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Briefly: workers at the Nissan Canton (Mississippi) site will vote on 3 and 4 August on a UAW presence
On 17 July the US auto union announced it had secured an agreement with the Nissan site management to organize a two-day NLRB supervised vote that would allow the blue-collar workers to vote in...
18 July 2017
United Kingdom: government has published its Brexit related European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Last Thursday, July 13th, the UK government published the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017. What this Act will do, if enacted, is to incorporate into UK law as domestic law all...
17 July 2017
Netherlands : new collective labour agreement (CAO) for metal and electrical engineering industry
On the 21st of April, employers and trade unions have reached an agreement on the new Collective labour agreement (CAO) for Metal and electrical engineering industry. In the beginning of June, the...
17 July 2017
Last minute news; the UK government has published its Brexit related European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
This draft legislation looks to repeal the 1972 European Communities Act that gave EU law supremacy over UK national law and introduced EU treaties into UK national law. It also aims to confirm...
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13 July 2017
Argentina: metals and oil sectors conclude wage agreements
Two key industrial sectors concluded their annual wage agreements (Paritaria) in June. The oil and metals sectors signed separate specific agreements after hard fought compromises were wrung from...
13 July 2017
Briefly, Norway’s new law on whistle-blowers
On 16 June and in the light of the research foundation, Fafo’s, 2016 business study, Norway’s parliament adopted an amendment to its workplace law ‘Arbeidsmiljøloven’ that alters regulations over...
13 July 2017
France: spotlight on the country’s labor law reforms
France’s social partners are set to continue consultation on the country’s labor law reforms until the end of July but already potential avenues for navigating between the different negotiations...
12 July 2017
Brazil: Senate adopts the labor code reform
The draft law proposing changes to Brazil’s labor regulations on over some one hundred points (see our article n°10171) was adopted by the country’s senators in Brasilia during the evening of...
12 July 2017
Great Britain: Taylor report advocates clarifying a status for gig workers
On 11 July the much-awaited Matthew Taylor review on the world of work commissioned by PM Theresa May at the end of 2016 was presented. In it the former advisor to former Labour PM Tony Blair...
12 July 2017
EU: new occupational exposure limits to combat cancer
EU co-legislators are in full agreement to establish stricter standards over workplace concentration levels for thirteen cancer or mutation-causing chemical agents. In keeping its position...
12 July 2017
Germany: according to the Federal Constitutional Court, the ‘single union law’ in large part ‘complies’ with German Basic Law
It’s been a long legal battle seeing German Minister for Employment Andrea Nahles (SPD) with support from employers and the large trade unions, IG Metall (metals) and IG BCE (chemicals), pitted...
11 July 2017
EU: European social partners respond during the consultation process on the employment contract directive
In April 2017 and as part of its Social Pillar initiative, the European Commission launched phase one of the European Social Partner consultation process on a revision to Written Statement...
11 July 2017
Spain: employers and unions on the point of secure agreement over salaries
The framework agreement on 2017 wage recommendations is within reach. At least this is what Juan Rosell, president of the employers CEOE confederation, has been repeating over recent weeks. Unions...
11 July 2017
G20 nations commit to promoting the implementation of social and environmental standards along global supply chains
NGOs have welcomed what is a first for a G20 summit meeting, which this time was held in Germany’s city of Hamburg between 07 and 08 July. In a landmark move, and for the first time ever, the G20...
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11 July 2017
Brazil: number of workers aged 50-65+ up 30% over 5 years
The number of people in Brazil aged between 50 and 64 that are in work has increased by 30% over the period between 2010 and 2015. Meanwhile the number of workers aged 65 and over has also...
10 July 2017
Italy: new standards on casual work come into force on 10 July
The ‘voucher’ system is set to be replaced with two separate alternatives that will be wholly digital. PM Gentiloni’s government is doing away with the former special cheque based payment system...
10 July 2017
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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...
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
5 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
4 November 2025
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EU: Court of Justice largely upholds directive on adequate minimum wages
On 11 November, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld most of the directive on adequate minimum wages, rejecting Denmark’s claim that it infringed on national sovereignty over wage...
12 November 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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: 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