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On 10 November, Spain’s government presented the social partners with draft legislation reforming active employment policies by way of both hiring subsidies and occupational training efforts, so...

12 November 2020

EU: CJEU – rolling time periods are to be used when calculating the number of employment contract terminations needed to qualify for collective redundancy

Must the reference period (30 or 90 days) for collective redundancies as laid down by EU Directive 98/59 1998 that is used to classify a redundancy as collective or not and that is based on the...

12 November 2020

Germany: IG Metall presents its demands for a 4% increase over 12 months to boost salaries, safeguard jobs and upgrade the production apparatus

On 09 November IG Metall President Jörg Hofmann presented his organisation’s set of demands ahead of the collective bargaining negotiations that are due to start in mid-December. IG Metall’s...

10 November 2020

Greece: new economy and employment supports implemented alongside fresh lockdown restrictions

On 07 November Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis imposed a minimum three-week national lockdown in a bid to manage the sudden escalation in the number of new coronavirus cases. With the new...

10 November 2020

United States: trade unions holding high expectations of their candidate Joe Biden

America’s trade unions backed President-elect Joe Biden and in return they are now hoping for, better protection amid the coronavirus pandemic, an increase in the federal minimum wage, and more...

10 November 2020

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...

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

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