2026
France: the new occupational health plan broadens the range of workplace risks
The info. The French Minister of Labor and Solidarity Jean-Pierre Farandou presented on June 5 the occupational health plan for 2026-2030 (PST5) developed in consultation with the partenaires...
5 June 2026
Romania: waiting-day requirement abolished for maternity leave and certain serious diseases
The info. The Romanian Parliament adopted an amendment on 15 May to an emergency ordinance adopted in December 2025 which, since 1 February 2026, had introduced a waiting day for the compensation...
4 June 2026
Italy: banking sector unions protest against commercial pressure on employees
Banking sector trade unions in Italy are denouncing an increase in workplace stress, generated by commercial pressures exerted on employees, in a context where banks are increasingly profitable...
4 June 2026
Several countries make progress in transposing the pay transparency directive
With only days left until the deadline to transpose the pay transparency directive, Lithuania and Italy have passed their draft bills just in time. Meanwhile, the Netherlands and Poland have...
3 June 2026
France: reduction in the duration of unemployment benefits following a mutual termination agreement
The news. On June 2, the French Parliament definitively adopted the bill transposing the February 2026 agreement concluded between the social partners into the Labour Code. This text reduces the...
3 June 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
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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Ireland: minimum wage increase of 5,6% from 1 January 2027
The info. The Irish government has included a minimum wage increase of 79 cents in its Budget 2027, in line with recommendations from the Low Pay Commission. The rate will rise from €14.15...
13 October 2026
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Portugal: parental leave of up to six months paid at 100% from 2027
The news. On 19 October, the Portuguese Parliament adopted a bill extending the duration of parental leave and the period for which benefits are paid. From 1 January 2027, leave will increase from...
23 October 2026
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China: draft bill to strengthen platform workers’ rights
On 8 October, the Chinese government published a draft bill open for consultation aimed at providing minimum guarantees to non-employee platform workers in terms of pay and working conditions. The...
23 October 2026
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Is a global wage freeze at Volkswagen possible?
The existence of an option to implement a global wage freeze until 2030 has been confirmed by the management of the German group Volkswagen, which nevertheless provides no details and refers to...
20 October 2026
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Spain: metal industry employers cut sick pay top-ups
To curb absenteeism, Spanish social partners in the metal sector are introducing new clauses into regional collective agreements to reduce the top-up payments made by employers during sick leave...
2 November 2026
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Croatia: 7.6% minimum wage increase from 1 January 2027
The news. On 29 October, the Croatian Council of Ministers adopted a decree setting the minimum wage for 2027. This will rise from €1,050 to €1,130 gross per month from 1 January next...
3 November 2026