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Germany: Google open to talks with IG Metall and YouTubers over the working conditions of the latter
In July of this year, the FairTube campaign was launched, through a partnership between IG Metall, the largest sector trade union in Europe, and the Youtubers Union, a Facebook group made up of...
28 August 2019
Germany: co-management boosted by presence of temporary workers (judgement)
On Tuesday 20 August, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof-BGH) published the reasons for its judgement handed down on 25 June 2019 (file n° Az. II ZB 21/18), when judges ruled in...
27 August 2019
Argentina: the status of platform workers the subject of debate
The country is proving somewhat to be a test case for Latin America. At the start of the month, a judge in Buenos Aires ordered a halt to all home food delivery applications in the Argentine...
27 August 2019
Great Britain: appeal court confirms that a company’s management may implement plans without waiting for the EWC’s opinion
In a judgement handed down on 31 July (here), the Employment Appeal Tribunal rejected the appeal from the European Works Council at Oracle, against an initial decision made on 12 February (see...
26 August 2019
Crédit Agricole: global framework agreement signed with UNI Global Union
On 31 July the French banking group signed with UNI Global Union, the international trade union federation of the private service sector, a global framework agreement covering basic labour rights...
26 August 2019
Portugal: final adoption of Labor Code reform
On Friday 19 July Portugal’s National Assembly definitively adopted a series of amendments to the country’s Labor Code. While social collaboration initiated the reform process and several...
24 July 2019
Germany: little uptake of the law on salary transparency
Germany’s law on remuneration transparency (c.f. article No. 10143) that came into force in July 2017 sought to narrow the country’s gender pay gap, which at 21%, is one of the highest in Europe...
23 July 2019
Great Britain: two pieces of draft legislation to end the abusive use of confidentiality clauses and to better protect new parents
In the closing moments of Theresa May’s tenure as UK Prime Minister before her successor is announced on Tuesday 23 July and prior to her departure on Wednesday 24 July, the government has...
23 July 2019
Poland: a legally binding opinion on types of employee data treatment that has to undergo an impact evaluation
In a legally binding opinion that was published in the Official Journal on 07 July 2019, the National Office for Private Data Protection (UODO) details the types data treatment that will now be...
23 July 2019
France: Teleperformance called on to comply with duty of vigilance legislation
In a statement on 18 July, international trade union federation UNI Global Union, together with the well-known French legal activist NGO, Sherpa (for the protection and defense of victims of...
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22 July 2019
United States: technical workers more willing to unionize than expected ?(Blind survey)
Thanks to its online surveys, the anonymous chat app for verified employees Blind, claim to be in touch with workers in the technical industry. On 15 July, it presented the results of a survey of...
22 July 2019
Spain: two agreements signed at Telefónica to guarantee right to disconnect and on how working time register will function
The CCOO and UGT trade unions and the management of Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica have reached an agreement that will guarantee workers’ right to digitally disconnect and a second...
19 July 2019
EU: mini portrait of incoming European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, through 7 articles from Planet Labor
On 16 July 2019, Ursula von der Leyen became the first woman to be elected president of the European Commission (see article n°11232). She will commence the role in November. A German politician...
19 July 2019
Orange: global agreement on making gender equality a priority within the Orange group
On 17 July Orange together with the international services union federation Uni Global, and the Orange Union Alliance (that brings together union organizations represented within the Orange group...
18 July 2019
EU: Expert Group on European Works Councils put on hold until further notice
An Expert Group on European Works Councils had been the European Commissions’ compromise response to its assessment of the EWC Recast Directive (2009/38/EC); i.e. no new revisions to the text, but...
18 July 2019
Great Britain: a new single enforcement body for employment rights in the offing?
On 16 July the UK government launched a public consultation on the establishment of a new single enforcement body to ensure national minimum and legal wages are paid and that the right to paid...
18 July 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.
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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...
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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...
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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