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Spain: a hotel leader criticizes working conditions in the hospitality sector
Antonio Catalan, president of the Marriott AC Hotels chain has criticized hotels for using temporary employment and precarious working conditions as their basis for growth. His words echo those of...
29 November 2016
Italy: metal industry social partners reach draft deal on new national collective agreement for the sector
The talks were long deadlocked on the issue of wage raises, but the social partners appear to have resolved the thorny issue, satisfying both the needs of workers and the demands of companies...
28 November 2016
Spain: unions to mobilise in December and protest against the government’s lack of commitment to social dialogue
The head of Spain’s government met with social partners on 24 November, in a meeting which should have marked the reopening of the country’s social agenda. However, the encounter ended in deadlock...
28 November 2016
Argentina: jobs pact until March 2017
During the week of 21 November Argentina’s government announced that the employers’ associations and unions had signed an agreement, the goal of which is to stave off redundancies against a tense...
28 November 2016
Germany: grand coalition takes steps to make company pensions more attractive
On 25 November, after a meeting of the parties which form Germany’s coalition government – the CDU, CSU and SPD –, Andrea Nahles, of the SPD and minster for social affairs, presented an outline of...
25 November 2016
EU: chemicals sector social partners sign a joint declaration on digitalization
On Tuesday 22 November, IndustriAll Europe (unions) and the ECEG (employers) signed a joint declaration* on the social and employment related aspects of digitalisation, and in particular they...
25 November 2016
News update as of 24 November 2016
On the menu : German Labor Minister wants to allow business to test flexible working, Spanish Prime minister’s minority government’s economic policy suffers its first setback as the left votes for...
23 November 2016
Great Britain: a Brexit budget
On 23 November, during the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s first autumn statement, Mr. Hammond announced that the minimum wage for the over twenty-fives would rise by 4.2%. More generally, the...
23 November 2016
Australia: a controversial law regulating unions is implemented in exchange for whistleblower concessions
Following months of debate, Australia’s government secured the crucial Senate adoption of its law regulating union organisations and in exchange promised great protection for whistleblowers.
23 November 2016
US: a Texan judge delays implementation of the Obama administration’s overtime pay extension rule
A Texan judge has delivered a preliminary injunction to the Department of Labour (DOL), delaying the implementation of the overtime measure that had been set for 01 December 2016 stating it...
23 November 2016
RATP signs an agreement to institute a European Works Council
On 22 November, RATP, France’s local transportation group, together with its SNB signed an agreement to put an EWC in place. RATP operates in Europe and across the world, primarily via its...
23 November 2016
Great Britain: PM Theresa May backtracks on putting workers on company boards
On Monday 21 November the British PM surprised by nuancing her campaign promise to put workers on company boards of directors. “While it is important that the voices of workers and consumers...
22 November 2016
SCOR extends its European Charter on professional equality worldwide to the Group’s offices throughout the world (update of an article published on 09 November)
On 07 November, the French re-insurance and financial services company announced it was extending its commitments on professional equality between women and men, initially worked on by the SCOR SE...
22 November 2016
Sweden: an agreement in principle on flexible retirement in the service sector
Both the Unionen (private sector union) and Sveriges Ingenjörer (Swedish engineers) unions welcomed securing an agreement in principle on 11 November with the employers’ organization, Almega, and...
22 November 2016
Germany: Volkswagen plans to cut 23,000 jobs in Germany but hopes to create 9,000 new positions in the areas of e-mobility and digitalisation
On 18 November, after months of tense negotiations, the world’s largest car manufacturer and its general works council signed a ‘pact for the future’ which will kick-start the most comprehensive...
21 November 2016
India: temporary Workers must be paid equal wage for equal work as regulars, rules the Supreme Court
The Indian Supreme Court declared in a significant verdict on 27th October, 2016 that daily wagers, casual and contractual employees have the right to be paid equally with regular workers if they...
21 November 2016
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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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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026