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According to re-elected ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini, the new ETUC leadership team that was elected during the 14th Congress (which closes on 24 May) is both representative of Europe’s...

24 May 2019

EU: the 14th Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) debates the possibility of a framework directive on a minimum wage and promoting collective bargaining.

Day two of the 14th Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) taking place place from Tuesday 21 to Friday 24 May 2019 at Wien Messe in Vienna, Austria, has seen the 600 delegates...

23 May 2019

Italy: collective negotiations are starting to introduce the right to disconnect from work

In Italy there is a longstanding tradition of overlooking the right to disconnect from work and the right does not feature in overall labor regulation. It does however feature in the law that...

23 May 2019

Switzerland: is the nationwide women’s strike set for 14 June actually within the law?

At the end of March 2019 a multitude of women’s’ networks launched a call to strike action: ‘Frauen Streik’ setting the symbolic date of 14 June as the day for the strike. The movement comprising...

23 May 2019

Poland: final adoption of several Labor Code modifications addressing discrimination and moral harassment

On 17 May 2019, Poland’s Senate adopted a series of amendments to the Labor Code, presented to parliament by the President of the Republic. The new employee-friendly provisions address definitions...

21 May 2019

Great Britain: trade union applying pressure on Amazon UK shareholders

Against a backdrop of repeated criticism of Amazon UK’s working conditions, in May 2019 trade unions had a first-time meeting with a number of the online giant’s shareholders, the goal of which...

21 May 2019

Italy: major parties adopt anti-austerity stance ahead of European elections

Despite significant divergence in their respective views on Europe, the main parties in Italy appear to agree on one thing: enough of austerity. In a country that is yet to return to its GDP...

21 May 2019

China: DingDing, the collaborative platform that manages workers

Few workers in China will be unaware of the existence of DingDing, the application used for organisation and communication within companies. Launched in 2014, the application has grown to become...

17 May 2019

Germany: at SAP job sharing is possible at all hierarchical levels from basic employee right up to senior executive

Since the start of 2018 all senior managerial positions at Germany’s multinational software corporation SAP have in principle been available for job sharing and flexible working opportunities...

17 May 2019

France: debate over the CGT’s international strategy during its 52nd Congress questions the ‘hyper-institutional’ approach of both the ITUC and ETUC and takes a first step towards the WFTU

The WFTU has had a chequered past. Established in 1945, it was primarily made up of unions affiliated with or sympathetic to communist parties. In 1995 the CGT took the decision to exit the...

16 May 2019

Germany: CJEU ruling on mandatory working time records puts government under pressure to reform domestic legislation

The ruling handed down on 14 May 2019 by the CJEU on the requirement to record daily working times (c.f. article No. 11127) has sparked a backlash in Germany for which there are several reasons...

16 May 2019

France: Main French EU election list’s social platforms

Following on from out focus reports on Germany (c.f. article No. 11105), Poland (c.f. article No. 11199), and Sweden (c.f. article No. 11128), we continue our tour around pre-election Europe with...

16 May 2019

Germany: government introduces first ever minimum salary for apprentices

In a first for the nation, on 15 May in Berlin, Germany's grand coalition of conservatives and center-left Social Democrats (SPD) adopted draft legislation that reforms the Law on Occupational...

15 May 2019

Mexico: unprecedented legislative headway made in support of females

On 01 May reforms to Mexico’s Federal Labor law included some major advances towards gender equality and in tackling workplace discrimination, notably by requiring companies to implement...

15 May 2019

Sweden: political parties social platforms in run up to European elections

Political life in Sweden is shaped by the aftermath of its 2018 legislative elections, which, following several months of deadlock and a hung parliament, concluded in a second minority government...

15 May 2019

Unilever: joint commitment signed with IndustriALL Global Union and the IUF to guarantee rights of temporary workers and promote sustainable employment

IndustriALL Global Union, the IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations), and Unilever have signed an agreement to limit...

13 May 2019

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