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At a time when some political parties (including the Five Star Movement) have been seeking a review of the well-known Article 18 Workers Statute, which is presented as making individual employment...

22 January 2020

Great Britain: government gives a voice to victims of sexual harassment at work

On 17 January 2020 the UK government launched a major survey of 12,200 victims of sexual harassment, giving them an opportunity to express themselves. The goal of the ruling Conservative...

22 January 2020

Germany: many workers would like to be working more hours whilst others would prefer fewer

According to a 2018 survey of workers (Mikrozensus) in Germany, undertaken by the Wiesbaden-based Federal Statistics Office, and published on 16 January 2020, (here), roughly 2.2 million workers...

21 January 2020

Great Britain: two banks ban consultants from providing services via private sector consultancies in a bid to avoid the new IR35 reform

The IR35 tax reform is intended to combat disguised employment situations from occurring within medium and large private sector businesses. From April 2020 these businesses will have to indicate...

21 January 2020

Spain: CCOO trade union critical of gender pay gap in fisheries canning sector

‘Pescar derechos’ (fishing for rights) is the slogan the CCOO trade union has adopted to launch a campaign calling for gender pay equality in the fishing-related canning industry...

21 January 2020

Italy: fashion and textile sector trade unions present platform of demands for collective agreement renewal

A 115-euro wage increase, efforts to combat dumping – a practice that remains commonplace at subcontracting companies, the development of second-level collective bargaining, and the...

20 January 2020

Spain: national securities supervisory authority calls for greater gender parity on company management boards

Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CMNV) in charge of supervising Spain’s stock markets wants listed companies to have at least 40% female representation on their boards of...

16 January 2020

Great Britain: one out of every five employees its banned from discussing their salary with co-workers

On 15 January a survey by the trade union confederation the TUC revealed that 18% of UK employees have to uphold salary confidentiality clauses. Called ‘pay secrecy’ or...

16 January 2020

Italy: mixed results in 2019 for the citizens’ income policy

A flagship introduced by the first coalition government led by Giuseppe Conte, the so-called citizens’ income (see article n°10970), which was officially launched in April last year, has...

14 January 2020

Hungary: grandparental leave introduced as of 01 January 2020

As of 01 January 2020 Hungary’s working grandparents can access parental leave periods. Grandparents still in employment and looking after grandchildren in place of parents can take parental...

9 January 2020

Mexico: a new standard for work-related musculoskeletal disorders came into force on 02 January 2020

The Mexican Official Standard 036 entitled (Spanish acronym, NOM), ‘Ergonomic risk factors at work’ will come into force on 02 January 2020. This decree from the Mexican Labor Ministry...

8 January 2020

Italy: 2020 budget law extends paternity leave to 7 days

Obligatory paternity leave for private sector employees, which was introduced as an experimental measure in 2013 and adopted permanently through a law in 2016, will be extended from 5 to 7 days...

7 January 2020

Best wishes for a happy and enlightening 2020

The team at Planet Labor would like to wish you and your families a happy and healthy new year.

6 January 2020

Spain: extension of paternity leave to 12 weeks comes into effect

Spain’s new paternity leave provisions took effect on 1 January 2020. With the application of the decree-law containing urgent measures to guarantee equal treatment and equal opportunities...

6 January 2020

South Korea: Samsung Electronics board chairman Lee Sang-hoon jailed for anti-union activity

On Wednesday 18 December, South-Korean electronics giant, Samsung Electronics apologized for the actions of its leaders. The day before, its chairman Lee Sang-hoon, along with his vice-president...

19 December 2019

Italy : the union Cgil will sue food delivery platform Deliveroo because its algorithm discriminates workers who joined strikes

On December 18, the three union federations Filt, Filcams and Nidil CGIL communicated to have pressed charges against the food delivery platform Deliveroo at Bologna courthouse. The reason for...

19 December 2019

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Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...

9 September 2026

Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code

In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...

31 August 2026

France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations

The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...

24 September 2026

Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures

The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...

7 September 2026