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News update as of July 17, 2018
On the menu : a new UK Corporate Governance Code, In Italy, Conte's government looking to restrict Sunday trading, new commerce sector collective agreement tightens Sunday trading framework in...
17 July 2018
News update as of July 13, 2018
Italy/ Difficult road ahead for so-called 'Dignity Decree', which is set to be amended during its passage through parliament. The Dignity Decree (see article no. 10750), which has been heavily...
13 July 2018
Germany: employment minister unveils pensions reform
Presented on 13 July in Berlin by Hubertus Heil, German minister for labour and social affairs, from the SPD party, the pensions reform bill seeks to restore the confidence of different...
13 July 2018
EU: the European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs Commission makes significant amendments to the draft directive on work-life balance (briefly)
The European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs Commission has shown itself to be actively ready to enter into negotiations with EU governments on the draft directive addressing work-life...
11 July 2018
Spain: unions and employers finalize Catalonia’s Cross-Industry Pre-Agreement that sets the major guidelines for collective negotiations over the 2018-2020 period
Representatives from both the employers and employees bodies worked well into ‘extra-time’ before eventually securing a ‘pre-agreement’, which, after ratification by the different trade unions’...
11 July 2018
EU: publication in the OJEU of the directive concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services
Two years of negotiations were needed before the EU Council of Ministers and European Parliament could secure this directive that amends the previous ‘unassailable’ 1996 directive (Directive...
11 July 2018
News update as of July 10, 2018
Australia/ Sexual harassment in the workplace to be surveyed nationwide. In response to the #metoo movement, the Australian Human Rights Commission has announced the launch of a one-year survey on...
10 July 2018
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
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France: Crédit Agricole to tighten remote work rules
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
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2026 TRENDS – Pay transparency becomes a reality for European companies
mind RH is taking a look at the trends that will shape 2026. Many countries remain behind schedule in transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, leaving companies in a state of uncertainty as...
27 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026
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Vincent Lecerf (Orange): “Equality and diversity are competitive advantages for us”
Following the signing of a new agreement on professional equality and diversity in December, the chief HR officer of French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange Group, Vincent...
13 January 2026
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2026 TRENDS — Social dialogue, a major challenge in the deployment of AI in companies
mind RH is analysing the trends that will shape 2026. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a force that goes far beyond efficiency gains and productivity improvements. It is reshaping tasks...
4 February 2026
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France: transposition of the pay transparency directive takes shape
The transposition of the European directive on pay transparency into French law is entering a decisive phase. The Minister of Labour, Jean-Pierre Farandou, wants to present the bill to Parliament...
21 January 2026