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Chile: the government and the opposition agree on a ‘Covid agreement’ to address the economic and social impact of the pandemic
Late into the night of 14 June, and after weeks of tough negotiations, Sebastián Piñera’s (liberal right) government came to an agreement with the main opposition parties (Socialist Party, Party...
17 June 2020
Great Britain: government clarifies new arrangements for short-time work
The guide to applying the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (short-time working scheme) has been revised to take new measures into account and in particular to allow for the possibility from 01...
16 June 2020
United States: Supreme Court prohibits discrimination against LGBT employees
The rights of LGBT workers are protected in the workplace under the US Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination. Thus the landmark decision handed down by the majority of the...
16 June 2020
France: agreement signed at aeronautics subcontractor Derichebourg containing concessions from employees in return for commitment to protect jobs
The collective performance agreement signed on 12 June by Derichebourg, the aeronautics subcontractor, and the majority union FO (not including the CFE-CGC or UNSA unions, which are also present...
15 June 2020
Germany: study reveals cost-effectiveness of apprenticeships through comparison with cost of a conventional hire
On 9 June, the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) published its third study since 2007. It is based on more than 4,000 interviews and details the average cost of dual...
15 June 2020
Netherlands: government, unions and employers strike deal that paves the way for implementation of pension reform
On Friday 12 June, the government, trade unions and employers in the Netherlands reached an agreement to finalise the pension reform, the broad outlines of which had already been agreed a year...
15 June 2020
Italy: Conte government overhauls family policy with the Family Act
"Supporting parenthood and the social and educational function of families, combating the low birth rate, promoting smooth, harmonious growth for children and investing in young people, as well as...
12 June 2020
EU: the reference period for classifying collective redundancies must be as wide as possible (Opinion of the Advocate General in a case involving Spanish law)
Must the reference period (30 or 90 days) for collective redundancies, as laid down by relevant 1998 EU Directive 98/59, and which is used to classify a redundancy as collective or not based on...
12 June 2020
Germany: employers seriously concerned over tighter regulations for temporary employment and contracting work
Following a long series of scandals within Germany’s meat industry and its large slaughterhouses, the Federal Council of Ministers adopted a bill on 20 May 2020 that drastically restricts recourse...
11 June 2020
Luxembourg: agreement between government, trade unions and employers on new short-time working arrangements that will run until the end of 2020
On 09 June at a meeting with Luxembourg’s Ministers of the Employment and the Economy, the social partners (OGBL and LCGB trade unions and the UEL employers body) agreed on new arrangements for...
11 June 2020
Argentina: measures extended to mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic and of lockdown restrictions on employment
After the extension to and readjustment of the salary subsidy arrangements (c.f. article No. 11960), the framework for reducing salaries by 25% for non-working staff has been renewed (c.f. article...
11 June 2020
United States: George Floyd’s death reopens debate on trade union resistance to local police reforms
Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, on 25 May and 7 years after the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement, the question of how such an action could have occurred continues to...
10 June 2020
China: new professions and online vocational learning
Following Prime Minister Li Keqiang’s announcement at the end of May that the Chinese government was committed to funding more than 35 million vocational training courses in the coming year (c.f...
9 June 2020
Spain: Inditex agrees with the trade unions on how to reopen stores for all the Group’s brands
Inditex Group management together with the CCOO and UGT unions together have defined the general framework of conditions for reopening their stores, and which has served as a reference for...
9 June 2020
Spain: public consultation launched to prepare upcoming bills regulating remote working and work through online platforms
On 6 June, Spain’s ministry of labour launched a consultation ahead of the drafting of two bills. The consultation forms part of preparatory work for legislation on new forms of work that are...
8 June 2020
France : agreement signed on employee protections and social measures amid recommencement of activity at EDF
The agreement, signed on 3 June with all the group's trade unions and the French energy group, addresses the challenges of relaunching business with a global approach. In addition to covering how...
5 June 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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026