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Germany: companies, the third pillar of the vaccination campaign, but not before June
Large companies in the metals, chemical and financial sectors are busy gearing up for their participation in Germany’s national vaccination campaign. Volkswagen and BASF have even started pilot...
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22 April 2021
Mexico: parliament definitively adopts outsourcing reform
On 20 April, and after the Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies, it was the turn of the Senate house members to overwhelmingly support the adoption of the employment outsourcing reform. The text, which...
22 April 2021
South Korea: government ratifies ILO conventions on forced labour, freedom of association, and the right to organize
On 20 April in a video to the UNO, ROK Minister of Employment and Labour Lee Jae-gap presented the three instruments of ratification for three core ILO conventions, thereby fulfilling the motion...
21 April 2021
Italy: agreement at Intesa Sanpaolo for the integration of UBI Banca staff following the takeover
On 14 April 2021, management of the leading Italian banking group together with the FABI, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions signed an agreement that will see the working...
20 April 2021
Great Britain: fears spark over a ‘fire-and-rehire’ wave after British Gas lays off gas engineers
Nearly 500 British Gas engineers recently lost their jobs after they refused to sign up to new employment contract terms that included lower pay and longer hours, under the employer’s...
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20 April 2021
United States: Salesforce harnesses work.com application to manage return of staff to the office
San Francisco-based software company Salesforce is to gradually reopen its US sites from next month. If they are willing and have been vaccinated, employees in San Francisco, Palo Alto and Irvine...
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19 April 2021
United States: businesses and industries push to get staff vaccinated
Car manufacturers, food companies and retail giants are opening vaccination sites and offering bonuses to encourage their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
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19 April 2021
France: trade unions at PSA, with the exception of the CGT, sign remote work clause
On 9 April 2021, the leadership of French car manufacturer PSA and the unions present at the group – the CFE-CGC, FO and CFDT – signed a supplementary clause on remote work, dubbed “New Era of...
16 April 2021
United States: the beginnings of trade unionism in the new economy
Trade unionism is starting to build a foothold in the new economy, a trend that has impacted two subsidiaries of Spotify as well as tech workers at the New York Times, with efforts focused on...
16 April 2021
India: workplace coronavirus vaccinations commence
As of 11 April, the Indian government has authorized employers to vaccinate their employees at the workplace, and in line with the national vaccination campaign’s priorities. Several companies...
15 April 2021
Great Britain: the insurance world supporting women returning to work after a career break
Nine leading insurance sector groups have signed up to an innovative program to help employees return to work after extended breaks, most of whom, studies have shown, are female.* Developed by the...
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15 April 2021
Germany: agreement at Volkswagen on a salary increase and an ‘options-based model’ for working time
During the night of 12/13 April and approximately two weeks after the metal industry’s pilot collective agreement was adopted (c.f. article No.12446), management at German car manufacturer...
14 April 2021
Spain: government announces main thrusts of its labor reforms to Brussels
Spain’s recovery plan, which will be sent to Brussels by the end of April, includes a statement on the implementation of far-reaching labor reforms, in order to accompany the major transformation...
14 April 2021
Germany: companies seek innovative solutions in order to maintain apprenticeships during the pandemic
The Covid-19 health crisis represents a major challenge for the vocational occupational training sector. Questions seeking answers include how to train apprentices from a distance and how to...
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14 April 2021
Germany: Covid-19 screening in companies becomes mandatory
As of 19 April, all private and public sector companies must offer all their onsite employees a rapid Covid antigen test, free of charge, at least once a week. This testing requirement will remain...
13 April 2021
France: new complaint filed against four multinational clothing companies for concealed forced labor (Uyghurs)
Legal mechanisms that are trying to remove corporate impunity in terms of human rights? At the beginning of April, three NGOs, the anti-corruption group Sherpa, the NGO Ethique (the French branch...
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13 April 2021
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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.
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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...
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Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”
In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...
21 January 2026
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EU: social partners split over competitiveness and action on job quality
The European Trade Union Confederation and BusinessEurope have published their response to the consultation document on the European Commission's upcoming EU quality jobs initiative. The two...
4 February 2026
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Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry
Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...
3 February 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026