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EU: the Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) of the European Parliament votes to strengthen workers participation rights as part of the EU Directive on cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has welcomed the news that on 15 November the Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) of the European Parliament approved the proposal for a...
23 November 2018
Spain : Banco Santander commits to a non-disruptive merger with Banco Popular (in brief)
On 21 November Banco Santander together with the trade unions signed a 'Merger Protocol' document in which management wholly renounces all disruptive measures during the upcoming reorganization of...
23 November 2018
Germany: how trade unions and employers intend to bolster the eroding system of collective agreements
Anniversary dates are often an opportunity to take stock of a situation and lay bare any key differences. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the first collective agreement in...
22 November 2018
EU: the CJEU recalls that in terms of employment termination compensation workers on temporary employment contracts are not in a similar situation as those on permanent employment contracts
On 21 November, in response to a request by the Spanish courts, the CJEU ruled again on the September 2016 Diego Porras case (c.f. article No. 9818) that had resulted in a highly controversial...
22 November 2018
India: the ILO, government, employers, and trade unions commit to promoting quality jobs
India’s latest Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) as set out by government, employers bodies representatives, workers representatives, and the ILO provides a framework so that the nation’s...
22 November 2018
EU: the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee introduces whistleblower protection for labor rights violations
The European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee has adopted MEP Virginie Rozière’s (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats) report on a draft directive protecting whistleblowers...
21 November 2018
Germany: Federal Labor Court ruling strengthens the right to strike
On 20 November, by ruling in favor of the Verdi services trade union against Amazon, Germany’s Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgerich, or BAG) decided that a trade union had the right, under certain...
21 November 2018
Great Britain: Aviva’s parental leave for second parents program proves successful
Introduced just a year ago (c.f. article No. 10475) Aviva’s second parent parental leave program that allows all employees who become parents regardless of gender to take a fixed period of paid...
21 November 2018
News update as of November 20, 2018
Spain/ Call to strike at Amazon’s logistics centers before key Black Friday shopping day. The UGT union has called for four-day strike action spanning 22-25 November across XPO’s logistics centers...
20 November 2018
Austria: huge strike avoided after collective agreement is reached in main branch of metal industry
Social partners in the main branch of Austria’s metal industry (machinery and tools) reached a collective agreement in the late hours on Sunday 18 November, meaning the sector narrowly avoided a...
19 November 2018
News update as of November 19, 2018
United Kingdom/50 business leaders demand a law on mental health. In an open letter published in the UK press on 18 November, 50 business leaders including the chiefs of Thames Water, Royal Mail...
19 November 2018
News update as of November 16, 2018
On the menu : Industriall Global and IndustriAll Europe condemn the criminalisation of union activity in Turkey, in Germany, Deutsche Bahn unveils hiring push and discusses staff option to...
16 November 2018
Brexit: draft divorce agreement proves divisive but does provide clarity for business
On 14 November a draft agreement spanning some 585 pages for the UK’s exit from the EU was unveiled in London and Brussels. The UK employers’ body, the CBI, welcomed the agreement. PM Theresa May...
15 November 2018
EU: EU parliament mandate to negotiate a draft directive on transparent and predictable working conditions is confirmed
Negotiations between the EU Council of Ministers, the EU Parliament, and the EU Commission on the draft directive relative to improving working conditions will indeed go ahead. On 15 November the...
15 November 2018
News updates as of November 14, 2018
Au menu : Chile's workers get the right to disconnect, Spain reverting to the 'time clock' , German Ryanair workers' secure their first ever collective agreement, females still underrepresented...
14 November 2018
Germany: many metals workers are opting for more free time over extra money
In February 2018 the metal sector’s social partners signed a landmark collective agreement that allowed certain categories of worker (posted workers, workers with young families, workers taking...
13 November 2018
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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...