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Portugal: new cut to layoff benefits from 20 down to 12 days and new provident fund for the benefits
The benefits paid to laid-off Portuguese workers are going further down, to 12 days per year with a permanent contract in the company as opposed to 20 today. In keeping with its promise to the...
1 July 2013
Spain: 1,374 collective agreements could expire soon
Collective agreements that haven’t been renegotiated for at least two years will no longer be valid on July 8, following the 2012 labor reform. Unions claim 1,374 agreements are concerned. ...
1 July 2013
EU: Croatia joins the European Union
Today, July 1, 2013, Croatia became the 28th EU Member State. This is a strong sign as the Union is moving a little more towards the Balkans. To join, the country had to adopt a series of...
1 July 2013
EU: young people at the center of the European Council meeting of June 27-28
At the latest European summit, the European heads of State and government decided to adopt a “comprehensive approach” to combat youth unemployment in order to realize the “Youth Guarantee.” €6...
28 June 2013
Great Britain: employees cannot give away, in their contract, the right to be represented by a trade union at disciplinary hearings
An Employment Tribunal in Manchester has ruled in favour of a GMB union member on the right to be represented at any internal disciplinary hearings by a representative of his or her chosen trade...
28 June 2013
Portugal: the unitary general strike against austerity was a success
The CGTP and UGT union joined forces on Thursday, June 27 for a 24-hour strike. They say this day of action was exceptional but the government says the country was not paralyzed. Unions demand a...
28 June 2013
Austria: framework agreement on working time cut with no pay cut for Austrian railroaders
On June 20, the management of the Austrian railway company (ÖBB) and the Vida services and transportation union signed a framework agreement reducing the workweek in the rail industry. Working...
28 June 2013
Italy: Council of Ministers approves decree-law on emergency measures to revive employment
On June 26, the Council of Ministers approved the decree-law on emergency measures to revive employment and social inclusion. The key measures include recruitment incentives for 18-29 year-olds...
27 June 2013
United States: Ford and United Auto Workers launch pilot to cut costs by monitoring chronic diseases better
The UAW’s retiree trust fund and the carmaker are launching a two-year pilot program in southeastern Michigan open to all workers and retirees in the group. The goal is to "bend the cost curve...
27 June 2013
EU: MEPs want to improve protection for posted workers
MEPs from the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs voted (with a short majority, 22 for, 18 against and 6 abstentions) amendments to the draft directive to improve...
27 June 2013
Spain: Liberbank unions negotiate balanced effort for all employees to avoid suspending the activity of 30 percent of them
The Comfia-CCOO and FeS-UGT unions reached an agreement with the management of the banking group born after the merger of ailing regional savings banks. They lifted their strike notice, thus...
27 June 2013
Norway: new agreement in finance industry
On April 26, the LO Finans union and the Finans Norge employers’ organization reached an agreement on wage increases. The general increase is at least 0.6 percent on May 2013 within a general...
27 June 2013
Deutsche Bahn: social partners negotiate permanent profit-sharing system for all employees
Deutsche Bahn’s central WC confirmed to Planet Labor that the internal negotiations with representatives from the management, the central WC and the EWC had recently opened to come up with a...
27 June 2013
Italy: “simpler” occupational health and safety obligations in the decree-law on “emergency provisions to revive the economy”
Decree-law 69 on emergency provisions to revive the economy “simplifies” employers’ obligations provided for in Act 81/2008 on health and safety at work. But unions say they are substantial...
26 June 2013
Air France/KLM: new European agreement regarding the outstation and commercial organization in Europe
Air France/KLM management and EWC signed, on June 12, 2013, a framework agreement regarding the outstation and commercial organization in Europe (except France and the Netherlands). Almost...
26 June 2013
Poland: recent changes in labour law extend maternity leave and introduce parental leave
On 17 June 2013 the law changing Labour Code (and a few other laws) entered into force; the law was adopted by the Parliament on 28 May 2013. The main goal of the introduced changes is to...
25 June 2013
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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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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Spain: approval of decree on employees’ right to clear information on working conditions
The Spanish government validated, on September 8 in the Council of Ministers, the decree transposing the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. This text requires...
9 September 2026
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France: bioMérieux strengthens its end-of-career support measures
The news. In vitro diagnostic specialist bioMérieux (4,400 employees in France) and unions CFDT, CFE-CGC, and CGT signed a new agreement on June 18, 2026, dedicated to end-of-career...
10 September 2026