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Germany: lack of legal validity for decisions made via videoconference poses a serious issue for works councils
The German laws on codetermination are definitive. Works council decisions made via videoconference have no legal value. However, amid the economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, works...
25 March 2020
Italy: new agreement to protect banking sector employees with branch offices only open for scheduled customer appointments
On 24 March Italy’s banking sector employers and trade union bodies together signed a new agreement that includes the anti-coronavirus protocol from the preceding week (c.f. article No. 11732)...
25 March 2020
Mexico: government recommends social distancing and announces no intentions to support businesses
While Mexico has just moved into the second stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government published (24 March) a decree calling on vulnerable citizens (those with underlying chronic health...
25 March 2020
Argentina: economic and social measures start being announced to attenuate the impact of the Covid-19 crisis
Damage control at all costs during the coronavirus pandemic. In Argentina, as in elsewhere, the issue is how to limit the nefarious consequences on businesses and workers of shutting down...
25 March 2020
Switzerland: Federal Council adopts a SF40 billion-support package for companies and jobs
On Friday 20 March Switzerland’s government submitted a SF 40 billion (€38 billion) support package for companies and jobs, which will be passed by Parliament on Wednesday 25 March. In addition to...
24 March 2020
Brazil: controversy sparked over extraordinary measures by President Bolsonaro to make labor law more flexible
On 22 March Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro published a ‘provisional measure’ in the Official Journal (decree with legal force which will run for 60 days and can be renewed once) concerning...
24 March 2020
EU: IndustriALL Europe launches a debate on the definition for ‘essential production activities’
Europe’s industry trade union federation, IndustriALL Europe, has called for ‘stricter definitions of essential production in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries and for workers' rights to...
24 March 2020
United States: warehouses and supermarkets hiring massively to cope with demand
During this Covid-19 pandemic, two business sectors are bucking a general downtrend with extremely strong growth, namely the supermarket and distribution sectors. With demand levels already high...
24 March 2020
Chile: authorities launch an arsenal of measures aimed at protecting jobs and workers
On 19 March, Budget Minister Ignacio Briones announced a massive $12 billion ‘Economic Emergency’ plan, the equivalent of 4.7% of domestic GDP in a bid to protect and safeguard Chile’s economy...
24 March 2020
France: emergency bill adopted to address Covid-19 crisis
On 22 March the French parliament passed an emergency bill to address the Covid-19 pandemic. The bill allows the government to introduce emergency measures by ordinance, particularly in the areas...
23 March 2020
Germany: crisis agreement struck in metals sector
Social partners in Germany’s metals sector announced on Friday 20 March their decision to suspend negotiations over the renewal of a branch agreement which was due to be agreed in principle in...
23 March 2020
United Kingdom: state to pay up to 80% of wages of workers unable to work during coronavirus pandemic
Amid the ongoing worldwide pandemic and following its decision to close the majority of non-essential shops, the UK government unveiled an unprecedented plan on 20 March to support jobs in the...
23 March 2020
Finland: government plan for stemming the Covid-19 tide draws on social partners joint proposals
On 20 March the government announced an economic support plan to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, the budget for which will cost an estimated €15 billion. The plan will be implemented via a series...
23 March 2020
Belgium: conditions for temporary unemployment adjusted to cope with economic impact of Covid-19
Since 13 March, a “uniform and simplified” procedure has been put in place until 30 June for temporary unemployment applications, in order to better preserve jobs in Belgium amid the business...
23 March 2020
India: government tells people to work from home and calls for solidarity from employers in bid to deal with coronavirus
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi made an address to the nation on the evening of Thursday 19 March. He called on people to work from home...
20 March 2020
Denmark: measures to provide support for businesses and employees during the coronavirus crisis
On 19 March, the Danish parliament passed a DKR 40 billion package of measures to provide support for Danish businesses and their staff. In it are several economic measures such as compensation...
20 March 2020
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”
In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...
21 January 2026
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EU: social partners split over competitiveness and action on job quality
The European Trade Union Confederation and BusinessEurope have published their response to the consultation document on the European Commission's upcoming EU quality jobs initiative. The two...
4 February 2026
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Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry
Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...
3 February 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026