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India: tech employees mobilise to create sector’s first trade union
The Forum for IT Employees (FITE) is preparing to file an application to the government of Tamil Nadu state in India and become the first trade union for tech workers in the country. The news...
26 June 2017
Lithuania: new labour code promulgated
On 15 June, Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė promulgated the new version of the country’s labour code, which is geared towards creating greater flexibility in the labour market and...
26 June 2017
Digitalization: Danish, Swedish, and German social partners compared
A study by Anna Ilsøe, Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, focuses on work related digitalization, something that has intensified over recent years via...
26 June 2017
Sodexo: signs a global agreement with the IUF over preventing sexual harassment at work
In line with the direction set in the international framework agreement signed by both Sodexo and the IUF in December 2011 on commitments to respect fundamental rights at work, namely freedom of...
22 June 2017
Austria: the Foodora platform sets up its first works council
In Europe’s large towns and cities, food delivery services operating via smartphone apps, and for the most part employing freelance workers are in full swing. Similar to the UBER platform based...
22 June 2017
EU: the ETUC maintains that the European Commission’s reflection on improving access to social protection for a-typical and independent workers cannot exempt it from leading policies that target creating quality
On 13 – 14 June the Executive Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation accepted its response to the first stage consultation of the EU social partners on addressing the challenges of...
22 June 2017
Great Britain: workers did not feature in a Brexit oriented queen’s speech
With the UK reeling from terrorist attacks, the Grenfell tower fire disaster, and the Conservatives recent election failure the traditional Queen’s speech, which sets out the new government’s...
21 June 2017
Slovenia: the government adopts two draft labor policy laws on employment and labor inspection in a potential foretaste of reform to the employment relationship act
In November 2016 Slovenia’s government presented its ‘Mini Labor Reform’ that comprised three elements, namely, combatting hidden employment in a country that uses various contract types other...
21 June 2017
United States: the State of Oregon adopts a law on equal pay
Along with other actors in civil society, trade unions are seeking to encourage US States and cities to enact pay equality legislation and secure via the medium of regulations what they struggle...
21 June 2017
Germany: Andrea Nahles wants to encourage businesses to try out new forms of working organization in the new digital age
Three years after having launched a ‘national dialogue’ on the future of work in the digital age, and having published both a Green Paper and a ‘White Paper on Work 4.0’, Minister for Employment...
19 June 2017
Italy: Confindustria and the trade unions renew talks over collective bargaining reform
On 04 July, the social partners are set to meet and discuss representativeness of unions and especially employers’ body (given the latter’s fragmentation), employment policies, and company welfare...
19 June 2017
United States: the City of New York adopts a series of measures to improve the plight of fast food and retail workers
Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, kept his campaign promise to adopt measures that aim to improve working conditions for retail and fast food employees. The Fair Work Week includes five laws that...
19 June 2017
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Turkey: failure for compulsory pension fund contribution system
15 June 2017
EU: divisions remain within the European Council over the posting of workers
The European Council is not expected to take a formal stance on the posting of workers before 23 October 2017. Thus was the outcome of the meeting between the various Employment and Social Affairs...
15 June 2017
Spain: an agreement to safeguard work at the Nissan Avila site
Nissan’s truck assembly site at Avila that was under imminent threat of closure is to transform into an Renault-Nissan alliance equipment and parts production unit and will also be absorbed into...
15 June 2017
Barilla: signs a health and safety European agreement
On 31 May the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) together with members of Barilla Group’s EWC in representation of their respective trade unions signed a...
15 June 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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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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Denmark: introduction of a professional ID card for construction site workers
The news. On 3 September, the Danish Parliament adopted a bill introducing a mandatory professional ID card for people working on large construction sites. The card will include, among other...
15 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026