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France: Government wants companies to back the development of sustainable mobility
In November 2018, and echoing the ‘Yellow Jerseys’ emphasis on problems with mobility across some of France’s regions, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe asked the Ministry of Labour, Interior...
5 February 2019
News update (on platform workers) as of February 4, 2019
On the menu : self-employed plus’ status for Hermes delivery workers in the UK, in Spain ride-hailing companies announce 3,5000 job cuts in Catalonia and delivery platforms call for...
4 February 2019
Société Générale renews the global agreement with UNI Global Union on fundamental rights
On 04 February, Société Générale together with UNI Global Union renewed their global agreement on fundamental rights. This new version explicitly addresses the role of the international trade...
4 February 2019
News update as of January 31, 2019
On the menu: a trialogue agreement to protect workers from carcinogenic chemical agents, in the US Teamsters union wants Amazon to accept unionized labor in New York, agreement at Audi Hungary...
31 January 2019
EU: the EU Commission adopts regulations to safeguard citizens’ social security rights under a hard Brexit scenario
‘The Commission has consistently made clear that the rights of EU citizens in the United Kingdom and UK nationals in the EU are our priority. They should not pay the price for Brexit,’ indicated...
30 January 2019
EU: the EU Commission adopts a set of contingency proposals so Erasmus+ students can complete their programmes under a ‘hard Brexit’ scenario (in brief)
In another ‘urgent’ measure that seeks to mitigate the consequences of a no-deal UK exit from the EU, on 30 January the EU Commission adopted a set of proposals so in the case of a ‘hard Brexit’...
30 January 2019
Brazil: Bolsonaro government announces first reforms, 100 days after coming to power
Access to employment agency data, stiffer eligibility requirements Social Security assistance, and reforms to the pension system are just some of Brazil’s new government’s foci.
30 January 2019
UE: clock is ticking for the ‘Working Conditions’ draft directive (in Brief)
Europe’s co-legislators are struggling to agree on a text for the ‘working conditions’ draft directive (see article n°10507). In spite of five rounds of negotiations, EU Parliament and Council...
30 January 2019
News update as of January 29, 2019
On the menu : minimum salary set to rise from February in Greece, Poste Italiane to trial Smart Working, Danone and Nestlé both guilty of using forced labor to traffic yoghurt, Audi strike action...
29 January 2019
Meliá: global agreement signed with IUF to prevent workplace sexual harassment
On 17 January 2019, a landmark agreement was signed between Spanish hotels group Meliá Hotels International and the IUF (International Union of Food, Agriculture, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering...
28 January 2019
India: Amazon luring IT developers as it conquers the voice-assistance market
Amazon is en route to dominating India’s voice assistant market. The online giant’s strategy relies on independent outside developers with whom Amazon has no legal connection, and according to...
News update as of January 25, 2019
Brexit/UK unions disappointed after meetings with May. As UK prime minister Theresa May prepares her plan B for the EU withdrawal agreement, which will be voted on by parliament on 29 January (see...
25 January 2019
EU : provisional agreement by the EU Parliament and Council over the ‘conciliation’ Directive
So close, but yet on 24 January 2019 another, the fourth, negotiation meeting needed to be held for the EU Parliament , Council and Commission to come to agreement over a draft directive aimed at...
24 January 2019
UniCredit is the first Italian bank to sign a global agreement with Uni Global
On 22 January 2019, Italian banking group UniCredit together with the international services union federation Uni Global signed a 2-year international agreement on Fundamental Human Rights at...
24 January 2019
Spain: quality label for ‘socially responsible hotels’ that respect employees fundamental labor rights
A socially responsible quality label for hotels that respect employees’ fundamental labor rights. Thus the project that Spain’s hospitality trade unions have just launched, in partnership with the...
24 January 2019
News updates as of January 23, 2019
EU/Religious holidays cannot be reserved specially for employees belonging to the particular religion in question. On 21 January in a ruling on an Austrian case, the CJEU declared that legislation...
23 January 2019
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
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...