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Chile: government and CUT union agree historic minimum wage increase
On 26 April, Chile’s government announced it had reached an agreement with the leading trade union confederation the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT, Workers United Center of Chile)...
28 April 2022
Ireland: paid fertility leave for Lidl employees
On 25 April, the Irish subsidiary of the German discount supermarket chain announced it was creating and offering paid leave for employees undergoing IVF fertility treatments or seeking to undergo...
27 April 2022
Mexico: some thirty companies mobilize against racism
On 21 April, twenty-eight Mexican and multinational companies signed the Corporate Agreement against Racism in the Workplace and the Professional Environment. The document, signed by companies...
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27 April 2022
Great Britain: following the P&O scandal a coalition of companies is campaigning for more ethical governance rules
Aghast at P&O Ferries’ sudden dismissal of 800 seafarers (c.f. article No.12984), more than 1,000 business petitioned the UK Parliament on April 20 to reform the Companies Act 2006...
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26 April 2022
Ireland: 5 days of annual leave to care for a loved one
On 20 April, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman TD presented the government with the Work-Life Balance Bill that will bring the European...
21 April 2022
France: trade unions preparing a humanitarian convoy to Ukraine
The humanitarian convoy may arrive by mid or late May, “at best”. Thus announced eight French trade union bodies (CFDT, CGE-CGC, CFTC, CGT, FO, FSU, Sud-Solidaires, and UNSA) during a...
20 April 2022
Canada: National Bank is recruiting neurodivergent professionals to its data science teams
Convinced that neurodiversity allows companies “to access unique skills and ways of thinking,” the National Bank of Canada has implemented a tailored recruitment process in...
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20 April 2022
France: court fines Deliveroo for undocumented ‘concealed’ employment
On 19 April the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris found meal delivery company Deliveroo guilty of ‘concealed’, unreported employment. In accordance with the prosecution’s request, the...
19 April 2022
Brazil: Petlove&Co offers staff health insurance plans for their pets
Petlove&Co, Brazil’s largest online platform for pet products and services, is to offer its thousand or so employees an all-new benefit: a health insurance scheme to cover their pets, in...
15 April 2022
Great Britain: NatWest to train more than 16,000 employees on climate issues
On 11 April, UK’s NatWest Group, which owns the NatWest and RBS banking networks, announced the signing of a partnership with the University of Edinburgh Centre for Business, Climate Change...
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13 April 2022
France: Bouygues Telecom offers students direct contact with its own dual work-study colleagues
The French communications company is innovating in terms of the jobs candidate experience. With its dual work-study recruitment campaign, the company is offering applicants a direct...
12 April 2022
Austria: a four-day working week on the cards at discount retailer Lidl
In its 2021 business report, Lidl Österreich has announced its intention to offer a four-day week to some of its central services employees. The Austrian subsidiary of the German discount...
12 April 2022
Netherlands: 13 leading firms commit to helping 20,000 refugees enter labour market
On 8 April, at the Second Dutch Business Summit on Refugees, co-hosted by the Tent Partnership for Refugees in the Netherlands, a series of the country’s multinationals – including...
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11 April 2022
Germany: IG Metall is now the leading representative union on SAP’s Works Council
According to initial results released on 06 April, the IG Metall metalworking union’s electoral list for representation on German IT leader, SAP’s (German IT leader with 22,000...
8 April 2022
Germany: chemical industry workers to receive a one-off €1,400 salary bridging bonus
While collective bargaining negotiations commenced in the first of Germany’s strategic economic sectors since the onset of inflation (7.3% March) and the war in Ukraine, on 04 April they...
7 April 2022
United Kingdom: Siemens UK offers staff on-demand access to vehicles for business travel
The UK arm of German automation group Siemens has unveiled a new transport programme for its staff, which will provide on-demand access to vehicles to all its 15,000 employees. Under the plans...
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5 April 2022
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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: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026