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Czech Republic: implementation of the jobs protection program
Starting 06 April, employers dealing falling business levels due to the Covid-19 crisis can secure State aid to pay employee salaries. The government provision intends for several supports for...
8 April 2020
France: metallurgy sector agreement on emergency measures to deal with paid leave, rest days, and working hours
On 3 April the metallurgy sector’s employers’ body, the UIMM, along with the relevant trade union federations, the CFE-CGC, CFDT and FO (the CGT absent) signed an agreement on work organization...
7 April 2020
Germany: Government allows companies to practise ‘widespread interim work’
As the spread of Covid-19 and social lockdown continue, some sectors of activity have come to a halt alongside massive recourse to short-time working, while others such as commerce, logistics, and...
7 April 2020
Italy: UniCredit agree with trade unions on 5,200 early retirements to be partly made up by 3,500 hirings and the stabilization of precarious employment contracts
In less than two months, UniCredit banking group and the relevant trade unions have managed to conclude tense negotiations on 6,000 job cuts that are part of the bank’s 2023 strategic plan (c.f...
7 April 2020
Great Britain: Government adds clarity to its job support scheme
Furloughing (technical unemployment measure) in order to take of children at home to look after your children, furloughing alongside working for someone else, alternating furloughing periods...
7 April 2020
Solvay: global framework agreement on digital transformation signed
The global framework agreement on digital transformation at Belgian chemicals group Solvay was signed on 17 March after being “discussed and elaborated with the European Works Council (EWC) and...
6 April 2020
Mexico: without government aid, companies are told to negotiate with employees to curb impact of the Covid-19 crisis
“We have done away with the old counter-cyclical measures that only increased inequality and yielded wealth for some,” Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (of the left leaning Morena...
6 April 2020
Covid-19 spurs on digital transition at Taiwanese companies
Taiwan is one of the countries that has been least impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The island off the coast of China has recorded only 339 infections (as of 2 April), the vast majority of which...
6 April 2020
EU: European trade union federations issue joint recommendations to EWCs on “anticipating and managing the impact in multinational companies” of Covid-19
This list of joint recommendations, which were issued at the end of March by all of Europe’s trade union federations (Uni Europa, IndustriAll Europe, EPSU, EFFAT, ETF and EFBW), is aimed at staff...
3 April 2020
Brazil: government agrees to compensate workers placed on short-time working during health crisis
On Tuesday 1 April, Brazil’s economy ministry announced a series of emergency measures to protect jobs and wages during the Covid-19 health crisis (provisional measure no. 936). It sees the...
3 April 2020
United Kingdom: what companies are doing for their staff amid the coronavirus crisis
UK companies are finding themselves having to improvise in the face of the unprecedented Covid-19 health emergency, with some handing bonuses to overburdened staff and others opting to cut...
3 April 2020
Spain: Inditex keeps Zaragoza logistics centre up and running thanks to volunteer staff who will work two days
Trade unions and management of the main logistics centre of Spanish clothing giant Inditex, which owns Zara, have struck an agreement on how the site’s operations will be curtailed during the...
3 April 2020
France: crisis agreement struck at Renault includes solidarity mechanism to boost compensation during short-time working and prepares for resumption of activity
The CFE-CGC, CFDT and FO unions announced yesterday, on 1 April, that they are to sign a contract “of solidarity and for the future”, which guarantees 100% remuneration for employees placed on...
2 April 2020
EU: EU Commission seeks to mobilise €100 billion to support short-time working measures
After having adapted its budget and state aid rules, the European Commission is now proposing a ‘second wave’ of measures aimed at mitigating the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic...
2 April 2020
Poland: ‘Crisis Shield’ is definitively adopted
On 31 March 2020, Poland’s emergency ‘Crisis Shield’ law was published in the Official Journal. The law provides for a series of economic and social measures to deal with the consequences of the...
2 April 2020
Sodexo: launches a global employee support program with financing from senior group executives
In a press statement released on 02 April, French food services and facilities management company Sodexo announced, ‘Despite all our efforts, we know that this once-in-a-lifetime crisis currently...
2 April 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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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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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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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