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Sweden: social partners involved in five-year plan for disabled people
ster of Labor Hillevi Engström officially launched the “New strategy for a policy in favor of people with reduced functions” (nya strategi fôr funktionshinderspolitiken)...
5 September 2011
Great Britain: new consultation on the reform of further education for adults
ealed on August 16th in order to improve workers’ skill levels. Employers took the opportunity to criticize the extension of the apprenticeship tax and called for a voluntary approach from...
5 September 2011
Germany: Bosch Solar Energy signs first company agreement in solar power
h Solar Energy AG, Bosch Solar Wafers GmbH and Bosch Solar Thin Film, Bosch’s subsidiaries in Thuringia, signed the first true collective company agreement in a sector that is promising but...
5 September 2011
Brazil: authorities investigate the use of slavery in Zara’s workshops
bor and the San Paulo administration charged the Spanish clothing giant, Zara, with 52 infringements to labor standards after discovering, in mid-August, three clothing workshops belonging to the...
1 September 2011
United States: National Relations Board to be paralyzed soon
Board (NLRB), which arbitrates conflicts between unions and businesses, could be paralyzed soon. The chair of the NLRB’s board, Wilma Liebman, just left. Another colleague should leave the...
1 September 2011
Germany: employees’ good ideas helped businesses save EUR 1.37 billion in 2010
of August by the German Institute for Business Management (Deutsche Institut für Betriebswirtschaft, DIB) reports on the management of ideas in German businesses in 2010. In the 176 companies...
1 September 2011
Sweden: first step towards the possible evolution of the criteria for layoff order
Workers, key union in the country) took the initiative, last fall, and invited the key employers’ organization, Svenskt Näringsliv, to take part in a working group to jointly discuss...
1 September 2011
United States: United Auto Workers (UAW) wants higher wages for new employees
ed Auto Workers (UAW), wants the $14 an hour wage which most entry-levels workers receive to be increased. The UAW is currently bargaining for pay with the “Big 3” (General Motors...
31 August 2011
Belgium: retailing negotiations fail
in the trade industry launched a campaign calling for the resumption of talks on working conditions in the sector. Unable to overcome their disagreements, the social partners terminated the...
31 August 2011
France: administration clarifies conditions to apply “dividends bonus” to French and foreign groups
rmanently adopted the “profit-sharing bonus” to be paid to employees who paid dividends that were higher than the average of the two previous financial years. In a circular letter...
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31 August 2011
Italy: government’s new austerity program tackles labor law
ulative assault against Italy earlier this month has driven the Council of Minister to approve an emergency decree anticipating and toughening some provisions of the austerity program announced...
31 August 2011
Poland: report on working and employment conditions in businesses
the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin) published, on August 24th, a report on work and employment conditions in Polish enterprises. It shows that, since 2005, while working...
31 August 2011
Spain: new training and apprenticeship contracts for people under 30 and suspension of some anti-precariousness measures
government approved new measures encouraging employment and training. Initiatives included in the royal decree include the creation of a new training and apprenticeship contract for people under...
30 August 2011
Great Britain: report by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, ACAS, on its intervention for industrial disputes
, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, has seen a significant increase in demand for its help resolving large-scale industrial disputes in the past year. Releasing its annual report in July, ACAS...
30 August 2011
Slovakia: commentary of the Labor Code amendment coming into force on September 1, 2011
Slovakian Parliament, the amendment to the Labor Code which brings many changes to nearly one third of labor law regulations was adopted on July 13th by a very small majority. On July 27th, the...
30 August 2011
Portugal: in-house vocational internships to be paid
ion of in-house internships of more than three months will come into force on September 1st. It aims to encourage the integration of young people on the labor market. (Ref. 110495) New act. The...
30 August 2011
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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: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Denmark: government launches transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive
On 26 February, the Danish government submitted a draft bill to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive for consultation until 27 March. The bill sets an implementation date of 1 January 2027...
11 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026