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Great Britain : employment tribunal asks CJEU for clarification on the status of ‘worker’ in the context of the gig economy
Does the fact an individual has the right to hire a replacement, to do part or all of their work, mean they cannot be considered a ‘worker’? This is a question that has recently been referred by...
20 September 2019
Germany: government adopts draft legislation on protection for package delivery workers
During the cabinet meeting on 18 September Germany’s grand coalition approved draft legislation proposed by Labor and Social Affairs Minister, Hubertus Heil (SPD) that aims to protect package...
19 September 2019
AccorInvest signs a global agreement with the IUF on fighting sexual harassment
On 17 September, the international trade union federation, the IUF, along with French hotels group AccorInvest announced their signing of a global agreement fighting sexual harassment at work. The...
18 September 2019
Germany: metallurgy employers in the northern region set up their own employment website
With Germany facing a shortage of skilled manpower, metallurgy and electro-technical employers in the north of the country have decided to take the situation into their own hands and have set up...
18 September 2019
Poland: political parties looking to secure the female vote
The female vote is attracting a great deal of attention in the period leading up to the 13 October legislative elections. The major political bodies have devoted significant portions of their...
18 September 2019
Unilever Italy: unions sign “Industry 4.0” agreement promoting workers’ life-long learning so as to safeguard employability in light of ongoing technological transformation processes.
On Friday 13 September, an agreement on Industry 4.0 was signed between the Italian branch of the multinational group Unilever and the three sectoral unions FLAI-CGIL, FAI-CISL and UILA-UIL. The...
17 September 2019
Poland: ruling conservative PiS party announces an unprecedented increase in the minimum salary
With the legislative elections under a month away, the election’s front-runner, the ruling national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party’s election program has dropped a bombshell policy...
17 September 2019
United States: first UAW led strike action at General Motors in 12 years
On Sunday 15 September 2019 the UAW trade union called on its 46,000 members to commence strike action at General Motors (GM) facilities in a bid to unlock difficult multi-annual agreement...
17 September 2019
Suez: European agreement on professional equality renewed
Today, on 16 September, Bertrand Camus, chief executive of French utility group Suez, the group’s European trade unions, and the European Union Federations have signed an agreement to reinforce...
16 September 2019
Great Britain: amid the Brexit crisis, the Labour Party promises an employment rights ministry and considers cuts to working hours
With an early general election expected in November or December, after the UK’s planned departure from the European Union on 31 October, the country’s Labour Party has made some statements that...
16 September 2019
Sweden: employers seek confederation-level agreement to frame upcoming sector-level negotiations
The majority of collective agreements covering the Swedish economy are set to expire by the end of the first quarter of 2020. Consequently, negotiations to renew some 500 collective agreements...
16 September 2019
United States : California simplifies procedure for reclassifying independent workers as employees
The State of California is close to finalising its adoption of Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which will make the so-called ABC or Dynamex test, comprising three criteria, the standard used when it comes...
13 September 2019
France: Court of Cassation recognizes the harm of anxiety in cases of exposure to noxious and toxic substances
In a ruling handed down on 11 September the French Court of Cassation has opened the door to the official recognition of anxiety-related damage, currently recognized for workers who were...
13 September 2019
Switzerland : fathers will get two weeks paid paternity leave
On 11 September the Swiss parliament backed a proposal to give fathers two weeks of paid paternity leave per child. As one of Europe’s few remaining nations not offering paternity leave hitherto...
12 September 2019
Spain: purchasing power guarantee clauses making a return to collective agreements
After years of salary restraint, Spain’s trade unions are starting to win their first salary related battles. Employees are effectively starting to win back some of the purchasing power they...
12 September 2019
Germany: new ‘Green Button’ label created for textiles produced in line with social and environmental standards
In Berlin on 09 September, German Economic and Development Minister Gerd Müller (CSU), officially launched his key project creating the ‘Grüner Knopf’ (Green Button). The Federal Economic and...
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11 September 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026