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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
Belgium: a new ‘jobs deal’ including a controversial faster degression rate for unemployment compensation
In the night hours between July 23 and 24 Belgium’s select ministerial committee secured agreement on the 2019 budget, which in particular includes a ‘jobs deal’, which seeks to remedy certain...
25 July 2018
Mango: the CCOO union announces the signing of an agreement with global scope that guarantees protection for employees’ fundamental rights along the supply chain via local union action
On 23 July an agreement was signed between the Spanish CCOO union and textile giant Mango that aims to promote joint local trade union and CCOO action as well as monitoring visits to workplaces in...
25 July 2018
Argentina: record fine imposed on a trade union with conflict and tensions at their highs
Argentina’s Labor Minister has levied a record fine of ARS 180 million (€25 million) on the powerful Camioneros transport union headed by Hugo Moyano. The reason for the fine lies in the union’s...
25 July 2018
Spain: government looking to create a register of independent workers who are ‘economically dependent’
The Labour Minister intends to require companies to keep registers of independent workers (’autonomos’) who are working for them on a quasi-exclusive basis. The new rule will affect those who find...
25 July 2018
Austria: the new ’12 hour’ law comes into force on 01 September 2018
On 03 July, and despite expected and habitual waves of opposition including a final major demonstration held in Vienna that involved thousands of protestors, Austria's parliament has finally...
24 July 2018
OECD warns about wage stagnation and highlights the importance of coordinated collective bargaining
Ostensibly there was plenty to be pleased about. Employment rates are looking bright and higher than prior to the crisis (61.7% at the end of 2017 vs. 60.8% a decade earlier). Furthermore...
24 July 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
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
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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026