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Great Britain: union members balloted for the maintenance of political funds
For the fourth time, union members are going to vote for or against the maintenance of unions’ political funds is now taking place. Indeed, the Trade Union Act 1984 requires a union to ballot its...
12 May 2014
NeuroLeadership, or how understanding how the brain works to manage better
After conquering the United States – where at least 1,000 large businesses allegedly use this method according to the NeuroLeadership Institute – neuroleadership is tackling Europe, where training...
9 May 2014
Denmark: government sends Parliament bills to reform vocational training
The 3 bills the government presented to the Parliament on May 8 transpose the vocational training reform to make it more appealing, improving its quality as well as young people’s opportunities in...
9 May 2014
Mexico: dispute resolution made easier by the gradual introduction of oral procedures in labor law
The government of the Federal District of Mexico announced the introduction, starting in June, of oral procedures to settle labor-related disputes, as has already been done in other States. With...
8 May 2014
CSR: involving unions from multinationals’ home countries to defend workers’ rights among suppliers throughout the world – the example of Spanish unions and Inditex
For several years, international unions have been actively involved to get multinational companies to sign commitments regarding compliance with fundamental rights throughout the value chain...
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8 May 2014
Great Britain: jobseekers forced to accept zero-hours contracts
A new regulation states that British jobseekers have to accept the highly controversial zero-hours contract – which doesn’t guarantee minimum hours or pay. Unions denounce yet another step in the...
7 May 2014
EU: European social partners launch toolkit for gender equality at work
At the conference organized today in Madrid, the European social partners (ETUC for unions and BusinessEurope, UEAPME and CEEP for employers) presented their toolkit for professional equality...
7 May 2014
Generali: EWC gets social guarantees within the framework of its plan to set up a single entity for managing activities and IT infrastructure services
Within the framework of the decision made by Generali, the Italian insurer, to set up a single entity to manage IT infrastructure services and activities, the EWC has gotten the management not to...
7 May 2014
Russia: interview of Elena Gerasimova, from the Center for social and labor rights, about industrial relations
Elena Gerasimova specializes in labor law and is the head of the Center for social and labor rights. For 11 years, this NGO has been promoting compliance with and knowledge of workers’ rights in...
6 May 2014
EU : interview with General Secretary Ulrich Eckelmann on IndustriAll Europe’s “Manifesto To put industry back to work”
With the European election coming near, the European union federation, IndustriAll Europe, has developed a roadmap to revive the industry and jobs in Europe. Its general secretary, Ulrich...
6 May 2014
Italy: CGIL launches 17th convention in the middle of a conflict with its left wing regarding union representation, with the government constantly reducing unions’ legitimacy in the background
Whereas the results of referendums on the interconfederal agreement on union representation – one organized by the CGIL (backed by 95.5 percent of voters) and the other by its metalworkers’...
6 May 2014
Sweden: the union created by the far-right party, SD, sets up first sectoral federation in private security
As an answer to the decision made by some union organizations - e.g. Transportarbetareförbund, the transport workers’ union - to not accept members from the far-right party (Sverige Demokraterna...
5 May 2014
China: 30 percent more social disputes
With more than 200 since the year started, strikes and other social movements have increased by more than 30 percent compared with the same period last year, according to China Labor Bulletin, the...
5 May 2014
Argentina: auto industry crisis in Mercosur causes job cuts and short-time working in plants
Lower sales and exports combined with higher taxes are causing trouble for almost all the carmakers present in the country. More than 4,500 workers are affected by work suspensions and pay cuts. ...
5 May 2014
Denmark: individual jobseekers training and the partnership between job centers and businesses at the center of the employment policy reform
On April 30, the government presented its employment policy reform. It aims to put an end to red tape and for “identical services for all” to focus on jobseekers, offering them training that is...
2 May 2014
EU: European Commission launches public consultation on its new CSR strategy
Since the European strategy on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will expire at the end of the year, the European Commission is launching a big public consultation to determine the political...
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2 May 2014
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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