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Italy: Jobs Act provisions on protections in the event of dismissal deemed by Council of Europe committee to breach the European Social Charter
The European Committee of Social Rights, which monitors respect of the European Social Charter by member states of the Council of Europe, has ruled in favour of Italian trade union CGIL, which...
20 February 2020
Italy: Fondimpresa- the interprofessional fund for lifelong training releases €5 million to develop active employment policies
Founded 15 years ago by the employers’ Confindustria organization and the central union organizations (Cgil, Cisl, and Uil), the Fondimpresa (that finances employee lifelong training...
14 February 2020
Chile: from February 2020, paid leave for parents to care for sick children extended to cases of terminal illness
The SANNA law (Seguro de Acompañamiento para Niños y Niñas) has recently entered its third phase of application. Since 2018, this law (Ley n°21.063) has allowed for the...
14 February 2020
Italy: temporary work agencies employers’ body raises alarm over perverse effects of the Dignity Decree that will see the most vulnerable moving towards jobs with the least protection
The employers’ organization that groups interim employment agencies has affirmed its concerns over the latest data from Italy’s Official Statistics Institute, Istat, which has shown a...
13 February 2020
UN: UN Human Rights Office lists 112 companies with activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
This controversial list (here) that was published on 12 February has been subject to intense lobbing not least by a variety of NGOs and trade union bodies that are calling for greater transparency...
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13 February 2020
Indonesia: government intends to lower redundancy compensation
Indonesia’s national press has reported on a government project to revise rules on mandatory redundancy compensation as part of new draft legislation that aims to make South-East...
12 February 2020
Italy: green light for tough negotiations to start over the 6,000 job losses announced for UniCredit staff
Following on from the presentation at the end of 2019 of a 2023 strategic plan that intends for significant reorganization and the closure of 450 of its subsidiaries in Italy, UniCredit sent a...
11 February 2020
Chile: country gearing up for female mobilization action in March
On 08 February, several of the country’s feminist organizations within the feminist 8M movement called for major protest action in March in the defense of women’s rights within the...
11 February 2020
Great Britain: government looking to create up to ten freeports
On 10 February UK PM Boris Johnson’s team announced the government’s intention to create up to 10 freeports in locations across the UK and which would be operational in 2021. The aim...
11 February 2020
Italy: trust in social partners among population increases
The 32nd ‘Rapporto Italia’ from EURISPES (Institute of Political, Economic and Social Studies), published on 30 January and covering the main social trends in Italy, reveals a sizeable...
10 February 2020
United Kingdom: women occupy one third of board seats at largest UK-listed companies
On 8 February, the UK government revealed that 33% of board seats at FTSE 100 companies are held by women. This particular objective was set in 2016, with companies given until 2020 to reach the...
10 February 2020
Switzerland: popular vote to be held on proposed paternity leave framework
On Wednesday 5 February, Switzerland’s Federal Chancellery announced that a petition calling for a referendum on a new two-week paternity leave entitlement has collected enough signatures...
10 February 2020
Canada: bill tabled to require companies to reveal whether they employ forced labour
Julie Miville-Dechêne, the independent Canadian senator, has tabled a bill against modern slavery. Under the text, which has the support of a committee formed by all parties, all companies...
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7 February 2020
Finland: fathers to have same parental leave entitlement as mothers
On Wednesday 5 February, Finland’s minister for health and social affairs Aino-Kaisa Pekonen announced that fathers will be entitled to the same level of parental leave as mothers. She told...
7 February 2020
Spain: agreement between the Basque regional administration and the social partners in support of the Industry 4.0 transition process
The Basque Region’s government together with the employers’ body Confebask and the CCO and UGT trade unions have agreed to prepare a support plan for those affected by technological...
7 February 2020
France: Novartis establishes 16-weeks of paid parental leave, starting 01 January 2020
Employees at the pharmaceutical company’s French subsidiary are set to receive an extra two weeks of paid parental leave above and beyond the standard minimum duration as required in the...
6 February 2020
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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: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Denmark: government launches transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive
On 26 February, the Danish government submitted a draft bill to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive for consultation until 27 March. The bill sets an implementation date of 1 January 2027...
11 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026