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On 14 January 2021, Intesa Sanpaolo, which is currently integrating its recent takeover target, UBI Banca, announced it will hire 3,500 young people by the first half of 2024, i.e. 1,000 more than...

19 January 2021

United States: unionisation campaign at Amazon in Alabama

Amazon employees at one of the e-commerce giant’s fulfilment centres – in Birmingham, Alabama – are to vote on whether they want to join a trade union. The process will be...

18 January 2021

Austria: social partners announce “general collective agreement” to support new national testing strategy

On 9 January, following consultation with the heads of the Länder and social partners, the Austrian government announced the introduction of a new testing strategy that, in parallel with the...

15 January 2021

Great Britain: Morrisons is set to become the first UK supermarket to pay its employees at least £10 (€11.20) per hour

This new basic hourly rate of £10 per hour (€11.22 E) was negotiated as part of a wage agreement by the retail trade union, Usdaw, which is now asking its members to formally accept...

14 January 2021

Germany: automobile firms prepare to administer vaccines

The stricter lockdown measures that came into force in Germany on 11 January 2021 have little effect on companies. This has led to a heated debate on the issue of increased teleworking measures...

11 January 2021

Spain: social partners strike initial agreement to extend short time working mechanisms to 31 May

The Spanish government and social partners have agreed to extend temporary employment regulation plans (ERTEs, equivalent of short time working) enacted due to the reduction in business volumes...

11 January 2021

Brexit: draft exit agreement and GDPR

The draft Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK contains an interim provision for the transfer of personal data to the UK which provides for a period of four months (which may...

7 January 2021

Germany: draft legislation adopted for female quotas at corporate executive level

Draft legislation imposing a female quota at corporate executive level was adopted as planned (c.f. article No. 12239) on 06 January, during the Council of Ministers first meeting of 2021. The...

7 January 2021

China: controversial menstrual leave initiative set for Liaoning Province

As of 01 March 2021, Liaoning province in northeast China will allow employees suffering from menstrual pain to take up to two extra days off per month. Presented as an innovative measure aimed at...

6 January 2021

Great Britain: Tesco and Pizza Hut among those ‘named and shamed’ for non-payment of minimum wage

On 31 December and after a two-year hiatus, the UK government resumed ‘naming and shaming’ companies for failing to pay the minimum wage (c.f. article No.10488), and revealed the names...

5 January 2021

Best wishes for the new year

The Planet Labor team is back and more galvanised than ever. The editorial team would like to wish you a wonderful 2021!

4 January 2021

China: investment agreement struck with EU and commitments to ratify ILO conventions

On 30 December, the European Union struck an investment agreement with China after seven years of negotiations, in an initiative that has been backed by Angela Merkel and the German presidency of...

4 January 2021

Inditex: clothing giant makes commitment with European Works Council to preserve jobs despite transformation plan

Following the announcement of a strategic transformation and digitalisation plan, the management of Inditex, the parent company of the prêt-à-porter brands Zara and Pull & Bear...

4 January 2021

Suspension of the information thread during Christmas break

The team at Planet Labor would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your loyal readership and to wish you a joyful and peaceful end-of-year. We look forward to re-opening the site on...

18 December 2020

United Kingdom: government extends Job Retention Scheme until end of April

Having extended its furlough scheme until 31 March, the UK government decided on 17 December to push its end date further back, this time to 30 April 2021. Dubbed the Coronavirus Job Retention...

18 December 2020

Colombia: debate over potential reduction of working hours from 48 to 40 per week

On 4 December, the Colombian senate approved a bill put forward by former president Alvaro Uribe, who was in power from 2002 to 2010, that would reduce weekly working time from 48 to 40 hours. The...

14 December 2020

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