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France: a majority agreement for renewing social dialogue is signed at Solvay
An imperative for harmonizing social dialogue following Solvay’s purchase of Rhodia, the majority agreement signed on 31 May between management at the chemicals group and the union bodies CFDT and...
2 June 2016
Germany: the social partners together with the government recommend setting up ‘business laboratories’ to test mobile working
On 31 May the working group on ‘a digital working world’, chaired by Andréa Nahles, the Minister for Employment and Social Affairs and Jörg Hoffmann, the president of the IG Metall union, and...
2 June 2016
Germany: chemicals and energy sector negotiations get started
Following the recent conclusion of agreements in the metals and construction sectors it is now the turn of the important chemicals and energy sectors to renegotiate their sector agreements. At the...
1 June 2016
A study on management perspectives on European Works Councils
What do business leaders think of European Works Councils (EWCs)? What value-added do these bodies bring? Are EWCS cost-efficient? These were the questions to which researchers at the Belgian...
1 June 2016
EU: advocate general Kokott delivered the opinion that banning the wearing of an Islamic headscarf at work can be justified on the basis of a company’s policy of neutrality
Advocate general Kokott delivered an opinion on 31 May inviting the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to rule that banning the wearing of the headscarf in the workplace can be...
31 May 2016
Switzerland: On 05 June, Swiss citizens will decide whether or not to establish an ‘Unconditional Basic Income’
On Sunday 05 June 2016, Switzerland’s citizens will vote on an issue raised by the BIEN-CH association (Basic income Earth Network) to approve or not the introduction of an unconditional basic...
30 May 2016
United States: the end of unprecedented strike action at Verizon
Forty–four days of strike action at the US East-Coast telecommunications giant Verizon are set to come to a close following a guarantee to create 1,500 well paid US based jobs.
30 May 2016
France: rising protest levels against labor law reform reach a new level
The eighth day of demonstrations on Thursday 26 May calling for the withdrawal of the draft Labor Code reform drew between 153,000 (police data) and 300,000 (union data) participants. Protest at...
27 May 2016
Germany: the Federal Labor Tribunal allows certain supplementary pay elements to be taken into account in the minimum wage
On 25 May 2016, the Federal Labor Tribunal rejected a plea that a Christmas bonus and a holiday bonus, both of which had been scheduled for payment before the minimum wage had been made mandatory...
27 May 2016
Great Britain: the Government considering ways to change the steel industry’s pensions in a bid to save Tata Steel
No purchaser of Tata’s British interests is willing to take on the financial consequences of the employees’ pensions liabilities. Legally dissociating Tata Steel from the British Steel Pension...
27 May 2016
Germany: the government adopts an ‘historic’ draft law on the integration of migrants
‘Assist and insist’ is the primary principle underlying the ‘draft law on integration’ for asylum seekers that the Council of Ministers adopted on 25 May. This is a compromise text struck between...
26 May 2016
Hungary: government reinstates Sunday opening
Hungarians will once again be able to go shopping on Sundays. An amendment was adopted via the emergency procedure and undoes the current ban on Sunday shopping; a political measure that had...
26 May 2016
Turkey: coal miners stage a hunger strike deep in their mines in protest at unpaid wages
On 18 May eighty-five coal miners in northwest Turkey went down their mine and started a hunger strike to demand that their wages, which have been outstanding since the start of the year, be paid...
26 May 2016
India: three unsuccessful attempts to reform the country’s mandatory pension and unemployment fund EPF
Between March and May, the government announced three crucial reforms in the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme; taxing 60% of EPF withdrawals, barring employees from full amount withdrawals...
26 May 2016
Belgium: social elections results show the CSC and FGTB maintaining their positions with progress being made by the liberal CGSLB
Today, 25 May, Labor Minister Kris Peeters, delivered the results of elections to 3,000 Works Councils (WCs) and 6,000 Committees for Prevention and Protection at the Workplace (CPPWs) that were...
25 May 2016
Italy: positive start to negotiations over pensions and work
On 24 May, in a move to thaw the ice of two years of tensions, Giuliano Poletti, Italy’s labor Minister, received the unions to open talks over pensions and jobs whilst Prime Minister Matteo Renzi...
25 May 2016
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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...
31 October 2025
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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