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Germany: both unions and employers call for improvements to the draft law reforming maternity protection
On 19 September at the Bundestag during the public hearing for the draft law modernizing the law on maternity protection (Mutterschutzgesetz) both the Confederation of German Trade Unions and the...
20 September 2016
United Nations: the ‘Global Deal’, or, internationalizing the Nordic model in response to the negative effects of globalization
On 21 September, Sweden’s Prime Minister, Stefan Löfven is set to present to the United Nations his Global Deal project that aims to achieve a fairer working world. He will put forward the...
20 September 2016
Lithuania: labor law reform adopted
On Wednesday 14 September, following two years of protests and a presidential veto that forced parliamentarians to reexamine the text, Lithuania’s parliament has finally adopted the labor law...
20 September 2016
United States: care services platform Care.com is to provide a system for self-employed carers to receive social benefits
In the US, where according to the National Domestic Workers Alliance two thirds of care professionals don’t have a health insurance program, the Care services platform Care.com announced it was...
19 September 2016
Spain: Basque nationalist unions mobilize against a framework agreement signed in July signed by both the CCOO and UGT
The Basque nationalist unions are up in arms. They are protesting a framework agreement on collective negotiations that was signed on 22 July by the regions employers’ confederation Confebask and...
19 September 2016
Great Britain: labor law changes coming in effect in October
Every autumn changes in British labor law come into force that keep human resource departments with plenty of extra work. This time round suspense is the order of the day as several implementation...
16 September 2016
EU: funding limited for its Youth Guarantee
The EU’s Youth Guarantee is set to continue for a further three years, although with limited funding. The EU Commission is to provide fresh support for this instrument via an injection of €1...
16 September 2016
Bulgaria: the new list of representative from trade unions and employers at the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC)
The decision taken by the Bulgarian government in August to recognize as representative at the national level two trade unions and five employers’ associations is under heavy critics from the...
15 September 2016
Greece: labor law negotiations recommence between Greece and its creditors
Once again representatives of Greece’s creditors (ECB, EU, IMF) visited Athens to assess the reforms already underway or intended by the Alexis Tsipras government. At the center of the discussions...
15 September 2016
EU: the CJEU takes a first step in favor of equal treatment in terms of compensation for termination of an employment contract whether it is a temporary or permanent contract
On 14 September, the CJEU delivered a ruling on a case in which it affirms that in principle, nothing justifies any difference in terms of compensation for workers on temporary or on permanent...
15 September 2016
Portugal: the CGTP union is organizing a week of mobilization in companies
On 26 September the CGTP will be calling for better pay via the launch of a week of mobilization within companies. The Communist leaning central union body wants to start a debate on pay during a...
15 September 2016
Germany: the government adopts the draft law on flexible retirement
On Wednesday 14 September the government approved a draft law on flexible retirement (Flexirentengesetz). The Christian-Democrat’s flagship project acts as a counterbalance to the...
14 September 2016
EU: Mr. Juncker delivers a critical yet rallying address on the state of the EU
“The European Union is not social enough and this must be remedied,” thus was the opening message of the European Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, in his 14 September State of the Union...
14 September 2016
Italy: the government nearing a solution on early retirement
Following the 12 September meeting with the unions, Italy’s government is now nearing a solution on the early retirement issue (Anticipo Pensionistico, APE), which should allow workers over 63...
14 September 2016
Germany: faced with the difficult job of integrating asylum seekers into the jobs market both unions and employers are putting solutions forward
While in Germany the migrant issue is under bitter discussion and is threatening Chancellor Angela Merkel’s political future, two recent studies, one from the trade union linked Hans-Böckler...
14 September 2016
News update as of September 16, 2016
On the menu: a national day of crippling strike action in Brazil on 22 September protesting new president Michel Temer’s labor law reform proposals, British and European trade unions aim to...
12 September 2016
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15 October 2025
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14 October 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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EU: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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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
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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EU: omnibus bill stalls in parliament
On 22 October, members of the European Parliament narrowly voted against a negotiating mandate that would have opened trilogue talks on the omnibus directive, which seeks to dilute the corporate...
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France: government proposes suspending pension reform
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, reappointed on 10 October after resigning four days earlier, delivered his general policy speech to the National Assembly on 14 October. He announced the...