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On 13 March 2019, Europe’s co-legislators (EU Parliament, EU Council of Ministers, European Commission) agreed on a draft directive that aims to facilitate company ‘mobility’ within the EU, while...

2 April 2019

United States: Department of Labor issues proposed rules for joint employer arrangements

On 01 April 2019, the US Department of Labor announced new rules to clarify join-employer status, marking the first meaningful revision to its regulations since 1958, the DOL underlined. This...

2 April 2019

Spain: hospitality sector collective convention creates a specific professional category for home meal delivery workers

Spain’s hospitality sector employers’ bodies and trade unions have agreed upon a new professional category that will include online platform delivery workers. Trade unions are hoping that this...

2 April 2019

European Trade Union Institute emphasises the benefits of workplace democracy for workers, companies and political democracies

In its annual ‘Benchmarking Working Europe’ report, the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) publishes an overview of the economic and social situation in the continent. In the 2019 edition of...

1 April 2019

Sweden: new government’s plans on employment and social protection

Stefan Löfven retained the position of prime minister of Sweden in January this year, after a four-month parliamentary impasse following the 2018 general election. He currently leads a minority...

1 April 2019

News update as of March 29, 2019

On the menu : in Italy, minimum hourly salary makes a return to front stage, agreement concluded between Unilever and its EWC on the “Futur of work” available, in the UK, the Employment Appeal...

29 March 2019

News update as of March 28, 2019

Italy/Parliament definitely adopts both the pension reforms and citizens’ income policy. On Wednesday 27 March 2019, upon its final reading, Italy’s Senate approved the decree law that institutes...

28 March 2019

Germany: HDI looks to artificial intelligence when recruiting and training its senior executives

For about a year, HDI Service AG, part of Germany’s third largest insurance group, Talanx, has been using voice recognition software which can define forty-two different facets of someone’s...

27 March 2019

Employees’ major expectations that are shaping the future of recruiting and HR, according to LinkedIn

In its recently published annual Global Talent Trends report for 2019, LinkedIn analyses the four major trends driving change in the employment relationship (new employee expectations and new...

27 March 2019

News update as of March 26, 2019

On the menu: in Germany, SPD backing a minimum salary Europe-wide, no collective bargaining for outsourced workers in the UK, provisional agreement on draft directive on cross-border company...

26 March 2019

Portugal: obligatory paternity leave to increase from 15 to 20 days

By 2020, paternity leave in Portugal will be increased by five days to reach 20 working days, which should be taken within the first six weeks following the birth of a child. This period may be...

25 March 2019

Spain: plan launched to bring back those who emigrated during the crisis

On 22 March, the Spanish government presented an array of 50 measures to simplify the process of returning to the country, for those who have emigrated abroad. The measures seek, amongst other...

25 March 2019

Mexico: State of Coahuila signs ‘Pact for social dialogue and decent work’ with social partners

On 6 March, an agreement on social dialogue was reached by the governor of the Mexican state of Coahuila, the mayors of the 36 largest cities in the state, heads of companies and trade union...

25 March 2019

Bosch continues to deploy its ‘Learning Company’ concept

In line with the rest of the industrial world, Germany’s largest auto-parts manufacturer, Bosch (400,000 employees), is having to deal with enormous challenges that must be met, or else risk the...

21 March 2019

EU: key points from the draft Directive on transparent and predictible working conditions (infographic)

This future directive will help to enhance the information to be passed on to employees in the early stages of an employment relationship (as regards place or places of work, the right to...

21 March 2019

News update as of March 20, 2019

EU/Agreement on new regulations for social security system coordination as regards unemployment compensation and posted workers. On 19 March 2019, a provisional agreement was concluded between the...

20 March 2019

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