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Germany: company pension reform vote
The company pensions reform that was announced in November 2016 (c.f. article No. 9939) should receive a large majority in the Bundestag vote on 01 June. Presented as a wide-ranging program to...
31 May 2017
Spain: a new collective agreement for call centers
The CCOO and UGT unions together with employers’ body, the ACE, have signed a new collective agreement for the call center sector, which guarantees the maintenance of purchasing power and...
31 May 2017
Germany: launch of a ‘national dialogue’ on workplace stress
Germany’s authorities and social partners continue to focus on the direct and indirect effects of workplace stress. In spite of the many nationwide plans and laws on the issue and against a...
30 May 2017
Great Britain: almost 500 companies are now committed to combatting mental health in the workplace
Ranging from airplane engine maker Rolls-Royce to the restaurant chain Pizza Hut, supermarket chains Tesco and Marks & Spencer, not forgetting the Virgin Money bank plus gas giant British Gas...
30 May 2017
Germany: new initiative looks to encourage company agreements on digitalisation
An initiative launched in Germany, named ‘Arbeit 2020 in NRW’, has been looking at, among other things, how companies can adjust to the trend of digitalisation while avoiding a negative impact on...
29 May 2017
In addition to our article on the ‘Arbeit 2020 in NRW’ initiative, you can read or re-read last week’s piece on the German economy “adapting its professions to meet the digital age”
For the bigger picture on the approach to digital transformation in Germany.
29 May 2017
Italy: new study on labour transformation in the financial sector
A new study led by the Fisac-Ggil union in Milan, in partnership with the consortium Aaster, has surveyed the opinions of 1,000 employees from banking and insurance companies on the impact of...
29 May 2017
Germany: the German economy is adapting its professions to meet the digital age
In Germany, the digitalization of the economy has become a nationwide issue and is now sitting high up on the agendas of the social partners, the political parties and businesses alike. Following...
25 May 2017
China: a new report on improvements in arbitration and mediation mechanisms going forward that aim to eliminate and resolve labor disputes
In April 2017 a joint report entitled ‘Points of view on bolstering labor dispute and personnel related mediation and arbitration’ by the Ministry for Human Resources and Social Security, and the...
25 May 2017
In brief, a new law in preparation in Russia to oblige freelancers to pay taxes
At the end of April, Valery Ryazansky, Head of the social policy Committee in the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian Parliament) announced a bill regulating the work of freelancers. It...
25 May 2017
News update as of 24 May 2017
On the menu : Ontario expected to reform its labor legislation, Uber – a transport company?
23 May 2017
Italy: permanent employment contracts stalling as Jobs Act related fiscal incentives come to an end
Labor market reforms (Jobs Act), which lowered the social charges that were put in place by the Renzi government to encourage permanent employment contract hiring, came to an end at the start of...
23 May 2017
Sweden: an agreement for the temporary employment sector that is in line with the Swedish model
“Difficult negotiations” recognized LO (Landsorganisationen i Sverige/ The Swedish Trade Union Confederation) when it announced on 11 May 2017 that a new agreement for the temporary employment...
23 May 2017
Briefly, the first class action for discrimination at work in France
The first class action launched by a union organization may address union discrimination. On 23 May the CGT announced it had called on Safran's management to cease the difference in treatment for...
23 May 2017
Italy: collective agreement in gas and water sector renewed
Following 16 months of tense negotiations, an agreement was reached on 18 May between trade unions and employer organisations to renew the collective agreement for the gas and water sector. The...
19 May 2017
Japan: businesses responding to a continuing manpower shortage
In spite of moves to employ older workers and to rationalize human resources, Japan’s manpower shortage continues to worsen and is plunging the country’s labor market into a dilemma at a time when...
19 May 2017
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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