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EU: regulation on forced labour definitively adopted
On 19 November, the Council of the European Union definitively adopted the regulation banning products derived from forced labor. The text, the result of a compromise reached with the...
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20 November 2024
France: proposals submitted to government to bolster obligations to prevent sexual violence
On 18 November 2024, a group of female experts submitted a report on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) that the government had commissioned in March. The legislative arsenal exists: since...
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19 November 2024
France: surprise national cross-industry agreement on social dialogue struck
In addition to the agreement on the employment of older workers, negotiators from employers’ organisations and trade unions reached agreements on unemployment insurance and social dialogue...
18 November 2024
Success for Fincantieri’s employee share ownership plan
The employee share ownership plan launched this year by Fincantieri shipyards, one of the world leaders in the sector, has achieved a take-up rate of 22% worldwide, in the group’s...
15 November 2024
Czech Republic: retirement age to gradually rise from 65 to 67
The pension reform bill was adopted on 8 November by the Czech Chamber of Deputies, with a few amendments. The statutory retirement age will be raised from 65 to 67, at a rate of one month per...
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14 November 2024
EU: candidate for Commission Vice-President for People, Skills and Preparedness outlines her roadmap
Roxana Minzatu, nominee for the post of Vice-President for People, Skills and Preparedness (taking over the portfolio of the Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights), spoke at a hearing with...
13 November 2024
Belgium: draft law transposing EU minimum wage directive approved by the Council of Ministers
On 8 November, the Council of Ministers approved on second reading a draft bill on minimum wages. This text, which has been submitted to the King to be signed with a view to being tabled in the...
12 November 2024
Italy: aerospace and defence group Leonardo turns to referrals
Italian state-controlled aerospace and defence group Leonardo is struggling to find highly specialised staff and has decided to resort to co-optation, or staff referrals. “Dear colleague...
8 November 2024
Ireland: nine authorities to ensure protection of fundamental rights in context of AI
On 31 October, Ireland’s Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary, published a list of nine public authorities designated to protect fundamental...
8 November 2024
United Kingdom: national living wage to rise by 6.7% from April 2025
When presenting her Budget on 30 October, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced a 6.7% increase in the living wage from 1 April 2025. It will rise from £11.44 to £12.21...
7 November 2024
United States: what impact will Donald Trump’s election have on the world of work?
After holding office from 2017 to 2021, Donald Trump will be back in the White House from January. He will succeed his 2020 opponent, Joe Biden, who distinguished himself as one of the most...
6 November 2024
France: Michelin plans to close two plants
The Michelin Group today announced the closure of its Cholet and Vannes sites (1,254 employees), which have been facing major economic difficulties for several years as a result of the...
5 November 2024
Germany: 2025 to be a quieter year on the collective bargaining front
On 30 October, the Hans Böckler Trade Union Foundation’s Institute for Economic and Social Sciences (WSI) presented its timetable for the collective wage agreements to be negotiated by...
5 November 2024
France: Carrefour launches plan to offer training to staff with reading difficulties
On 4 November, Alexandre Bompard, CEO of the Carrefour retail group (305,000 employees), announced the launch of a plan to raise awareness and provide training on reading difficulties. It will...
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4 November 2024
Poland: additional maternity leave for parents of babies in hospital
On 29 October, the Council of Ministers adopted a bill introducing additional maternity leave for parents of premature babies or babies born at full term but requiring hospitalisation. This leave...
30 October 2024
Ireland: bill passed allowing postponement of maternity leave in event of serious illness
On 23 October, the Irish parliament adopted a bill introducing the right for an employee to postpone her maternity leave in the event of serious illness (physical or mental), subject to medical...
29 October 2024
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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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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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Germany: launch of the “WE-Fair” alliance for binational training of skilled foreign workers
Germany continues to expand and diversify its initiatives to attract skilled foreign labour from outside the EU. In mid-March 2026, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development...
26 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026