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With Germany facing a growing shortage of truck drivers, the main transport employers' association (Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Versorgung - BGV) has warned that in two or three...

26 October 2021

Portugal: 5 days paid leave to be allocated to employees who are also caregivers

Employees who are also caregivers will now benefit from 5 days of paid leave provided by the State, the right to telework, as well as guarantees against dismissal, inequality or discrimination...

26 October 2021

Portugal: government adopts ‘dignified work’ agenda

Portugal’s Council of Ministers, the government’s executive body, has adopted a package of labour market supervision measures. Adopted on 21 October 2021, the “dignified work agenda” had been...

25 October 2021

France: parliament makes decision on court jurisdiction in the event of disputes linked to corporate due diligence

More than four years on from the adoption in France of the 'duty of vigilance' law (see article n°10079), parliamentarians have granted jurisdiction in the event of litigation to judicial courts...

22 October 2021

German CIB Group introduces four-day working week

Since 06 September, the digital solutions company CIB has switched over to a four-day working week with shortened weekly hours (36 instead of 40 previously), Thursday nights off, and the digital...

21 October 2021

Spain: Generali commits to bridging the gap in terms of employing those with disabilities

The Spanish subsidiary of the Italian insurance group has given itself three years to comply with the 2% legal minimum employment target for those with disabilities. Currently out of a total of...

21 October 2021

France: salaries are a central concern for HRDirectors

In an environment of pressure on purchasing power and manpower shortages across certain professions, the question of salaries is becoming a major concern for companies. According to a survey...

20 October 2021

Italy: Draghi government strengthens workplace safety related prevention measures and sanctions

On 15 October, Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a decree law that will allow for more effective intervention related to occupational health and safety violations and illegal work. The text...

20 October 2021

Spain: the region of Valencia is to be the first to test the four-day week

Valencia is preparing to pilot transitioning to a four-day working week. While central government is moving cautiously on the issue of shorter working hours, the Valencian region is already a step...

19 October 2021

France: social partners formalise framework and objectives for training reform

On Friday 15 October, social partners in France reached a compromise on a national cross-industry framework agreement (ANI) that will reform vocational training. The compromise paves the way for...

18 October 2021

Italy: social partners in engineering and metals sector launch a national ongoing training platform

The employer organisations Federmeccanica and Assistal have joined forces with three trade unions – Fiom-Cgil, Fim-Cisl and Uilm – to launch a digital platform called MetApprendo, with a view to...

15 October 2021

Mexico: Supreme Court reaffirms that unilateral pay cuts by employers are illegal

At a time when many firms in Mexico have moved to cut pay as they grapple with the pandemic, an opinion issued by the Supreme Court on 1 October 2021 serves as a reminder that a pay reduction...

15 October 2021

Belgium: government proposes flexible working time measures

On 12 October the ruling coalition of conservatives and liberals (MR-Open VLD), socialists and greens, as well as the Flemish Christian Democrats, reached an agreement for the 2022 budget. The...

14 October 2021

Germany: Vodafone employees can now work wherever they want

Since 01 October 2021, all Vodafone Germany employees are free to decide where they want to work, be it at the office, at home, or in a café. They can even work for up to 20 days a year in...

14 October 2021

Great Britain: Arup employees allowed to split their working time over all 7 days in the week

Since 20 May, London-based professional services group Arup, which employs 6,000 people in the United Kingdom, has been implementing a flexible work organization model that supplants the...

13 October 2021

France: a psycho-social prevention tool to accompany the internal transformation of Fayat Energie Services

Fayat Energie Services is a branch of the Fayat real estate group, France’s 4th largest real estate group, and it specialises in energy services, electrical engineering, climate control and...

13 October 2021

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