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Great Britain: devolved public sector services in Wales freed from the UK Trade Union Act
The Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017 that partially overturns union reforms put in place by the UK government in 2016 (c.f. article No. 9641) received Royal Assent on 7 September with a Coming into...
11 September 2017
News update as of September 7, 2017
Australia/The new Fair Work Act set to increase franchisors and holding companies' responsibilities. The Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 aims to afford better...
5 September 2017
The European Court of Human Rights outlines essential guarantees surrounding electronic communications surveillance and monitoring
In a ruling handed down on 05 September, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) set out the conditions under which an employer has the right to monitor an employee’s electronic communications...
5 September 2017
India: Darjeeling tea pickers are on strike for over 80 days
In India’s prized Darjeeling tea region, tea pickers continue their strike action that they started in June. Trade unions have allied with the separatist Gorkha People’s Liberation Front and are...
5 September 2017
Norway: draft law clarifies part-time workers’ pre-emptive rights
Following calls by both the Confederation of Unions for Professionals, Norway (Unio) and the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), the country’s government has presented a draft law...
5 September 2017
News update as of September 4, 2017
South Korea/Government plans to amend regulation to limit wage disputes, following ruling against Kia Motors. The announcement, which was made on Friday 1 September, came one day after a South...
1 September 2017
Finland: a make or break autumn following the employers’ decision to decentralize collective agreement negotiations
In March 2016 Finland’s employers took an historic decision to put an end to the country’s system of top down cascading negotiation. Thus no longer will collective agreement negotiations start at...
1 September 2017
France : the government presents its set of labor law reform ordinances
On 31 August, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe together with the labor Minister, Muriel Pénicaud present five ordinances under the enabling legislative framework adopted on 02 August. This...
31 August 2017
Germany: insurance sector pay to rise 3.7% over 29 months
On Wednesday 30 August following three waves of strike action and an unusual two-month negotiations hiatus, the insurance sector social partners compromised on a sector agreement that includes a...
31 August 2017
Argentina: agricultural sector remains black sheep amid fight against child labour
With Argentina gearing up to host the IV Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour, on 14th and 16th November in Buenos Aires, the country’s government insists that the issue...
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31 August 2017
UK: large firms will need to make their pay gaps public
In order to polish the image of companies in the UK that have been tarnished by scandals, Theresa May’s Conservative government has unveiled a corporate governance reform. Made public on 29...
29 August 2017
Italy: social partners prepare for dialogue after summer break
Negotiations between the Italian government and social partners, which had got under way in July, are set to resume in the coming days. On Wednesday, the country’s labour minister Giuliano Poletti...
29 August 2017
Portugal: strike at Volkswagen factory after employees reject pre-agreement with trade unions
Workers at AutoEuropa, the Volkswagen factory in Setubal, near the Portuguese capital Lisbon, are set to strike on Wednesday 30 August. They are opposing the move to a six-day working week, which...
29 August 2017
Turkey: new measures to foster flexible working time in tourism and the use of sub-contractors
The Turkish government has recently promulgated a series of rules to promote flexible working time in the tourism sector. The changes also look to bolster employers’ right of appeal, when they are...
29 August 2017
Suspension of our information thread for our summer vacation
Our information thread will be stopped during our summer break, from July 31 to August 28 included. The website and the archives remain available during that period. The whole Planet Labor team...
28 July 2017
Spain: nationwide salary negotiations break down
Following more than eight months of talks, social partners appear to have thrown in the towel. Unless there is a late twist, there will be no framework agreement on wages to guide collective...
28 July 2017
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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
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025
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Germany: legal battle at Tesla ahead of works council election
The Frankfurt/Oder labour court has postponed a mid-November hearing in the case between the IG Metall union and Michaela Schmitz, employee representative and head of the works council at the...
28 October 2025