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Belgium: measures introduced to preserve jobs in the event of no-deal Brexit
On 20 February, Belgium’s Chamber of Representatives approved a bill containing temporary measures that seek primarily to avoid or limit the loss of jobs in the event of the UK exiting the...
24 February 2020
United Kingdom: average wages return to pre-financial crisis levels
Almost 12 years on from the financial crisis of 2008, which heralded a deep recession and a rise in unemployment, wages in the UK have risen back to the level they were before the crash, the UK...
20 February 2020
Italy: Jobs Act provisions on protections in the event of dismissal deemed by Council of Europe committee to breach the European Social Charter
The European Committee of Social Rights, which monitors respect of the European Social Charter by member states of the Council of Europe, has ruled in favour of Italian trade union CGIL, which...
20 February 2020
Italy: Fondimpresa- the interprofessional fund for lifelong training releases €5 million to develop active employment policies
Founded 15 years ago by the employers’ Confindustria organization and the central union organizations (Cgil, Cisl, and Uil), the Fondimpresa (that finances employee lifelong training...
14 February 2020
Chile: from February 2020, paid leave for parents to care for sick children extended to cases of terminal illness
The SANNA law (Seguro de Acompañamiento para Niños y Niñas) has recently entered its third phase of application. Since 2018, this law (Ley n°21.063) has allowed for the...
14 February 2020
Italy: temporary work agencies employers’ body raises alarm over perverse effects of the Dignity Decree that will see the most vulnerable moving towards jobs with the least protection
The employers’ organization that groups interim employment agencies has affirmed its concerns over the latest data from Italy’s Official Statistics Institute, Istat, which has shown a...
13 February 2020
UN: UN Human Rights Office lists 112 companies with activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
This controversial list (here) that was published on 12 February has been subject to intense lobbing not least by a variety of NGOs and trade union bodies that are calling for greater transparency...
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13 February 2020
Indonesia: government intends to lower redundancy compensation
Indonesia’s national press has reported on a government project to revise rules on mandatory redundancy compensation as part of new draft legislation that aims to make South-East...
12 February 2020
Italy: green light for tough negotiations to start over the 6,000 job losses announced for UniCredit staff
Following on from the presentation at the end of 2019 of a 2023 strategic plan that intends for significant reorganization and the closure of 450 of its subsidiaries in Italy, UniCredit sent a...
11 February 2020
Chile: country gearing up for female mobilization action in March
On 08 February, several of the country’s feminist organizations within the feminist 8M movement called for major protest action in March in the defense of women’s rights within the...
11 February 2020
Great Britain: government looking to create up to ten freeports
On 10 February UK PM Boris Johnson’s team announced the government’s intention to create up to 10 freeports in locations across the UK and which would be operational in 2021. The aim...
11 February 2020
Italy: trust in social partners among population increases
The 32nd ‘Rapporto Italia’ from EURISPES (Institute of Political, Economic and Social Studies), published on 30 January and covering the main social trends in Italy, reveals a sizeable...
10 February 2020
United Kingdom: women occupy one third of board seats at largest UK-listed companies
On 8 February, the UK government revealed that 33% of board seats at FTSE 100 companies are held by women. This particular objective was set in 2016, with companies given until 2020 to reach the...
10 February 2020
Switzerland: popular vote to be held on proposed paternity leave framework
On Wednesday 5 February, Switzerland’s Federal Chancellery announced that a petition calling for a referendum on a new two-week paternity leave entitlement has collected enough signatures...
10 February 2020
Canada: bill tabled to require companies to reveal whether they employ forced labour
Julie Miville-Dechêne, the independent Canadian senator, has tabled a bill against modern slavery. Under the text, which has the support of a committee formed by all parties, all companies...
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7 February 2020
Finland: fathers to have same parental leave entitlement as mothers
On Wednesday 5 February, Finland’s minister for health and social affairs Aino-Kaisa Pekonen announced that fathers will be entitled to the same level of parental leave as mothers. She told...
7 February 2020
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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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026