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Argentina: number of occupational illness and workplace accident disputes plummets
In Q3 2018, occupational illness and workplace accident disputes in Argentina plunged 42% compared with the same period in 2017 representing a record according to the study carried out by ART...
28 February 2019
EU: key points from the draft Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers (infographic)
With the representatives of Member States adopting the compromise on a proposal for a Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers (see our article n°10979), its adoption by the European...
27 February 2019
Germany: Siemens launches its ‘Future fund’ with which employees can choose their own training
Europe’s largest industrial and electro-technical manufacturing company is also facing the changes being brought about by digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and energy transition. In...
27 February 2019
Italy: an agreement to cover call centers
On 21 February, Italy’s employers’ body Asstel (Confindustria’s Telecom branch), together with the trade unions SLC-Cgil, Fistel-Cisl and Uilcom, signed a significant framework agreement that sets...
27 February 2019
News update as of February 26, 2019
On the menu: Brazil’s Bolsonaro government puts forward its pension reform, Google U.S. drops its arbitration clause for all employment-related disputes, 500 Spanish workers travel to the...
26 February 2019
Belgium: employers and unions agree upon a draft cross-industry agreement for period 2019-2020 (in brief)
Despite difficult negotiations that saw trade unions critical of the ‘too low’ 2019-2020 wage margin threshold calculated by the Central Economic Council at 0.8% (c.f. article No. 10968), twenty...
26 February 2019
Italy: time for money – the new trend in company agreements
At some Italian companies, agreements reached with trade unions include arrangements that ‘exchange’ time for money. For example, workers have been given the opportunity to convert part of their...
25 February 2019
Spain: Vodafone agreement over 1,000 job loss plan
Vodafone Spain is set to implement its plan to wield the redundancy axe. The relevant trade unions: CCOO, UGT, and STC, have agreed to a social plan that intends for the Vodafone Spain workforce...
25 February 2019
News update as of February 22, 2019
On the menu:Audi plans job cuts at management level, reference period for calculating working hours extended in South Korea, law on equal pay for men and women comes into force in Portugal, bill...
22 February 2019
Italy: banking sector social partners commit to tackling sexual harassment and gender-based violence
During the week of February 11 2019, the banking sector social partners (the employers’ body the ABI -Associazione Bancaria Italiana and the trade union bodies, Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil...
21 February 2019
India: concept of minimum income now a discussion topic
Since January 2019 the small Himalayan State of Sikkim has become India’s first region to promise a universal minimum income. Congress Party president Rahul Gandhi also set the concept in motion...
21 February 2019
Mexico: moving towards freedom of association and regulations over outsourcing
Currently in debate in Mexico’s Chambers of Deputies, articles 107 and 123 of the country’s labor reforms should soon go to a vote, which both seek to address freedom of association and collective...
20 February 2019
Germany: Federal Labor Tribunal confirms that employees can only lose the right take leave periods if they are actually able to exercise the right
In a decision handed down on 19 February the Federal Labor Tribunal affirmed that employees’ right to annual (calendar year) paid leave could only expire at the end of the year if employers give...
20 February 2019
News update as of February 19, 2019
On the menu: use of ‘Study Xi Jinping and our powerful country’ app mandatory in China’s Sate companies, Spanish Labor Minister confirms government is seeking to a decree-law adopt measures that...
19 February 2019
ENGIE: social forum held to renew focus on implementing European agreement to anticipate industry changes and safeguard employability
Back in 2016, the energy group ENGIE signed a European agreement with three union federations – IndustriALL Europe, EPSU (European Public Services Union) and the EFBW (European Federation of...
18 February 2019
EU: European insurance sector commits to protecting workers from the negative impact of digitalisation and regulatory requirements
On 15 February, social partners in the insurance sector – the trade union UNI Europa Finance and employer groups Insurance Europe, Amice (representing mutual insurers), and Bipar (insurance...
18 February 2019
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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
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...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 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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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Germany: legal battle at Tesla ahead of works council election
The Frankfurt/Oder labour court has postponed a mid-November hearing in the case between the IG Metall union and Michaela Schmitz, employee representative and head of the works council at the...
28 October 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025