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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
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
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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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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United Kingdom: government “names and shames” companies that fail to pay the minimum wage
The news. On September 3, the UK government published a list of employers penalised for failing to comply with the National Minimum Wage. Nearly 660 companies were named, including fast-food chain...
4 September 2026
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Spain: approval of decree on employees’ right to clear information on working conditions
The Spanish government validated, on September 8 in the Council of Ministers, the decree transposing the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. This text requires...
9 September 2026