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Italy: Milanese retail sector social partners agree on more flexible rules for recourse to temporary employment contracts
On 06 November, the territorial agreement called ‘Milan a tourist city’ (Milano città turistica) was signed. It allows more workers to be hired on temporary employment contracts during certain...
15 November 2019
Inditex: renews its global framework agreement with IndustriALL Global on respect for working conditions throughout the whole production chain
On 13 November, at the ILO's head offices in Geneva, Inditex Executive Chairman, Pablo Isla, and the general secretary of IndustriALL Global Union, Valter Sanches, signed the agreement extending...
14 November 2019
Switzerland: a new agreement for Lidl focuses on longer paternity and maternity leave periods
On 08 November, Lidl Suisse, together with the trade unions Syna and the Swiss Society of Commerce Employees (Société suisse des employés de commerce), signed a new collective convention for the...
14 November 2019
South Africa: creation of leave entitlements for 2nd parents, adoptive parents, and parents of children born from surrogacy agreements
The ‘Labour Laws Amendment Act, 2018’ came into force on 01 November 2019. Inter alia the law introduces the employee’s right, irrespective of gender, to specific second parent leave, adoptive...
14 November 2019
Sweden: new pension reforms
In May 2019 the Swedish government launched a wide-ranging process of pension reform comprising several aspects including: improving the lowest pensions (that will primarily benefit women who were...
13 November 2019
Italy: collective agreement renewal for the water and oil services sector
On 07 November 2019 social partners in Italy’s water and oil sector signed a draft agreement to renew the sector’s collective agreement that expired on 31 December 2018 and that covers some 48,000...
12 November 2019
Austria: metals sector social partners agree on pay rise of between 2.6% and 2.8%
On Friday 8th November, pay negotiations across the six sub-sectors of Austria’s metals industry came to a conclusion, after an agreement was reached in the foundry sector. The six agreements...
12 November 2019
Mexico: arrangements specified on how to apply the workplace stress Norm
The new Official Mexican Norm (NOM – Norma Oficial Mexicana) No. 035, entitled ‘Psychosocial risks at work, identification, risks, and prevention”, come into force on 23 October 2019 and requires...
12 November 2019
Spain: deal struck for new collective agreement in metals sector
The labour unions CCOO de Industria and UGT FICA have reached a pre-agreement, with employer group Confemetal, on the third national collective agreement for the metals sector (industry...
8 November 2019
Vodafone introduces parental leave of four months with 100% pay for second parents
Under a new policy introduced by the UK telecommunications giant, male and female employees whose partner has a baby, adopts a child or becomes a parent through surrogacy will be entitled to 16...
8 November 2019
Great Britain: with five weeks to go before the general election the TUC disparages the Tory government’s economic record
On 07 November the TUC published an analysis showing that since the previous 2017 election, called for by the then Tory PM Theresa May, the UK economy has fallen into the ‘relegation zone’. Using...
7 November 2019
Sweden: trade unions ready to negotiate fresh collective agreements in 2020
Sweden’s social partners are readying themselves to negotiate new collective agreements for most of the sectors at the start of 2020. Caution hangs in the air because even if the government is...
7 November 2019
Chile: no weakening of social contestation in the face of a sclerotic political class
Since 18 October 2019, Chile has been living through its biggest social conflict since the period of dictatorship ended in 1990. The entire political class that is now at its most unpopular is...
6 November 2019
Finland: a disorderly start to negotiations on new sector collective agreements
Finland’s business leaders and trade unions have commenced negotiations for new collective agreements that will replace those set to expire in the months ahead. As such this will be the second...
6 November 2019
Poland: new database for 1,000 different professions and competences
This landmark INFODORADCA+ project, which combines professions and competences, has been driven by Poland’s Labor and Social Policy Ministries with the aim of comprehensively charting current and...
6 November 2019
PSA: “HR divisions have to hold a strategic position in order to create real conditions for success,” Xavier Chéreau, Group HR head
HR divisions able to pilot transformation processes: it is with this ambition in mind that Xavier Chéreau has positioned the French automaker’s HR function as a strategic partner in driving...
5 November 2019
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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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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026