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France: new Renault three-year jobs agreement
Following in the steps of the CFE-CGC and the FO unions, on 09 January it was the turn of the CFDT to approve Renault’s three-year employment agreement which guarantees a certain level of business...
9 January 2017
EU: new limits to be set for worker exposure to chemicals agents
The European Commission is building on past efforts to protect workers exposed to carcinogens and mutagens in the workplace. On 10 January the European Commission presented a series of measures...
9 January 2017
BNP Paribas: European agreement on the prevention of work-related stress is signed
In a press release on 10 January, French banking group, BNP Paribas announced that a European agreement on the prevention of work-related stress had been signed with two European federations, the...
9 January 2017
News updates as of 10 January 2017
On the menu : United States/ automaker bosses under pressure, Spain/UGT union bares its teeth, Great Britain/ courts consider gig economy bike-delivery worker as an employee
9 January 2017
Argentina: foreign bank grouping lends support to salary agreement reached in December
After a month of negotiations, deadlocks, mediation by the labour ministry and go-slows, the decision was made to go back to an initial agreement on wage raises in the banking sector. The terms...
9 January 2017
Denmark: industry sector commences negotiations
On 5 January, negotiations got under way between Dansk Industri (DI) and Co-Industri, the Central Organisation of Industrial Employees in Denmark, which brings together nine unions including the...
9 January 2017
Bulgaria : minimum wage, pensions, unemployment benefits – the changes for the year 2017
From the beginning of this year, some changes affecting the labour market came into force in Bulgaria.
9 January 2017
News updates as of 6 January 2017
On the menu : UK appoints first-ever ‘defender’ of employment law, merger of four main finish industry sector unions planned for 2017, Uber driver considered an employee by Swiss work accident...
4 January 2017
Germany: labour minister hopeful of law to facilitate move from part-time to full-time work
Andrea Nahles, Germany’s minister for labour and social affairs, has drawn up a bill to supplement the country’s existing law “on temporary and part-time work” (Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz)...
4 January 2017
Turkey: employees obliged to pay into pension funds
As of 2 January 2017, Turkish companies with more than 1,000 members of staff will need to make arrangements for their employees to pay into at least one private pension fund. The measure, which...
4 January 2017
Would you like to know more about Valter Sanches, the new General Secretary of IndustriAll Global, the global trade union federation for industry?
An interview is available on the federation’s website, where Mr Sanches talks about his journey and what he has planned for the union.
4 January 2017
Brazil: Michel Temer presents labour law reform
In the week of Christmas, Brazilian president Michel Temer presented the final draft of his reform to the country’s labour law. The draft – which is portrayed as being inspired by European...
3 January 2017
Germany: minimum wage, interim work, pensions and retirement… changes in line for 2017
The first rise in the legal minimum wage since it was introduced in January 2015, a new decree law on occupational health and safety, stronger rights for interim workers, ‘flexible retirement’…...
3 January 2017
Portugal: the minimum wage moves to €557, effect offset by lower employers’ social contributions
The social partners agreed to raise the gross monthly national minimum wage (SMN) from €530 to €557 as of 01 January 2017. This rise is to be offset by a 1.25% drop in employers’ social...
3 January 2017
Best wishes for a happy and enlightening 2017
The team at Planet Labor would like to wish you and your families a happy and healthy new year.
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France: flagship measures come into force as part of labour law reform
Of the measures contained in the reform to France’s labour law, which were adopted in July last year (see article n°9784) and came into force at the very start of 2017, that regarding the right to...
2 January 2017
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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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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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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...
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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