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Great Britain: landmark decision against a company for sidestepping collective bargaining
The London Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) confirmed an earlier Sheffield based labor tribunal decision and has ordered UK subsidiary of the German electronics group Kostal to pay more than...
14 December 2017
France: unemployment insurance reforms underway
On 13 December all the social partners met with the Labor Minister to discuss Emmanuel Macron’s sought after unemployment insurance reforms. On 14 December the Labor Minister is to deliver...
14 December 2017
Portugal: Volkswagen’s AutoEuropa facility sets new working hours
Management at Volkswagen’s AutoEuropa automotive assembly plant, located in the city of Palmela, near Lisbon, Portugal, has announced that it intends to implement new working hours at the end of...
12 December 2017
Switzerland: 8% unemployment set as the threshold for ‘indigenous’ recruitment priority
On 08 December, Switzerland’s Federal Parliament set as 8% the unemployment threshold rate above which Swiss employers will have to advertise vacant positions without any nationality partisanship...
12 December 2017
UNI Global Union sets out groundbreaking principles in data collection protection and ethical artificial intelligence
On 11 December UNI Global Union released two documents, each containing a set of ten principles that aim to address how work-related data is managed. The union confederation stated, “Data...
12 December 2017
Austria: new governmental coalition seeks to allow 12-hour working days
On Wednesday 6 December, the heads of the two political parties that will form Austria’s next government – Sebastian Kurz of the conservatives (ÖVP) and Hans-Christian Strache of the right-wing...
11 December 2017
Brexit: questions remain on the rights of European and British expats after agreement between the United Kingdom and European Commission
“Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”. This wording, contained in the 15-page document detailing the agreement between the European Commission and United Kingdom (see article no. 10489)...
11 December 2017
Germany: Mercedes-Benz, Airbus and BLG Logistics organise employee exchange programme to prepare staff for the challenges of digitalisation
As part of a pilot project named CROSS (Competence Rotation Over Several Sectors), 14 workers at Mercedes-Benz, Airbus and BLG Logistics participated in an employee exchange programme, between...
8 December 2017
United Kingdom: Primark and Sports Direct singled out for failing to pay the minimum wage
Having stuck to its policy to ‘name and shame’ offending firms, the UK government published a list of 260 companies that failed to pay the minimum wage to a combined total of 16,000 workers. In...
8 December 2017
Ireland: government unveils bill to ban zero-hour contracts
Ireland’s centre-right government plans to ban zero-hour contracts, which offer no guarantee of a salary or working time, at the start of 2018. To this end, the Employment (Miscellaneous...
8 December 2017
In brief, United Kingdom and European Commission reach an agreement which guarantees the rights of European and British citizens post-Brexit
The Commission offers the assurance that “the rights of EU citizens living in the United Kingdom and United Kingdom citizens in the EU27 will remain the same after the United Kingdom has left the...
8 December 2017
France : the national rail company SNCF signs an agreement on modernizing union based communication
Against a backdrop of ‘digitalized industrial relations’, on 17 November, French rail company SNCF together with the principal representative union bodies, the central works council, and the...
6 December 2017
Italy: logistics sector national collective agreement renewed and a professional profile for riders to come
On 03 December, twenty or so employers’ bodies together with the Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl and Uiltrasporti unions signed an agreement that intends for the national collective agreement in the logistics...
5 December 2017
Great Britain: government to pull back its ‘Fit for Work’ program
Launched at the end of 2014 the government’s ‘Fit for Work’ initiative aimed at tackling absenteeism will be significantly downgraded from mid-December. The program had allowed employers to refer...
5 December 2017
EU : a joint declaration on Telework in the European Banking Sector
On 17 November, the European social partners of the banking sector* signed a Joint Declaration on Telework in the European Banking Sector. They have already agreed to also sign a further joint...
4 December 2017
Italy: collective agreement renewed at Poste Italiane
Following almost two years of negotiations, Poste Italiane signed a new collective agreement with the Slc-Cgil, Slp-Cisl, Uilposte, Failp-Cisal, Confsal and Ugl trade unions. Penned on 30...
4 December 2017
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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.
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...
15 January 2026
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France: Medef publishes guide to support career transitions and retraining
France's largest employer federation Medef has provided its regional representatives with a practical guide designed to support career transitions and retraining. Structured around three key tools...
6 February 2026
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France: 2026 budget expected to maintain employer contribution relief
On 19 January 2026, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu decided to invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass France's 2026 budget without a vote in the National Assembly. Three days...
20 January 2026
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EU: Cyprus unveils its six-month presidency programme
Cyprus has set out its priorities for its six-month presidency of the Council of the EU. On the social front, the centre-right government will focus on the Union of Skills, which aims to boost...
23 January 2026
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Informal economy and slow wage growth hamper decent work, ILO says
The International Labour Organisation published its Employment ans Social Trends 2026 on 14 January. It anticipates unemployment stabilising in 2026 and employment growth of 1%, driven by...
16 January 2026
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EU: Commission wants to facilitate entry of international ‘talent’
In a recommendation published on 29 January, the European Commission calls on member states to take a series of measures to attract and retain international talent. It targets holders of skilled...
6 February 2026