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EWC : German court recognises a non-European company’s right to choose which country of operation represents it in Europe in order to negotiate a new EWC agreement
According to German legal sources, the Labour Court of Wiesbaden in Germany has upheld the right for corporate groups headquartered outside of the EU and/or the EEA to relocate its leadership in...
6 July 2018
Belgium: agreement in parliament to make parental leave more flexible (in brief)
On 4 July, Vincent Van Quickenborne, who chairs the social affairs committee in Belgium's lower house, announced that an agreement had been reached on six separate bills, allowing six laws that...
6 July 2018
Poland : flexible working arrangements for parents of disabled children (in brief)
Under a new law on professional reintegration and the employment of disabled people, which came into force on 6 June 2018, parents with a disabled child in their care (regardless of the child's...
6 July 2018
Ryanair: social unrest forecast for the summer
Leading low-cost airline Ryanair is facing a torrid summer of social unrest. On 05 July trade unions from Belgium, Italy, and Portugal representing Ryanair cabin crew staff announced strike action...
5 July 2018
Poland: trade union reform legislation definitively adopted
On 29 June, Poland’s Senate house definitively adopted trade union reform legislation brought to it by the Employment and Social Policy Ministry. The new legislation accords independent workers...
5 July 2018
Great Britain: delayed construction sector deal finally launched
Promised for November 2017, the Construction Sector Deal was officially launched on 05 July 2018. The sector agreement, delayed due to the unexpected collapse of the multinational construction...
5 July 2018
Italy: Council of Ministers adopts first anti-precariousness and anti-Jobs Act decree-law
On 02 July, Giuseppe Conte’s government adopted the ‘Dignity Decree’, the new executive’s first major reform that includes limiting recourse to fixed term employment contracts, raising employment...
4 July 2018
Portugal: stronger social protection for independent workers
From July 2018, Portugal’s independent workers will be able to enjoy broader social cover. ‘Green Receipts’, the invoices used by independent workers, will enable faster access rights to...
4 July 2018
Spain: still in the independent workers vein, the Spanish Labor Inspectorate registers Barcelona’s Deliveroo riders as employees as regards the social security scheme
Spain’s Labor Inspectorate is claiming €1.3 million from meal delivery service Delieroo in lieu of missed social security contributions for its Barcelona-based delivery riders. The authorities...
4 July 2018
UNI Global Union working towards the implementation of a global strategy to handle Amazon
Following four years of work at the European level, and in the hopes of improving working conditions at Amazon, UNI Global Union has undertaken efforts in organizing workers around the world. In...
2 July 2018
Austria: government forced to soften working time flexibility bill
In response to growing discontent, the chiefs of parliamentary groups from the parties forming Austria’s right-wing coalition government (ÖVP conservatives and FPÖ extreme–right) announced that...
29 June 2018
United States: public sector unions will no longer be able to levy union dues on non-members
The Supreme Court’s decision, handed down on 27 June, deals a severe blow to public sector trade union piggy banks. The ruling concerns ‘fair-share fees’, also known as ‘agency fees’, which are...
28 June 2018
India: technology sector hiring less manpower
Is India’s Tech miracle turning sour for the sector’s 3.9 million workers? For more than a year India’s media have been drawing attention to an increasing number of Tech sector redundancies. The...
28 June 2018
Japan: companies cosseting their new hires
Against a backdrop of increasing and broad-based manpower shortages, Japan’s employment landscape is undergoing profound change. With students now seeking better working conditions, Japanese...
28 June 2018
Germany: minimum wage set to rise in two stages, starting in January 2019
On 26 June, an independent commission, made up of employee and employer representatives, tasked with re-evaluating the legal minimum wage in Germany every two years, put forward its...
26 June 2018
Spain: unions and employers announce a pre-agreement clearing the way for salary changes after years of discord
Unions and employers announced that on 25 June they had agreed on the foundations for a framework agreement outlining guidelines for the collective negotiations that are set to take place over the...
26 June 2018
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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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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...
6 November 2025
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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...
7 November 2025
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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...
5 November 2025
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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...
6 November 2025
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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...
20 October 2025