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On 27 May, and in addition to its recovery plan (c.f. article No. 11962), the European Commission adopted its 2020 Work Programme (here) which, as announced on several occasions, intends for the...

27 May 2020

Germany: CGB (Christian Trade Union) member, the DHV not authorized to negotiate collective agreements

On 22 May, the Hamburg regional court (LAG Hamburg) ruled that the DHV (Der Berufsgewerkschaft), which is a member of the small German Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (CGB), did not have...

27 May 2020

Mexico: State of Puebla goes against Federal Government advice and puts the brake on restarting the automobile industry

In contrast with a recent Federal government protocol that has authorized the gradual resumption of business for ‘essential’ economic activities, since 18 May, both the automobile and...

27 May 2020

France: on 01 June State financial cover for partial activity will fall from 70% to 60% of gross salary

“As of 01 June, the conditions for taking over the partial activity allowance will be revised”, confirmed the Ministry of Labor, in information sent to the press on 25 May. Even if...

26 May 2020

ILO publishes guidance for a safe and healthy return to work

‘The determining factors in any decision to return to work must be considerations of life and health and the anticipation and mitigation of risks. For the reactivation of economies to be...

26 May 2020

Italy: employers that adhere to protocols to protect workers from coronavirus will not be held responsible for contagion in the workplace

With Italy’s National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL) having classified Covid-19 contracted in the workplace as an accident at work, there have been major concerns...

25 May 2020

Argentina: government extends ban on layoffs for 60 days

Initially introduced via a decree from the beginning of April until the end of May (see article n°11793), the ban on layoffs has now been extended until 31 July, under a new decree published...

25 May 2020

Planet Labor updates are on pause and will recommence on the morning of 25 May

Dear readers, Planet Labor is taking a few days off over the long weekend (Ascension in France). No fresh updates will be published on 21 and 22 May. You can of course access all our previous...

20 May 2020

EU: SURE instrument adopted to support short-time working schemes

The EU has officially adopted its instrument that provides temporary financial assistance to help workers keep their jobs during the crisis. Following the EU ambassadors agreement during the week...

19 May 2020

Great Britain: more than 1 in 5 employers intend to lay off workers due to coronavirus

Job cuts, salary freezes and lower vacancy rates are what await the UK’s pandemic-stricken labor market, according to the latest quarterly analysis from the Chartered Institute of Personnel...

19 May 2020

Germany: Volkswagen reduces the ‘guaranteed salary’ it promised to 18,000 managers

On 13 May Volkswagen’s middle management (some 18,000 mangers) learned that the variable part of their salaries would be reduced in 2020, due to the collapse of the group’s revenues...

14 May 2020

Solvay: solidarity fund set up by managers, employees and shareholders to help staff affected by the crisis raises €15 million

This significant sum – dedicated to the solidarity fund announced on 9 April and created at the end of the same month – was announced on 6 May by Solvay chief executive officer Ilhma...

14 May 2020

Mexico: the auto industry and its subcontractors, classed as ‘essential activities’ and will resume business from 18 May.

On 12 May Mexico’s General Health Council delivered its opinion allowing ‘manufacturing transport equipment’ to resume business nationwide from 18 May. Alongside the automobile...

14 May 2020

Chile: legislative wrangling over the ban on state-supported companies from paying shareholder dividends

Will shareholders of companies receiving Covid-19 related state aid be prohibited from receiving dividends? The debate has been raging in Chile since the 06 May Parliamentary Joint Committee...

13 May 2020

United States: Facebook reaches agreement to settle class action from content moderators who develop mental health problems as a result of their work

On 13 May The Verge was the first media to report Facebook’s agreement to pay $52 million to content moderators, employed by directly and by third-party service providers who monitor and...

13 May 2020

Finland: social security services learn from the universal income experiment and point to weak effects on employment, but positive effects on beneficiaries’ mental health

“Basic Income recipients were more satisfied with their lives and experienced less mental stress than the control group (a group not receiving Basic Income, but in receipt of job search...

7 May 2020

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