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On 05 March the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) * issued a decision that included conclusions pertaining to European Works Councils (EWCs) and information and consultation requirements. In its...

11 March 2021

EU: MEPs advance on a future EU Directive on human rights related corporate due diligence

On 10 March the European Parliament adopted its draft report containing recommendations to the European Commission on corporate due diligence and accountabilit. The text marginally modifies the...

11 March 2021

Germany: PepsiCo Deutschland signs a ‘Mobile Working’ company agreement

On 04 February 2021, US food giant PepsiCo’s German subsidiary, PepsiCo Deutschland, announced it had signed a teleworking ‘Mobile Working Policy’ agreement with its Works Council. The agreement...

10 March 2021

EU: a stand-by period is only considered working time in its entirety if during it the employer significantly constrains the worker’s ability to manage his/her free time

On 09 March the CJEU handed down two rulings affirming that a period of stand-by duty can constitute working time in its entirety only when the constraints imposed on the worker very significantly...

10 March 2021

Great Britain: CIPD publishes an employers guide for the Covid-19 vaccination

On 15 February 2021 the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the leading professional association for human resource management professionals, published a guide for employers...

9 March 2021

Germany: social partners at Airbus present working time reduction measure in effort to avoid redundancies

On 4 March, the leadership of Airbus Deutschland and the company’s central works council presented a company agreement – negotiated with the support of the union IG Metall – that, according to the...

8 March 2021

United States: $1.9 trillion stimulus package close to being passed

US President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill – dubbed the American Rescue Plan – was passed this weekend by the Senate. The latest version of the stimulus plan will be the subject of a...

8 March 2021

France: Ministry of Labour publishes 2021 results of gender equality index

On International Women's Day, France’s Ministry of Labour published the annual results of the gender equality index, which companies were required to publish by 1 March. Previously only required...

8 March 2021

Portugal: telecoms operator Altice launches second phase of voluntary departure programme

Altice, which purchased Portugal Telecom, the longstanding Portuguese telecommunications operator, has just commenced the second phase of its voluntary redundancy programme. The plan primarily...

5 March 2021

EU: EU Commission proposes a directive to end the gender pay gap

On 04 March, the European Commission presented the text of a draft Directive imposing transparency obligations on public and private sector companies in order to ensure their compliance with the...

4 March 2021

EU: EU Commission proposes new social objectives for 2030

On 04 March 2021 the European Commission presented its contribution to the Porto Social Summit (scheduled for 07 May 2021), which will gather together the EU Heads of State or Government, EU...

4 March 2021

United States: Costco becomes another brand raising its minimum hourly wage above $15 amid debate over this as a federal minimum in the stimulus plan

While prospects are fading of a $15 minimum hourly wage by 2025 being included in the $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus package that is currently under Congress review, several major retailers have...

4 March 2021

Germany: government adopts draft legislation on corporate due diligence in supply chains

Initially unveiled on 12 February 2021 by the three Federal Ministers for Employment, Cooperation and the Economy (c.f. article No.12360), Germany’s bill on due diligence in supply chains was...

3 March 2021

Great Britain: a post-Brexit budget dominated by the coronavirus alongside initial attempts to stimulate the economy

Unveiled on 03 March the aim of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first budget since the UK exited the EU was to build the economy of the future support a national reeling from devastating health...

3 March 2021

France: the role of alternative measures to redundancies in managing the crisis

Faced with the economic impact of the health crisis, many companies that have found themselves compelled to curtail their business operations have begun restructuring. Besides making personnel...

3 March 2021

Italy: social partners in the insurance industry define guidelines for agile work in the future

Since the pandemic, 98% of Italy’s approximately 47,000 insurance sector workers have been working remotely. On 24 February, and in a bid to move beyond the smart working arrangements that emerged...

2 March 2021

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