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United States: Merrill Lynch encourages junior investment bankers to take one day off per week
After a young intern died who had stayed up several nights in a row last summer in London, Bank of America’s investment bank, Merrill Lynch, has recently issued an internal note calling on its...
13 January 2014
Italy: rubber and plastic industry social partners strike deal for their new collective agreement
After 12 months of tense negotiations, punctuated by 20 hours of strike, the Federazione Gomma Plastica and the Associazione Italiana Ricostruttori Pneumatici (AIRP) for employers and the...
13 January 2014
Germany: for the first time since its creation, Verdi’s numbers are up
For Verdi, the second largest union affiliated with the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) after the IG-Metall, 2014 is starting with good news. For the first time since it was created in...
10 January 2014
Belgium: the FGTB’s General Federation and the Textile, Clothing and Diamond federation merged on January 1, 2014
Launched in 2010, the negotiations for this merger were accelerated with the 2012 social election. Indeed, fully hit by the crisis in the textile industry, the FGTB-TVD had, for a while, looking...
10 January 2014
Great Britain: HR managers walk on the tightrope with religion
Can a catholic work on Sunday? Can a Muslim work in shelves with pork in a supermarket? Can you ask a Sikh to wear a cap like all the other drivers in the group? British HR regularly have to...
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10 January 2014
How does European law protect whistleblowers?
Highlighted by the Edward Snowden case, the whistleblowers issue is turning out to be quite central in businesses. So what protection do whistleblowers have when the alert targets a private-law...
10 January 2014
Argentina: unions demand wages increases of at least 30 percent to make up for inflation
The Workers’ Central Union (Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina, CTA) announced it wouldn’t discuss wage increases below 30-35 percent at the next round of collective negotiations. Together...
10 January 2014
Switzerland: unions announce offensive to extend collective agreements and update the legislative package supervising them
On January 7, the Swiss union confederation (USS-SGB) organized its annual press conference. For 2014, it announced a “major commitment” to develop and renew the collective labor agreement (CCT)...
9 January 2014
Italy: key labor-related provisions of the decree-law launching the “Destination Italy” program, the global reform to attract foreign investments
Decree-law No. 145 of December 23, 2013 (45/2013) is the first stage of the implementation of the government’s program, “Destination Italy,” which aims to “attract foreign investments and boost...
9 January 2014
Australia: government wants to revive competitiveness in Tasmania
While its has the highest unemployment rate in Australia, Tasmania has just been the target of a government recovery program. The idea is to give bonuses to businesses that hire jobseekers.
9 January 2014
Romania: Western Europe isn’t the subject of dreams anymore
The complete opening of the European labor market for Romanian and Bulgarian workers on January 1, 2014 didn’t lead, as some feared, to an invasion of low-skilled workers towards the continent’s...
9 January 2014
Greece: new collective agreement for hotel staff for 2014/15
In Greece, since last season, tourism has been enjoying a bright spell that seems to be lasting. In this context, the new collective agreement for restaurant workers was signed on December 30 for...
8 January 2014
Denmark: manufacturing social partners start bargaining to renew the sector’s collective agreement
Wage increase and enhanced training are some of the key themes of the negotiations for the renewal of the manufacturing collective agreement launched on January 7 by Dansk Industri for employers...
8 January 2014
EU: the last statutory barriers to labor market access for Romanian and Bulgarian citizens are down, but prejudice remains
The last barriers to access the labor market for Romanian and Bulgarian citizens fell on January 1. Until then, using the maximum transition period negotiated in the membership treaty for these...
8 January 2014
Russia: government sets employment goal for disabled workers but employers are still unadventurous
Russia is concerned with integrating disabled people into the labor market. On December 3, Maxime Topilin, Minister for Labor and Social Protection, presented the outline of a bill on the...
8 January 2014
Germany: involved in a long dispute with the Verdi union, Amazon is backed up by part of its staff
For the Verdi services union, which has been fighting for over a year so that the world leader in online retail improves pay in Germany, this is a serious, unexpected blow. Over 1,000 Amazon...
7 January 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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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