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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
France: executives at Orange (ex-France Telecom) risk standing trial for moral harassment
The public prosecutor’s office in Paris has called for three former executives at the Orange company to stand trial for workplace harassment. The three in question are Didier Lombard, the then...
11 July 2016
Great Britain: the government focuses on reconverting workers in the crisis stricken oil sector
Faced with mass layoffs in the North Sea oil sector, the British government is trying to encourage workers to seek skilled work in sectors with manpower shortages.
8 July 2016
Myanmar: the Vision Zero Fund for the prevention of workplace accidents is launched
On 17 June in Yangon, German Secretary of State for Employment Yasmin Fahimi and the Myanmar Minister for Labor H.E.U Thein Swe inaugurated the fund aimed at creating and/or bolstering local...
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7 July 2016
Estonia: employers and unions start to set out lay the groundwork for the annual autumn negotiations
In the run up to the autumn tri-partite negotiations, employers are increasingly finding ways of drawing attention to what may turn out to be the problem that wage increases will pose for...
7 July 2016
France: the Court of Cassation delivered two new rulings on the concept of co-employment within company groups
On 06 July the Labour Division of France’s Court of Cassation ruled that Continental AG, Continental France’s parent company, did not have co-employer status alongside its French subsidiary. The...
7 July 2016
Spain: Telefónica installation network scrutinised by the Catalonia labour inspectorate
On 30 June Catalonia’s regional government, the Generalitat de Catalunya, presented the results of an open inquiry into Telefónica’s chain of suppliers and subcontractors which offer technical...
5 July 2016
Norway: hard-fought deals in the oil sector
Negotiations in the oil sector have been brought to a close with the help of mediation. It is a difficult period for the industry and this can be seen in both the discussions which took place and...
5 July 2016
Sweden: a new postal sector agreement focuses on working time
On 29 June an agreement was struck between the employers’ confederation Almega, and the services and communications union Seko (service- och kommunikationsfacket). Decisions over working time are...
5 July 2016
International: four companies sign the ILO Global Business and Disability Network charter
On 29 June at the head offices of host and 2016 ILO Global Business and Disability Network president, Carrefour, four companies, namely BNP Paribas, IBM, Repsol, and Sodexo joined the originating...
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4 July 2016
EU: UNI Europa has published its first results from a study across five European countries investigating the ‘gig economy’
Commissioned by the services union federation UNI Europa and carried out jointly by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), the independent research organization TNO Netherlands...
4 July 2016
United States: Uber has to justify that the compensation it promised is sufficient in exchange for drivers dropping a class action over employment status misclassification
On 30 June the judge in charge of accepting the terms of a settlement agreement that was meant to halt collective action by Uber (online platform based chauffeur service) drivers in California...
4 July 2016
France: in the run up to the final vote by the National Assembly the labor reform bill continues to divide the left and the unions
Following four months of contestation both on the streets and in Parliament, the bill on labor market reform (c.f. article No. 9575) is approaching its final hurdle when on 05 July the National...
1 July 2016
Sweden: given the exponential growth in the number of posted workers, unions are finding ways to promote the conclusion of collective agreements
How to temper the effects of the EJC ruling in the Laval case over working conditions for posted employees? The ruling calls the fundamentals of the Swedish model into question and has forced the...
1 July 2016
General Electric: the EWC has delivered a detailed negative opinion on the major restructuring plan with social dialogue set to continue at national level
Following the merger on 02 November 2015 between General Electric (GE) and Alstom Power & Grid, on 04 January 2016 GE announced a major European restructuring plan involving around 6,500 job...
30 June 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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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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Denmark: introduction of a professional ID card for construction site workers
The news. On 3 September, the Danish Parliament adopted a bill introducing a mandatory professional ID card for people working on large construction sites. The card will include, among other...
15 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026