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News update as of 24 April 2019
On the menu: implementation of the cross-industry agreement (AIP) in Belgium, UK government to provide free digital training for adults, EU Parliament adopts text of draft directive on...
24 April 2019
News update as of April 23, 2019
On the menu: EU reform of regulation on coordination of social security systems postponed, a reminder ahead of the European elections of a continent that is divided and preoccupied with the risk...
23 April 2019
EU: European social partners in chemical sector produce study on impact of digital transformation
As part of a project launched in January 2018, named “Our Future Workplace: Digital transformation in the chemical industry”, the trade union IndustriAll Europe and the European Chemical Employers...
19 April 2019
Brazil: will national industrial renewal include the Amazonian Manaus area?
Conceived of as a free trade industrial zone, the northern Amazonian city of Manaus initially attracted several multinational companies, however activity did subsequently dissipate. In a bid to...
19 April 2019
India: big companies push for more inclusive work environments for LGBT people
Several large Indian companies are trying to shift trends in the corporate world in favour of workplace equality. There are more and more examples of diversity and inclusion policies, for lesbian...
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19 April 2019
Gig economy: university initiative seeks to set better standards for benefit of platform workers
“There are now over seven million digital platform workers that live all over the world, doing work that is outsourced via platforms or apps. Platform work provides essential income and...
19 April 2019
Solvay: 2019 renewal of the Global agreement on Performance Sharing Program
On 05 April 2019, Belgian chemical company Solvay together with its global social dialogue body, the Solvay Global Forum (c.f. article No. 10248), signed an agreement over the 2019 budget and...
18 April 2019
Spain: trade unions and employers lay out their respective demands ahead of the legislative elections set for 28 April
In the run-up to the legislative elections on 28 April 2019, both the employers and trade unions have been publishing their messages to the election candidates, as well as to the future...
18 April 2019
HR practices: French insurer MAIF immerses its whole social structure into digital transformation
Like others in the insurance industry, French insurance company Maif (7,500 employees) is facing a thorough overhaul of its entire business, not least with the arrival of insurtech startups, and...
18 April 2019
News update as of April 17, 2019
On the menu: the EU Commission proposes way of facilitating the adoption of social and non-discrimination legislation, trade union strategy to contain the ‘12 hour law’ in Austria, fuel shortages...
17 April 2019
EU: Parliament adopts draft legislation on working conditions, the European Labour Authority, and whistleblowers
On 16 April, MEPs adopted the European Labour Authority (ELA) regulation, as well as directives protecting whistleblowers and on transparent working conditions geared to safeguarding working...
16 April 2019
EU: rules reforming coordinated social security rights on hold
New rules to coordinate social security regimes aiming to modernize and clarify the rules that are to apply to workers who circulate within the EU and to encourage more worker mobility will not be...
16 April 2019
Mexico: deputies approve reform on trade union rights (brief)
On Thursday 11 April, deputies in the Mexican congress approved the reform to the country's Federal Labor Law, requested by the United States as a prerequisite for the ratification of the United...
16 April 2019
News update as of April 12, 2019
On the menu: a rise in the number of unqualified workers and prospect of a minimum wage for apprentices in Germany, Amazon employees in call for the group to reduce its carbon footprint, a first...
12 April 2019
News update as of April 11, 2019
On the menu: in France, final adoption of law requiring companies to take social and environmental considerations into account (Pacte), in Italy collective bargaining starts including the right to...
11 April 2019
EU: European Commission draws attention to the need for Seoul to uphold the social clause in the EU-Korea trade agreement
In Seoul on 09 April, EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström co-chaired the 8th Trade Committee set up by the EU-South-Korea trade agreement that was initially signed back in 2010 and that...
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9 April 2019
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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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
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026