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EU: BusinessEurope reaction to the ETUC’s refusal to negotiate further on the Written Statement Directive
The employers’ body, BusinessEurope is disappointed by the ETUC decision not to enter into negotiations on revising the Written Statement Directive (c.f. article No. 10436). “We are surprised and...
8 November 2017
EU: following the ETUC refusal to further negotiations the EU Commission is now free to launch an initiative on revising the employment contract directive
In a statement published on the ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation) website on 07 November 2017, the confederation announced it was not looking to enter into negotiations with the employers...
8 November 2017
Deutsche Bahn: the secret of a successful recruitment campaign
“We’re not perfect, but we have empathy and we provide stimulating professions.” Thus the substance of Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) landmark recruitment campaign, launched in May 2017, and which on 19...
8 November 2017
Great Britain: 150,000 workers wages rise following an increase in the real living wage
Since 2011, the Living Wage Foundation sets an annual living wage rate that thousands of employers apply on a voluntary basis for their employees ages 18 and over. This time the foundation has...
7 November 2017
United States: corruption scandal investigation involving UAW autoworker training funds
US automaker-financed training center funds, which are managed by the UAW, are at the heart of a major legal investigation into corruption.
7 November 2017
Good practice guide for firms to implement a minimum level of social protection for employees, across their global operations
The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Sécurité Sociale, a French higher education institution specialising in social security, teamed up in 2016 to...
4 November 2017
Argentina: government launches labour reform push
Following the legislative elections on 22 October, the coalition led by centre-right president Mauricio Macri has emerged as the electoral force. This week the political grouping, named Cambiemos...
3 November 2017
United Kingdom: eight leading companies commit to tackling slavery
The first Business Against Slavery Forum was held in London in October. The event brought together the chief executives of eight leading UK companies, including banking groups Barclays and HSBC as...
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3 November 2017
Brazil: industry trade unions in São Paulo support inserting a ‘safeguard clause’ into agreements, so as to protect from the effects of labour reform
During an assembly organised by the CUT, Brazil’s Unified Workers’ Central, which brought together trade unions from various sectors, the principle and terms of a so-called ‘safeguard clause’ were...
2 November 2017
India: Aadhaar identity number a boon for HR departments but a source of worry for defenders of civil liberties
The Aadhaar is a unique identity number linked to individuals’ demographic and biometric information. With no identity card system in place in India, this unique identity number allows more and...
2 November 2017
Finland: country set for a wave of collective agreements allowing greater flexibility via company-level deals
On 30 October, the Finnish Industrial Union (Teollisuusliitto), formerly the metalworkers’ union, announced that it has negotiated a new collective agreement with the sector’s employer...
2 November 2017
Switzerland: innovative collective agreement signed at retail group Coop
On Wednesday 27 October, social partners at Switzerland’s second-largest retail/wholesale group Coop presented a new collective labour agreement, which will apply from 2018 until 2021. This...
31 October 2017
Slovenia: Mini Labour Reform enacted
The Slovene parliament adopted the so called "Mini Labour Reform" by enacting amendments to the Labour Regulations Act and the Labour Inspection Act. This reform does not include amendments to the...
31 October 2017
News update as of October 30, 2017
On the menu : Catalonian independence row causes exodus of firms, BusinessEurope prepared to negotiate revision to the Written Statement Directive, Bill to reduce the pay gap between men and women...
30 October 2017
United States: AFL CIO union federation backs President Trump’s NAFTA negotiations
Leaders of the union federation AFL-CIO that groups some 56 unions have converged on some areas in the NAFTA renegotiations
26 October 2017
Italy: banking social partners institute a bilateral commission on responsible selling of financial products
The ‘code of good conduct’ signed in February 2017 by both the banking employers’ body (ABI- Associazione Bancaria Italiana) and the trade unions (FABI, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, UGL, Uilca, and...
26 October 2017
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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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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
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France: bioMérieux strengthens its end-of-career support measures
The news. In vitro diagnostic specialist bioMérieux (4,400 employees in France) and unions CFDT, CFE-CGC, and CGT signed a new agreement on June 18, 2026, dedicated to end-of-career...
10 September 2026