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France: Constitutional Council abandons provisions for the issuing of fines, under law on multinationals’ due diligence
On the evening of 23 March, France’s Constitutional Council ruled that the provisions for issuing fines, under the law on the due diligence of multinationals companies, are not compliant with the...
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24 March 2017
Argentina: salary agreement in retail sector
The retail sector trade union in Argentina has reached an annual salary agreement with the country’s government and employers’ chambers. By striking the deal, the largest trade union in the...
24 March 2017
Brazil: law adopted liberalizing sub-contracting
On 22 March legislation (Lei da terceirização) was adopted that opens recourse to sub-contracting to all business activities rather than as previously was the case just to activities unrelated to...
23 March 2017
Finland: the president of the employers association seeks an end to collective agreements and looks to chop 10%-15% off salaries
The employers’ toughening stance is nothing new. At the end of spring 2016 employers (EK) announced that contrary to the general custom in place since the end of WWII they intended to suspend...
23 March 2017
News update as of March 22, 2017
On the menu: almost one million working on 'zero hour' contracts in Great Britain, draft law on disabled worker inclusion soon to be adopted in Chile, ans Japan's government is to collaborate with...
21 March 2017
France: an EWC member remains a member until the end of the mandate even if s/he switches union affiliation
French EWC representatives are often designated by their national trade union among elected officials in the national bodies. In a first, the courts have recognized a 'European Mandate' when a...
21 March 2017
Argentina: Mauricio Macri’s government to face its first general strike
Reunited in August 2016, following several years of schism that resulted in three union bodies (c.f. article No. 9796), and against a backdrop of morose economic conditions, the central CGT union...
21 March 2017
The ILO revises its Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises
Although International organizations don’t compete in the human rights arena, the ILO was lagging somewhat behind others, even in terms of its trademark interest of promoting decent work. This...
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20 March 2017
United Kingdom: 1.3 million workers have one foot in the gig economy, says CIPD study
According to a new study conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), 4% of the British working population work in the gig economy, essentially to top up their...
20 March 2017
Italy: government scraps work ‘vouchers’ to avoid referendum on labour market reforms
On Friday 17 March, Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a law which will scrap so-called ‘vouchers’ for temporary work. These vouchers, issued as payment for ad hoc work, are used widely and...
20 March 2017
EU: the European Trade Union Confederation confirms its position over the need for an improvement of the EU Directive on European Works Councils
On 16 March, the European Trade Union organisation’s executive committee confirmed its position over the improvement EU Directive 2009/38 on European Works Councils, one which places particular...
17 March 2017
Germany: steel sector set for 4% wage increase
The 72,000 steel sector workers based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Bremen will soon enjoy a wage increase. In the early hours of the morning on 17 March, at the end of a final...
17 March 2017
Norway: new salary agreement to boost low wages but casts doubt over local negotiations in several sectors
On 14 March, a salary agreement was reached by the two Norwegian confederations – the LO (the Confederation of Trade Unions) and the NHO (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise). The agreement sets...
17 March 2017
United States: unpicking of social measures introduced under Obama well under way
Several social measures introduced under Barack Obama – including making labour law violations public and even prevention of workplace risks – have been either suspended or quashed by Donald...
17 March 2017
Brazil: day of national mobilization protesting labor law and pensions reforms
Following a call by six central union bodies, 500,000 demonstrators gathered on 15 March in twenty-two of Brazil’s major towns and cities to declare their opposition to Michel Temer’s government’s...
16 March 2017
Argentina: a wide reaching plan to relaunch the auto industry
On Wednesday 15 March, and following several months of negotiations, Argentine President Mauricio Macri presented the primary goals of what has been a much-anticipated agreement for the sector...
16 March 2017
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
6 November 2025
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
5 November 2025
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
6 November 2025
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France: TotalEnergies steps up commitment on disability
On 9 October, French energy group TotalEnergies and all representative trade unions signed a new four-year agreement on disability inclusion. Taking effect on 1 January 2026, the deal aims to help...
13 November 2025
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
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