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EU: the European Commission wants national minimum salaries that enable workers to live decently
While still candidate for the position of EU Commission President, and in a bid to secure European Socialist support for her candidacy, Ursula von der Leyen threw her support behind the concept of...
14 January 2020
United States: Labor Department restricts the notion of ‘joint-employer’
On 12 January 2020, the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed fresh regulations that set out four factors to be used to determine joint-employer status as regards the responsibilities and...
14 January 2020
Germany: IG Metall to prioritise job security in upcoming collective negotiations in metals sector
Roman Zitzelsberger, IG Metall’s chief in Baden-Württemberg, has earmarked job security as one of the trade union’s priorities ahead of collective negotiations set to kick off by 17 March in the...
13 January 2020
Business practices: how high-tech firm Thales is upping the pace of educational innovation and the ‘marketing’ of solutions that better meet the needs of professions and employees
More than 18 months ago Jean-Roch Houllier, director of educational innovation at the Thales Learning Hub, established a structure geared towards helping his company’s training system meet new...
13 January 2020
United States: telecoms union CWA targets tech and video game industries with its CODE (Campaign to Organize Digital Employees) campaign
The leadership of the Communications Workers of America, a large trade union that has a strong presence in the telecommunications industry, has decided to expand into the sectors of tech and video...
13 January 2020
India: how one hotel chain is leading the way to inclusion by employing workers with disabilities
India’s leading mid-range hotel chain, Lemon Tree is making the hiring of those with disabilities an integral part of its business model. Initially implemented in 2007, many hotels have are...
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10 January 2020
Japan: ‘technical trainees’, a euphemism for exploited foreign manpower
In a country that has lost 11% of its active population in the space of 20 years, Japan remains reticent over the idea of opening its borders to long-term immigrant workers. Companies in need of...
10 January 2020
Finland: a new agreement for the technology, electronics, mechanical, and metallurgy industry sets the tone for negotiations across the other sectors
Following an agreement between the industry union (Teollisuusliitonet) and technology sector employers (Teknologiateollisuuteen), employees have secured a 3.3% salary increase distributed over 25...
9 January 2020
Great Britain: government seeks to calm concerns before the IR35 off-payroll reforms on disguised employment come into force
As of 06 April 2020, UK private sector medium and large businesses will be required to declare if their service providers have to pay the income taxes and social contributions that correspond to...
9 January 2020
Works council expertise ‘à la française’ looking to extend across Europe
For several years works council specialist consultants have been active in both European Commission funded sector-level social dialogue, as well as in French EWCs. More recently however, these...
8 January 2020
France: after 34 days of strike action talks resume between the government and social partners over France’s pension reform
On 07 January 2020, talks between the government and social partners over France’s pension reform resumed after 34 days of industrial action and the longest such period in French industrial...
8 January 2020
Spain: new coalition government led by socialists aims to reassert collective bargaining and develop a workers’ statute for the 21st century
Having received the backing of the Spanish parliament today, on 7 January, Pedro Sanchez, leader of the country’s Socialist Party, is set to commence his second term as prime minister, forming a...
7 January 2020
Germany: Zonar, the performance evaluation software at Zalando that has sparked a data protection probe
A study conducted by a German university claims that e-commerce platform Zalando has been placing its workers under pressure and/or surveillance using the performance management tool Zonar, a...
7 January 2020
United Kingdom: tribunal rules that ethical vegans should be protected against workplace discrimination
On 3 January, as part of a hearing of an unfair dismissal complaint, an employment tribunal in the city of Norwich, in the east of England, deemed for the first time that being vegan qualifies as...
6 January 2020
Austria: a government more open to ‘social partnership’ and with a programme focused on the digital and ecological transitions
As Austria celebrates the start of the new year, the country has also seen the arrival of a new government. Following the legislative elections of September last year, and after lengthy...
6 January 2020
United Kingdom: Boris Johnson promises post-Brexit employment law
There were some surprises in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December, which marked the opening of Parliament following the Conservative Party’s clear victory in last week’s snap general election. Among...
20 December 2019
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
15 January 2026
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France: Medef publishes guide to support career transitions and retraining
France's largest employer federation Medef has provided its regional representatives with a practical guide designed to support career transitions and retraining. Structured around three key tools...
6 February 2026
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France: 2026 budget expected to maintain employer contribution relief
On 19 January 2026, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu decided to invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass France's 2026 budget without a vote in the National Assembly. Three days...
20 January 2026
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EU: Cyprus unveils its six-month presidency programme
Cyprus has set out its priorities for its six-month presidency of the Council of the EU. On the social front, the centre-right government will focus on the Union of Skills, which aims to boost...
23 January 2026
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Informal economy and slow wage growth hamper decent work, ILO says
The International Labour Organisation published its Employment ans Social Trends 2026 on 14 January. It anticipates unemployment stabilising in 2026 and employment growth of 1%, driven by...
16 January 2026
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EU: Commission wants to facilitate entry of international ‘talent’
In a recommendation published on 29 January, the European Commission calls on member states to take a series of measures to attract and retain international talent. It targets holders of skilled...
6 February 2026