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Germany: an agreement on mobile working at Audi
On 12 July, leaders at Audi’s central works council presented a company agreement on ‘mobile working’. The agreement is set to apply to the automaker’s 60,000 staff from October 2016 and it draws...
19 July 2016
France: US investment fund Sun Capital ordered to compensate former Lee Cooper France staff for having lost their jobs
In a ruling on 28 June, the Appeal Court of Amiens ordered the US investment fund Sun Capital to compensate employees that were made redundant from Lee Cooper’s French subsidiary on the grounds of...
18 July 2016
Great Britain: firms welcome a return to an industrial strategy
For the first time since the Thatcher era, Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has put the focus back on the need to put an industrial strategy in place. To this end the Prime Minister has...
18 July 2016
Denmark: tri-partite negotiations focus on apprenticeships
Denmark’s tri-partite negotiations have entered phase two. Since 15 April, and following the agreement struck on 17 March on integrating refugees into the labor market, all the parties have been...
15 July 2016
India: all female workers to be eligible for 26 weeks maternity leave
At the end of June a draft Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill was drawn up providing 26 weeks of maternity leave to all female workers in both the public and private sectors. The bill is expected...
15 July 2016
EU: Commission considers directives to improve work-life balance
On 12 July, the European Commission launched the second phase of its consultation with social European social partners regarding work-life balance. Under the EU Treaty, the Commission must consult...
13 July 2016
EU: ECJ advocate general Sharpston invites the court to adopt a very narrow position over banning the wearing of an Islamic headscarf
On 13 July, in the conclusions delivered concerning a French case, the Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston invited the ECJ to rule that the ban by an employer on its employee from wearing an...
13 July 2016
Germany: banking sector 3.7% pay rise over 33 months
Presented in the evening of 12 July, the wage agreement that applies to some 200,000 banking sector employees (public and private banks) is doubtlessly the least generous of the major wage...
13 July 2016
Great Britain: women continue to stake their claim in finance
Seventy-two major British firm have officially signed up to the government’s new Women in Finance charter which in particular links leaders’ pay to the appointment of senior women.
13 July 2016
Poland: developments in the area of labor law
In June, draft bills on posted working and formalizing employment contracts were finally adopted and several more legislative and regulatory projects are in the process of being prepared in the...
13 July 2016
Great Britain: the incoming Conservative Prime Minister is positively disposed to workers sitting on company boards
Workers sitting on the boards of directors and shareholders controlling company executive pay are two unexpected promises from Conservative MP Theresa May who is expected to replace David Cameron...
12 July 2016
Argentina: trade unions hold a ‘monopoly’ on strike action
Only trade union organizations can decide on strike action or on ‘other workplace measures’. Thus the ruling in June 2016 by Argentina’s Supreme Court ending the ambiguity that has surrounded...
12 July 2016
Russia: Vimpelcom developing teleworking on a large scale
Only 4% of employees in Russia telework, compared with 34% in the U.S. However, according to a study carried out by J’son & Partners Consulting and which appeared in 2015, by 2020 that number...
12 July 2016
Eni: renewal of the global framework agreement signed with IndustriALL Global including a world works council
IndustriALL Global Union and Italian energy giant Eni have renewed their global framework agreement, with improved rights for 33,000 direct employees in 65 countries including a world works...
11 July 2016
France: auto company PSA signs a new performance agreement
On Friday 08 July, unions representing 80% of the votes cast during the latest elections signed a new triennial agreement running from 2017-2019. In it PSA commits to hiring 1,000 permanent...
11 July 2016
Ireland: freelance workers en route to having the right to collective bargaining restored
The Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016, which aims to relieve collective agreements negotiated by freelance worker organizations from competition rules is about to pass the Seanad (Senate house)...
11 July 2016
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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
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
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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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