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On 10 September at an informal national press conference French Labor Minister Muriel Pénicaud presented a summary of President Macron’s series of ordinances that aimed to overhaul the country’s...

12 September 2018

Italy : Sunday opening restrictions clarified

As previously announced by Economic Development Minister Luigi di Maio, Italy is set to row back on what are the currently full Sunday opening hours. On 06 September the Chamber’s ‘Productive...

12 September 2018

News update as of September 18, 2018

On the menu : British TUC calls for a 4-day working week, working time- a Europe-wide topic for the trade union movement?, UK trade unions push for an exit agreement, T-Systems agreement with its...

11 September 2018

Italy: historic agreement preserves the future of Ilva and saves jobs

After months of twists and turns and a final 18-hour round of negotiations, an agreement was reached on Thursday 6 September to save Italian steelworks company Ilva. The deal, agreed by Italian...

7 September 2018

EU: European social partners in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastics sector launch an online survey on workplace digital transformation

Aimed at the representatives of business leaders, trade unions and employees who are working on Digitalization, HR, and Health and Safety issues, this survey project should enable the European...

6 September 2018

Argentina: digital sector initiatives to retain young talent

Economic crisis aside, Argentina’s digital companies are struggling to hold onto young talent and are developing policies to try and attract them. Against a backdrop of a labor market known for...

6 September 2018

News update as of September 5, 2018

On the menu : IG BCE seeking more flexible working time for the benefit of workers, chancellor Merkel ready to relax dismissal protection for highly paid bankers, Partnership between Google and...

5 September 2018

Germany: the grand coalition government has started setting out a ‘national life-long training strategy’ in concert with the social partners

On 03 September, at the Meseberg Chateau, Germany’s Chancellor gathered together government Ministers and social partners that are impacted by digitalization for the ninth ‘Dialogue on the Future’...

4 September 2018

Greece: after eight years in economic crisis, Alexis Tsipras seeks to restore labor law

On 20 August 2018, Greece’s third and last EU bailout plan that was signed in 2015 after difficult negotiations between Athens and its creditors (EU, ECB, IMF) finally came to a close. PM Alexis...

4 September 2018

Brazil: a new collective agreement for the banking sector

On 29 August, following weeks of protracted negotiations, (c.f. article No. 10775), representatives of the public and private sector banking employees came to agreement with FEBRABAN, the...

4 September 2018

United States: Microsoft requires its suppliers and contractors to provide at least 12 weeks of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child (in brief)

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

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