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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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- CSR
5 April 2022
United States: Amazon workers in New York vote to form first union
Marking a first in the history of e-commerce giant Amazon in the United States, employees at one of its New York warehouses voted to form a union on Friday 1 April. The vote, which finished 2,654...
4 April 2022
Germany: public banks pen collective agreement allowing more remote work
Against the backdrop of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the social partners in Germany’s public banking sector managed to tie-up negotiations and sign a new collective agreement on...
4 April 2022
United Kingdom: government pledges to publish code of practice on “fire and rehire”
Since the beginning of the pandemic the UK has seen a boom in the practice of “fire and rehire”, which consists of companies dismissing workers and rehiring them on new...
- HR
- CSR
1 April 2022
France: three unions put McDonald’s on notice to publish a vigilance plan
The restaurant group McDonald’s has been given formal legal notice to publish a vigilance plan; an obligation imposed on multinationals since 2017 (c.f. articleNo. 10079). The decision comes...
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- CSR
31 March 2022
Italy: state of health emergency to end on 31 March
The Italian government has decided to gradually lift its anti-Covid measures. The health pass at work, which has been compulsory since 15 October 2021 (c.f. article No.12685), will remain in force...
30 March 2022
Great Britain: a law to force ferry companies to pay the legal minimum wage
This decision on enforcing payment of the legal minimum wage at UK ports comes after P&O Ferries abruptly terminated the employment of 800 seafarers on 17 March. The massive restructuring...
30 March 2022
Germany: three major unions call for short-time working for industries affected by the war in Ukraine
On 29 March and faced with soaring energy prices and supply problems linked to the war in Ukraine, the presidents of the three main German industrial unions, namely, IG Metall (metallurgy), IG BCE...
30 March 2022
India: two-day strike for labour rights and better wages
Around a dozen or so Indian trade unions have called for a two-day strike spanning 28 and 29 March to protest the government’s economic policies and to advocate for workers’ rights...
29 March 2022
United Kingdom: employers commit to improving health outcomes
The Confederation of British Industry, the UK business organisation, announced the creation of the CBI Health Council on 18 March. Made up of around 30 leaders from across industry and academia...
- HR
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25 March 2022
Luxembourg: the government regulates telework
On 16 March, Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies voted in favour of a bill that regulates the implementation of telework in companies. Businesses employing more than 150 staff will need to...
23 March 2022
Ukraine: changes to labour regulations dismantle workers’ rights for the duration of martial law
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to imminently promulgate draft legislation that the country’s unicameral Rada parliament adopted on 15 March. Due to run initially until 25 April...
22 March 2022
France: details on the use of short-time working for companies affected by the war in Ukraine
To go alongside the French government’s economic and social resilience plan, presented on 16 March, the labour ministry has published a series of questions and answers on short-time working...
21 March 2022
Argentina: minimum wage to rise by 45%
The Argentine government last week announced a minimum wage increase of around 45%, following an agreement – the result of a unanimous vote – between the country’s ministry of...
21 March 2022
Brazil: government sends pregnant women back to work
The working conditions for pregnant women have been overhauled by Law 14.311, which was passed by Brazil’s chamber of deputies in February before being validated by President Jair Bolsonaro...
17 March 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026