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United Kingdom: youth employment plan seeks to reduce reliance on foreign workers
Addressing skills shortages and reducing skilled immigration are the objectives of the plan announced on 27 May by UK education secretary Bridget Phillipson. The plan is backed by a £3...
28 May 2025
EU: Commission calls for review of European Labour Authority’s mandate
On 26 May, the European Commission published an evaluation study of the work of the European Labour Authority, which was established in 2019. Focusing on the mobility of European workers within...
27 May 2025
Denmark: retirement age to rise to 70 with effect from 2040
On 22 May, the Danish Parliament approved, by 81 votes to 21, a bill that will raise the legal retirement age from 67 to 70 with effect from 2040, in order to maintain the balance of the system...
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27 May 2025
ArcelorMittal’s European Works Council protests company’s redundancy plan
The elected representatives of the European Works Council (EWC) of steel giant ArcelorMittal, which employs 48,500 people in Europe, gathered on 21 May in front of the company’s headquarters...
23 May 2025
Finland: Wolt platform food delivery couriers recognised as employees (ruling)
In a decision dated 22 May 2025, Finland’s supreme administrative court ruled that the relationship between the meal delivery platform Wolt and the delivery couriers working for it met the...
23 May 2025
France: professional equality index set for complete overhaul
Speaking in France’s National Assembly on 14 May, labour minister Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet set out plans for how the European directive on pay transparency will be transposed into domestic...
19 May 2025
EU: Parliament’s Employment Committee votes to make access to public procurement conditional on compliance with collective bargaining
On 13 May, MEPs in the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs overwhelmingly approved an opinion on a draft report on public procurement. Although the report, which...
16 May 2025
Slovenia: pension reform bill proposes to increase retirement age by two years
On 8 May, the Slovenian government adopted a bill amending the pension and disability scheme to “adapt the system to the ageing population”, it said in a statement. The bill provides...
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14 May 2025
Colombia: a decree to protect people who report sexual harassment at work
On 1 April 2025, the Colombian government published a decree aimed at protecting people who report sexual harassment at work to an administrative or judicial authority and at punishing employers...
13 May 2025
France: national interprofessional agreement on employment of over-50s transposed
On 7 May, French labour minister Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet presented to the Council of Ministers a bill transposing the national interprofessional agreements promoting the employment of experienced...
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12 May 2025
France: bill passed to protect employees undergoing medically assisted reproduction or adoption
On 5 May, French MPs voted in favour of a bill aimed at protecting people undergoing medically assisted reproduction (MAR) or adoption from discrimination in the workplace. The bill, presented by...
6 May 2025
Mexico: working week to be gradually cut to 40 hours
On Thursday 1 May, the Mexican government announced a gradual reduction of the working week to 40 hours, down from the current 48 hours. According to the country’s leftwing president Claudia...
6 May 2025
France: scope of class actions on social matters greatly expanded
A law containing various provisions adapting to European Union legislation, published in France’s official journal on 30 April 2025, transposes the directive of 25 November 2020 on...
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5 May 2025
France: occupational health and safety passport posted online
On 28 April, the French labour ministry announced the launch of the occupational health and safety passport in partnership with the Caisse des Dépôts, a public financial institution...
29 April 2025
Slovenia: government clarifies rules on recording of working time
The Slovenian labour ministry has today published a note for employers on the application of the law on working time recording, which came into force on 23 April. It specifies the information that...
28 April 2025
Netherlands: minimum wage for young people to rise from 1 January 2027
On 24 April, the Dutch government confirmed the increase in the minimum wage for young people aged 16 to 20, as set out in the 2025 spring memorandum. This document, which contains an update of...
25 April 2025
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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