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CSR: the Fair Wage Network provides tools to help companies develop fair pay practices for direct employees and those of suppliers
The Fair Wage Network was created back in 2009, the day after the first Fair Wage Conference organised by the Fair Labor Association in Washington. The organisation, founded with the aim of...
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9 November 2020
Italy: Vodafone signs a smart working agreement to transform its organization and strengthen its work-life balance and inclusion policy
The agreement, reached with the telecommunications sector unions and the central staff representation RSU body on 29 October, will apply after the end of the health emergency period. The agreement...
5 November 2020
EU: ETUC publishes its own model proposal for a gender equal pay directive
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) chose 04 November i.e. European Equal Pay Day, to present its own draft directive to "strengthen equality between women and men through equal pay". In...
4 November 2020
United States: no employee status for California’s platform workers
In California it has been decided that drivers with the digital carpooling platforms Uber and Lyft are not to be classified as employees. That's what voters decided by a majority of 58%, according...
4 November 2020
Sweden: conflict between social partners over revisions to employee protection legislation is putting pressure on the coalition government
After a very close election result in 2018 and a political crisis that lasted several months, the Social Democrat-Green coalition had to reach an agreement with the Liberals and the Centre Party...
4 November 2020
India: rules implementing the new Industrial Relations Code are put to consultation
India’s government has launched a public consultation that will run until 28 November on rules the implement the nation’s new industrial relations code. The code, which inter alia regulates social...
3 November 2020
Morocco: work on the Labor Code’s overhaul set to progress in 2021
On 02 November, Morocco’s Labor Minister announced that the draft law on trade unions had been finalized, following changes made after input from employee representative organizations. Along with...
3 November 2020
Germany: new hostilty emerges in conflicts between works councils and company management (study)
Keen to protect rules on co-determination in Germany, trade unions in the country have produced a qualitative study – carried out through the Hans-Böckler trade union foundation – that analyses...
2 November 2020
Greece: government plans significant reform to right to strike and working time
At a cabinet meeting on Thursday 29 October, Greek minister for labour Yiannis Vroutsis unveiled the five main areas of focus of his labour reform bill, which in the coming weeks is to be the...
2 November 2020
EU: European trade union federations update their joint recommendations for holding meetings with transnational bodies (EWCs, SNBs, and SE-WCs)
Recommendations by the European Industry Federations to members of European Works Councils (EWCs), Works Councils in companies with a Societas Europaea status (SE-WCs), and Special Negotiating...
29 October 2020
EU: European Commission presents its proposal for an EU Directive on adequate minimum wages
On 28 October the European Commission presented its legislative proposal to guarantee decent minimum wages in all EU Member States. The text promotes collective bargaining and introduces clear...
28 October 2020
GDPR: drivers file a complaint against Uber following employment dismissals attributed to an algorithm
Four former Uber drivers from the UK and Portugal are accusing the US App of having ‘fired’ them using an algorithm and without giving them the right to defend themselves or receive further...
28 October 2020
Switzerland: debate over the ‘Multinationales responsables’ (Responsible Business) initiative intensifies with just one month left before its referendum vote
Launched in 2015 and hotly debated ever since, the Responsible Business initiative that targets all Swiss-based companies and multinationals operating both nationally and abroad, in the areas of...
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27 October 2020
Spain: Inditex and unions reach agreement on conditions for the digital transition of group stores (update from 23 October incl. final agreement)
On 26 October, Spanish textile group Inditex (48,000 staff in Spain) together with the CCOO and UGT trade unions signed an agreement on the conditions for the shifting the group’s business towards...
27 October 2020
UniCredit and the EWC sign a joint statement on remote work
A joint declaration signed on 21 October by the management and EWC of Italy’s second largest bank, UniCredit, sets out the guidelines, principles and future minimum quality standards for remote...
22 October 2020
Luxembourg: the social partners at cross-industry level agree on a new teleworking framework
On 20 October Luxembourg’s social partners including the LCGB and OGBL trade unions and the UEL employer’s body signed a new cross-industry teleworking agreement. In this way, the social partners...
21 October 2020
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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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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Spain: report proposes democratising employee participation
On 2 February, Spanish labour minister Yolanda Diaz presented the conclusions of a report on democracy in the workplace. The document, which calls for employees to be given a say in...
25 February 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026