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EU : minimum rules protecting whistleblowers
Whistleblowers will soon be able to avail of a minimum level of protection across the whole of the EU. On the evening of 11 March the EU Parliament, EU Council and European Commission came to a...
12 March 2019
Unilever: agreement signed with EWC on the ‘Future of Work’ to support retraining of workers and the development of employment models that are more compatible with their expectations
On Wednesday 5 March, the management at consumer goods group Unilever signed an agreement on the ‘future of work’ with its European Works Council. The deal sets out jointly-devised measures, to be...
12 March 2019
Siemens: an intelligent learning experience platform that helps employees acquire the competences they will need for tomorrow
What is the impact of digitalization on training and lifelong learning within businesses? How can we identify essential competences several years ahead? How can we learn to learn in the digital...
12 March 2019
Spain: new requirement for companies to record daily working hours, to detect false part-time arrangements and unpaid overtime
On 8 March, the Spanish government approved a decree-law containing “urgent measures” to combat work insecurity, which includes a requirement for companies to record the working hours or their...
11 March 2019
United States: government revises overtime pay rules
The United States labour secretary has decided to amend the rules governing the payment of overtime hours, enlarging the pool of workers eligible for such remuneration to more than 1 million...
11 March 2019
EU: CEC European Managers publishes its set of Managers’ Demands ahead of the European elections
Over the next five years the European Union will have to meet the challenges of a world in transition, not least in terms of labor mobility and increasing employment digitalization. Thus the...
11 March 2019
News update as of March 7, 2019
On the menu: Spanish and Belgian female workers set for strike action on 08 March, on 06 March, Unilever and the EWC signed an agreement on the future of work, Ceska Posta raises salaries by 10%...
7 March 2019
Great Britain: PM May focuses on issue of workers rights post-Brexit
Following her surprise announcement on workers rights on the evening of 05 March, UK Prime Minister Theresa May continued her efforts to woo support by way of a tweet on 06 March, ‘Great Britain...
6 March 2019
Ireland: legislation regulating zero hours contracts comes into force
On 04 March, legislation came into force that seeks to improve certainty and security for those working on flexible employment contracts. The legislation precedes a draft European Directive on the...
6 March 2019
Germany: according to the WSI, flexible working modes are tending to cement traditional gender roles
A study by the Hans-Böckler WSI institute, published on 05 March, has shown that the uptake of flexible working modes (teleworking, trust based working, mobile hours /Gleitzeit) is gender...
6 March 2019
News update as of March 5, 2019
On the menu: legislation moves to tackle excessive outsourcing in the packages delivery business sector in Germany, Vodafone puts leave-time in place for victims of domestic violence at global...
5 March 2019
Spain: new measures seek to foster gender equality at work
On 1 March the Spanish government approved a decree-law containing urgent measures to guarantee equal treatment and equal opportunities for men and women at work. The legislation seeks to close...
4 March 2019
Argentina: annual salary negotiations more fraught than ever
The backdrop for negotiations in Argentina this year consists of a recession, the pressure of inflation as well as uncertainty ahead of presidential elections in October 2019. While trade unions...
4 March 2019
News update as of March 1, 2019
On the menu: Italian pension reforms facilitate TIM (former Telecom Italia) restructuring, UK High Court to rule on whether outsourced workers can enter into collective bargaining with...
1 March 2019
France: railway company SNCF ordered to pay damages to its EWC for information and consultation failings
In May 2017, France’s state-owned rail company SNCF initiated a move to sell its holding in STVA, a subsidiary in the group’s logistics branch dealing with transport and storage of completed...
28 February 2019
EU: trade unions publish their priorities for the European elections
With three months to go before the 2019 European elections, the ETUC is calling for ‘A fairer Europe for workers’. On 26 February, after getting the green light from its 90 national organizations...
28 February 2019
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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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13 October 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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France: government proposes suspending pension reform
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, reappointed on 10 October after resigning four days earlier, delivered his general policy speech to the National Assembly on 14 October. He announced the...