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Spain: the government presents its remote working reform
On 22 September, Spain’s government approved a decree-law on remote working, the major thrusts of which were negotiated with trade union and employers organizations. The text defines remote work...
22 September 2020
Norway: collective agreement in retail sector provides for implementation of a skills map amid context of changing professions and makes the environment a topic of social dialogue at firms
As is now the accepted rule in most Nordic countries, negotiations over collective pay agreements on a confederation level in Norway have given way to bargaining on an industry branch level...
21 September 2020
Austria: government and social partners discuss directive on remote work
On Friday 18 September, Austria’s minister for labour Christine Aschbacher launched efforts to draw up a directive on remote working, which should be ready in March next year. Social partners are...
21 September 2020
France : Bosch France signs one of the first agreements on long-term short-time working
On July 17 and following the same route as Safran (c.f. article No. 12041 and No. 11856, in French), an agreement for Bosch France was unanimously signed by the trade unions that sets the...
18 September 2020
Italy: renewal of the collective agreement for the rubber & plastics sector
On 16 September the social partners in the rubber & plastics sector signed an agreement to renew their national collective agreement (NCA), which covers approximately 130,000 workers...
17 September 2020
Denmark: a tripartite agreement to revise the short-time work system
The 31 August 2020 agreement marks the completion of a process of reflection that commenced in March, during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, and that focused on revising the short-time...
17 September 2020
Germany: short-time working scheme is extended until the end of 2021 (updated with details on social security contribution cover for those on short-time working)
On 16 September Germany’s Federal Council of Ministers (Bundeskabinett) passed the ‘Law on job security in light of the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic" (Gesetz zur Beschäftigungssicherung)...
17 September 2020
Italy: first ever national collective agreement covering delivery riders signed between Assodelivery and UGL
On 16 September, the employers’ organisation Assodelivery, which includes the main food delivery platforms (Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Glovo, Just Eat and more), and the ‘Unione Generale del Lavoro’...
17 September 2020
Italy: after the health related state of emergency period, changes are in sight for smart working
Italy’s Labor Minister Nunzia Catalfo has convened a meeting with the social partners during the week 21 September to reflect on a reform to Law 81 of 2017 (that establishes smart working), in...
16 September 2020
EU: lessons from the Covid pandemic dominates Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address
On 16 September European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered her first State of the Union address. In it the President emphasized the enduring promise of protection, stability...
16 September 2020
United States: a small group of Republicans pleads for trade unionism
"Strong worker representation can make America stronger. Unfortunately, our nation’s Great Depression–era labor laws no longer provide an effective framework, many unions have become unresponsive...
15 September 2020
Portugal: remote working or flexible working hours recommended (and compulsory in Lisbon and Porto) due to re-emergence of Covid-19
The Portuguese government has recommended that remote working or telework should be in place wherever possible. This measure was decided in the Council of Ministers as part of the plan to combat...
14 September 2020
EU: European Trade Union Confederation preparing several actions before year-end to defend and guarantee the respect of workers’ information and consultation rights
It’s high time now. For the ETUC, the time has come to move forward in terms of ‘Democracy at work.’ Not least in view of the current challenges and in particular the restructuring changes that...
10 September 2020
Spain: government looking to regulate remote working and partially reverse flexibility measures introduced in 2012
Spain’s government has outlined the broad thrusts of its labor legislation plans. It is expected to present a text for a remote working framework by the end of September and has given itself four...
10 September 2020
Germany: labor court grants works council full access to recruitment software
A ruling by the Cologne Regional Labor Court has upheld a decision handed down in the first instance court against a company which believed it had informed its works council, and in full...
9 September 2020
China: sexual harassment at work is included in the civil code
On 28 May 2020, following six long years of drafting and redrafting in what was its fifth attempt, China will commence operating under a brand new civil code, the first ‘civil code’ of the...
9 September 2020
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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
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...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
6 November 2025
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
5 November 2025
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
6 November 2025
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
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...
20 October 2025