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Italy: first law on “guaranteed minimum income” in the Latium region
s and atypical workers who aren’t entitled to partial unemployment compensation or to any other form of social dampers, the Regional Council of the Latium (Rome area) approved the Guaranteed...
11 March 2009
Germany: wage agreement signed in the industry in west Germany against a crisis background
otiations, the IG Metall iron and steel union and employers adopted, on March 10, 2009, a new collective agreement for the 85.000 employees of the textile and clothing industry in the former...
11 March 2009
Netherlands: 15% wage cut for postmen
group TNT Post (former TGP Post, national company) have to accept a 15% wage cut in preparation for the liberalization of the postal market. An agreement in principle – which must still be...
11 March 2009
Spain: Supreme Court accepts double wage scale at Repsol Quimica
g, the chemistry branch of the Repsol oiler obtained satisfaction. In November 2008, a Supreme Court ruling overrules the case law. Beforehand, unions were supported in similar cases, and the wage...
11 March 2009
Germany: the Grand Coalition wants to improve legislation on setting bosses’ wages
anagers’ pay and bonuses is still raging, the parties of the Grand Coalition, CDU/CSU and SPD, adopted, during a summit meeting on the night between march 4 and march 5, 2009, new rules to...
11 March 2009
EU: the Commission’s annual report points to lasting delay in terms of gender equality
mission presented its annual report on equality between men and women. Even though women’s employment rate – 58.3% – is now close to the Lisbon objective – 60% – the...
11 March 2009
Italy: record hike in appeal to partial unemployment
rmal partial unemployment of over 500% was recorded in the industry in February compared with the same period in 2008. The increase topped 1.000% in the iron and steel sector. Unions warn about a...
10 March 2009
Italy: businesses cannot use fingerprints to control workers’ presence
ric identification systems to check if their employees are present and when they come in and out, except for security purposes. This is what the Italian Monitoring Authority on the protection of...
10 March 2009
EU: the 27 Ministers of Labor are working on the social impact of the crisis
uropean Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs, gathered in Brussels for a Council of Ministers, discussed the social consequences and the impact on employment of the crisis. They insisted to...
10 March 2009
Bulgaria: new compensation for employees when working time is reduced
bal economic crisis, which appeared to affect more seriously the national economy in the last months, the Bulgarian government has taken a step towards mitigation of the crisis’ effects on...
10 March 2009
China: the end of an era for white collars
ars is the focus of this third chapter of our series of reports on “China and unemployment”. In control on the labor market, these employees are forced to lower their wage expectations...
9 March 2009
Great Britain: businesses to implement road risk policy at the risk of heavy sanctions in the event of an accident
he new law on health and safety offenses, enforced in January 2009 (see our dispatch No. 090044), businesses which can’t prove that they have a road risk policy incur a fine up to 20.000...
9 March 2009
Italy: the government is banking on large infrastructure works to revive the economy
banking on large infrastructure works to revive the economy. The interministerial committee for economic planning, gathered on Friday, march 6, gave around 17.8 billion euro to create about...
9 March 2009
Netherlands: impact of the ECJ ruling on sick employees’ paid leave
sor of Labor Law at the Leiden University, thinks that the law on the paid leave of sick employees must be reformed after the ECJ ruling of January 20 which stated that laws which reduced sick...
9 March 2009
Spain: unions and employers fail to renew their agreement on collective bargaining for 2009
o renew the interconfederate agreement on collective bargaining (ANC) for 2009. This agreement was easily renewed every year since 2002 to define the general framework of sectoral or company...
9 March 2009
Netherlands: jobseekers obliged to accept any job after one year
alizes the measure announced in June 2008 (see our dispatch No. 080594) reforming the unemployment insurance system and forcing all jobseekers to accept any job after one year receiving benefits...
9 March 2009
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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