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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
Italy: judges have significant leeway when setting employment dismissal compensation amounts (in brief)
On 08 November, Italy’s Constitutional Court published the grounds for its ruling of 26 September that reverses measures within the Jobs Act and the Dignity Decree law (c.f. article No. 10787)...
13 November 2018
News update as of November 12, 2018
On the menu : Google announces change to its policy on sexual harassment, following global protest movement on 1 November, launch of European network of companies against domestic...
12 November 2018
News update as of November 9, 2018
On the menu : Robots at work in HR Department at PostNL, more robots, this time at Amazon US, only 10% of companies have started upskilling staff so they can manage the impact of robots and...
9 November 2018
Great Britain: Lloyds Banking Group’s landmark digital social plan
Is new technology more of a threat to jobs than Brexit? Some in the UK are asking this question after private banking group Lloyds announced on 06 November a major shake-up in jobs as part of a...
8 November 2018
Germany: Milla an intelligent online training platform (in brief)
Conservatives within the German government are backing the creation of Milla (Modular Interactive Lifelong Learning for All), a 'lifelong training platform' that will be managed by artificial...
8 November 2018
Great Britain: government gives the green light to consultations on Dutch-type collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes
On 06 November the Department for Work and Pensions launched a consultation to shape legislation for collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes, which in contrast with individual defined...
7 November 2018
Italy: ‘smart working’ is on the rise
According to the annual report published on 30 October by the Politecnico di Milano School of Management Observatory, over a year after the approval of Law 81 2017 that regulated ‘agile working’...
7 November 2018
Finland: university thesis examines new technology based recruitment methods
In May 2018, Reija Oksanen at the University of Tampere Faculty of Management presented a Master’s thesis on new technology based recruitment methods that in particular examines those phases in...
7 November 2018
Spain: Carrefour bolsters its equality plan
On 30 October, Fetico, CCOO, UGT et Fasga unions signed a second equality plan for Carrefour Spain’s hypermarket/supermarket outlets that includes 120 new measures and implements positive...
6 November 2018
EU: the Court of Justice of the European Union rules that the allowance in lieu of annual leave not taken by a worker due to death should be paid to that worker’s estate
On 06 November a CJEU ruling in two joint German cases applied EU Directive 2003/88 on working time, which runs counter to German legislation that leads to the loss of annual paid leave untaken by...
6 November 2018
Italy : 2019 budget proposal now omitting the citizen’s income and the pension reforms (in brief)
With the European Commission calling on Italy to re-submit its 2019 budget proposal or risk sanctions for excessive debt levels, the revised text started out on its parliamentary route on 05...
6 November 2018
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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
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
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31 October 2025
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026