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This new policy, announced during the week of 27 August applies across all its US supplier companies employing at least 50 staff and which carry out ‘substantial work’, by which is understood...

4 September 2018

Portugal: law promoting equal pay for men and women set to come into force

The law proposed by the government, which was approved by the country’s national assembly and published in its official journal in August, covers three key aspects: raising awareness of the issue...

3 September 2018

Argentina: another general strike scheduled to protest job cuts

The General Confederation of Labour (CGT) in Argentina has called for a general strike to take place on Tuesday 25 September, which would be the fourth such strike since the centre-right president...

3 September 2018

Spain: occupational illnesses linked to the work done by hotel cleaning ladies to be recognised by health insurers, following pressure from the group of workers Las Kellys

Spain’s ministry for employment has demanded that health insurance companies immediately recognise a series of complaints experienced by hotel cleaning staff, such pain and inflammation resulting...

3 September 2018

News update as of August 30, 2018

On the menu : Draft directive on transparent and predictable working conditions: the European Parliament rapporteur proposes moving away from the concept of subordinated worker in order to...

30 August 2018

Germany: government adopts the ‘Pensions Pact’ that will run until 2025

During a summit meeting held at the Berlin Chancellery on the evening of 28/29 August, the heads of the ruling coalition parties (CDU/CSU and SPD) secured a compromise on both pension payments and...

29 August 2018

Great Britain: Royal Mail mental health training for employees with first-aid training

In the months ahead all Royal Mail’s first-aiders will be offered officially recognized mental health training. The program, which was agreed with the CWU union aims to guarantee staff a fresh...

29 August 2018

United States: Walt Disney to pay $15 minimum per hour

Negotiators at Disney together with a coalition of 6 trade unions have agreed that over the next four years the minimum hourly wage at the Florida Walt Disney World theme park will rise from $10...

29 August 2018

News update as of August 28, 2018

On the menu : the UK government promises to maintain employees' rights as well as European Works Councils (EWCs) that are currently operating even in a no-deal scenario, a landmark legal ruling on...

28 August 2018

Italy: ‘Dignity decree law’ has been definitively adopted

On 09 August Italy’s parliament definitively ratified Prime Minister Conte’s government’s decree law that aims to curb precarious employment by rowing back on some of the Jobs Act’s key measures...

27 August 2018

Germany: much awaited legislation on economic immigration is starting to take shape

On 16 August, CSU Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer presented the main thrusts of a new law on economic immigration, the ‘Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz’, that has been formulated in close...

27 August 2018

Esprit: global framework agreement is signed that promotes human rights in the supply chain

On 06 August in a joint press statement, global union federation IndustriALL Global Union and the clothing brand’s European subsidiary announced the signing of a global agreement covering 525,000...

27 August 2018

United States: Missouri rejects ‘Right to Work’ legislation

Anti-union ‘Right to Work’ legislation has once again come under scrutiny in Missouri State. Voters were called to approve or reject the law and handed a clear-cut win to the state’s trade unions.

27 August 2018

News update as of July 27, 2018

On the menu : ECJ/ Paying a supplement to an individual working on what is considered a holiday in their religion is "unjustified" discrimination, according to the Advocate General, EU/ New clash...

27 July 2018

Germany: a dual baccalaureat to rescue the apprenticeship system

In a bid to tackle some ingrained trends that continue to direct young Germany school leavers towards third level education and keep them away from the world of work for even longer, several...

26 July 2018

EU: evaluation study on the implementation of Directive 2009/38/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council is now available online

The European Commission has finally made its evaluation study on the implementation of recast Directive 2009/38/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council available online. The report had...

26 July 2018

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