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Great Britain: Uber and the GMB union working together to demand more rights for gig economy drivers
While the ride-hailing and delivery company signed an historic agreement with the GMB union in May 2021 authorizing it to represent its UK drivers for the first time (c.f. article No.12543), the...
2 September 2021
Covid-19: mandatory workplace vaccination is gaining ground
While employees will gradually have to return to on-site/in-office working, mandatory workplace vaccination is currently under debate in many countries. Several governments are already making...
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1 September 2021
United States: increasing numbers of companies make vaccination mandatory
Various large firms in the US have decided to make it mandatory for their staff to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, drugstore chain CVS Health and oil...
31 August 2021
Asia: overwork in tech sector no longer a given
In both China and Japan, the long and mostly unpaid overtime hours that have traditionally been commonplace in the tech industry are no longer a given. In China, a joint directive from the Supreme...
31 August 2021
Mexico: employees at the Silao General Motors plant reject the company agreement and are set to oust the in-house trade union
Workers at the General Motors plant in Silao, Mexico, have rejected the collective agreement negotiated by the Miguel Trujillo Lopez union - part of the Confederation of Mexican Workers union...
30 August 2021
Italy: social partners renew the textiles and clothing sector collective agreement in spite of the crisis
On 28 July, the social partners in Italy’s nationally significant textile, clothing and fashion industries signed an agreement to renew their national collective agreement (NCA), which will apply...
30 August 2021
France: key points of the final draft of new occupational health law
The proposed law to bolster occupational health protection, which was brought forward in January by members of parliament of the governing majority will be definitively adopted in the coming...
23 July 2021
France: remote work agreement at heart of BNP Paribas smart working policy
On 30 June 2021, BNP Paribas struck a framework agreement on telework, which will allow eligible staff to work remotely two and a half days per week from September. The banking sector union SNB...
23 July 2021
France: “We want to develop our own artificial intelligence, which means having structured, efficient data”, Sophie Sanchez, CEO of Synergie (Interview)
French human resources group Synergie is implementing a digital transformation plan that is based on the establishment of a data lab that will develop its own artificial intelligence and is set to...
22 July 2021
Spain: El Corte Inglés department store and the trade unions commit to ensuring compliance with international labor standards throughout the value chain
On 14 July, Spain's leading department store chain, El Corte Inglés signed an agreement with the CCOO and UGT trade unions, which establishes the framework for their collaboration in the...
22 July 2021
Germany: Hewlett Packard Enterprise on the road to 100% mobile working
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is an American multinational IT enterprise based in Houston, Texas that specializes in data servers, data storage and consulting, and it has decided to shift up a...
20 July 2021
Ireland: companies will soon be required to report their Gender Pay Gap data
With both legislative houses of Ireland’s Oireachtas having given their approval on 07 July, and the President’s signature all that remains outstanding, the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019...
20 July 2021
EU: a company can ban the display of visible signs of political or religious beliefs if justified by a ‘genuine need’ (CJEU ruling)
In a ruling handed down on 15 July, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed the applicants in two joined cases that saw the employees be sanctioned by their employers for...
16 July 2021
Italy: company agreement at Marriott International takes tough backdrop into account and places emphasis on welfare
The social partners in Italy of hotel group Marriot International penned a renewal of the company agreement on 29 June. The deal implements innovative measures geared towards overcoming the deep...
15 July 2021
Italy: the Draghi government is seeking more flexible fixed-term contracts with greater room for collective bargaining
By way of amendments to the Sostegni Bis decree (c.f. article No. 12536), currently under parliamentary debate, the Draghi government is dismantling one of the flagship measures of the 2018...
13 July 2021
Talan bolsters global CSR policy with help of all stakeholders
At the beginning of the year, IT innovation and transformation consulting firm Talan conducted a review of its maturity on corporate social responsibility, with a view to better structuring its...
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12 July 2021
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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