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On 16 July, the German Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs presented the members of the European Parliament's Employment Committee with the political priorities of his country’s...

16 July 2020

Italy: several courts rule on emergency-related smart working cases and specifically on the compatibility of tasks with remote working

Since the start of the Covid-19 health crisis, Italy’s Conte government has recommended and facilitated smart working, including via derogations from Law No. 81 /2019 (c.f. article No. 10206)...

16 July 2020

United States: California wants to eliminate piecework payment in the clothing industry

Working conditions for female textile and clothing workers in California are expected to improve as a result of the proposed Garment Worker Protection Act. This legislation, authored by South San...

16 July 2020

Great Britain: three main entry pathways in the future migration system

On 13 July the government unveiled a 130-page document setting out its future migration policy that comes into effect on 01 January 2021 (c.f. article No. 11668). When the UK’s EU-exit transition...

15 July 2020

Italy: Sanofi agreement with trade unions boosts agile working

The agreement signed at the end of May by management at the Italian subsidiary of French pharmaceutical group Sanofi and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec unions is unique in Italy. It...

13 July 2020

Australia: job retention aid to be sustained over the long term

Following a new outbreak of coronavirus cases in the capital of the Australian state of Victoria, Greater Melbourne, which has a population of over 5 million, went into lockdown once again for six...

13 July 2020

Germany: Verdi and Veolia Deutschland sign collective agreement creating ‘post-pandemic’ support fund for staff in waste management division

On Thursday 9 July, German services trade union Verdi and the management of the German subsidiary of environmental services group Veolia announced that they have signed a collective agreement...

10 July 2020

United Kingdom: job retention bonus payment for employers bringing back employees after furlough

On 08 July the UK government unveiled a vast post-Covid recovery plan that looks to inject £30 billion pounds (€33 billion). Dubbed the 'Plan for Jobs', the package of measures includes a £1,000...

9 July 2020

Spain: agreement at Vodafone for a pilot project to extend remote working

On 07 July Vodafone management together with the CCOO and UGT trade unions concluded an agreement, which in the short term frames a gradual, ‘orderly and safe’ return to the ‘new normal’, by...

9 July 2020

CSR: Covid-19 outbreaks in the heart of the EU have uncovered working conditions that are sometimes akin to modern-day slavery

The coronavirus has acted as a messenger. After an entire meat slaughtering sector was stigmatized in Germany, the hot seat of shame has been passed to the British online clothing company Boohoo...

9 July 2020

France: companies cannot propose to their employees that they waive salary increases provided for by collective agreement (court decision)

The ruling handed down on 30 June under emergency procedures recalls the fundamental principles of the predominance of the collective agreement over the individual agreement and of the most...

8 July 2020

France: agreement reached at Safran group to avoid social breakdown

Negotiations concluded on Friday 3 July with the support of 3 organisations – the FO, CFDT and CFE-CGC (the CGT should decide by Wednesday) – prepared to sign the agreement. The agreement proposes...

8 July 2020

South Korea: government re-launches ratification process of fundamental ILO conventions in order to avoid EU trade retaliation

Under pressure from the European Union for non-compliance with the free trade agreement, South Korea’s government announced that it had relaunched the process of ratifying the ILO conventions on...

8 July 2020

Germany: chemical trade union launches a model company agreement countering racism and extreme right-wing ideas in the company

The IG BCE (German Chemical, Mining and Energy Workers Union) has decided to implement a ‘pro-active’ strategy against racism and the spread of extreme right-wing ideas in companies. To this end...

7 July 2020

Spain: government, unions and employers sign pact to boost jobs

Today, on 3 July, representatives of the CEOE and Cepyme employer organisations and of the CCOO and UGT trade unions penned an agreement with Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez to “reactivate...

3 July 2020

New leadership team at IndustriAll Europe

The 2020 Congress of IndustriAll Europe, the European union federation, which had been scheduled for May of this year, was postponed until June 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Nonetheless...

3 July 2020

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