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Chile: draft ‘Employment Protection’ bill finally adopted by parliament
In order to support companies and employees during the Covid-19 health crisis, the so-called ‘labour protection’ bill, submitted by government to the Senate last January, will be promulgated in...
2 April 2020
Argentina: job layoffs banned for 60 days
A decree published on 31 March declared that Argentina’s government was banning jobs layoffs for the next 60 days. Already struggling after two straight years of recession, the economy is...
2 April 2020
Great Britain: Supreme Court rules that supermarket chain Morrisons is not responsible for the data leak by a ‘disgruntled’ former employee
On 01 April and following years of proceedings, the UK’s highest court ruled that the Morrisons supermarket chain was not vicariously liable for a web-based data leak of personal information for...
2 April 2020
France: another series of Labor Code emergency related ordinances to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic
On 01 April France’s Council of Ministers adopted a further five ordinances as applied by the Emergency Law (c.f. article No. 11749), which was enacted to empower the government to modify certain...
1 April 2020
Enel: trade unions and management set up a solidarity hours bank for employees who cannot telework
An agreement signed on 27 March to manage work over the next two months ‘equitably distributes the burden of significantly reduced work without increasing the burden on people’, underlined the...
1 April 2020
Japan: ‘equal pay for equal work’ principle comes into effect
Coming into force on 01 April in Japan is an ‘equal pay for equal work’ principle that aims to narrow pay differentials between regular and irregular workers. This represents a fundamental...
1 April 2020
Chile: a national index for employment quality to be formulated
On 16 March Chile’s Labor Ministry together with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) signed a partnership agreement for an expert committee to be set up in the next few...
1 April 2020
ILO and Unicef formulate guidelines to help companies support families during the Covid-19 pandemic
The guidelines formulated by both the ILO and UNICEF and released on 30 March urge employers to consider the impact of decisions on workers’ families and to prioritise improved social protection...
31 March 2020
EU: the European Trade Union Confederation is calling on companies to refrain from shareholder dividend payments during the coronavirus pandemic
‘Trade unions are calling on banks and big business to do their bit to overcome the economic consequences of the coronavirus crisis by suspending dividends payments and share buybacks,’ declared...
31 March 2020
France: Airbus agreement for making up unworked hours during its production suspension period
On 20 March the Airbus Group signed an agreement that was supplemented on 26 March with an addendum treating unworked time (hours and days) due to the coronavirus pandemic. The addendum sets out a...
31 March 2020
France: court decision interprets a clause of an EWC agreement providing for a minimum number of seats for non-French delegates
If a clause of an agreement establishing a European Works Council provides for a minimum representation of delegates from countries other than that of the parent company, does this imply that...
31 March 2020
Chile: promulgation of the ‘distance work and telework law’
More than eighteen months after its initial drafting, the coronavirus pandemic alongside the outlook for a serious nationwide economic and social crisis have provided the necessary impetus for the...
31 March 2020
France: temporary extension of short-time working measures
An ordinance to enact “emergency measures” related to short-time working, which was published in France’s official journal on 28 March (here), temporarily modifies the rules on how certain...
30 March 2020
Spain: government halts all non-essential activities and bans redundancies resulting from consequences of the pandemic
On 29 March the Spanish government put the country into “hibernation” through a decree that only allows essential activities to continue, so as to limit the movement of people and therefore the...
30 March 2020
EU: European Trade Union Confederation calls for efforts to protect jobs amid coronavirus pandemic
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has infected over half a million people and led to around 30,000 deaths across the globe, 18 European Union countries as well as Norway and the UK...
30 March 2020
Germany: chemical industry social partners strike crisis agreement
Social partners in Germany’s chemical industry, the IG BCE union and the employer confederation BAVC, this week unveiled a ‘crisis agreement’ that will apply until the end of the year. This...
27 March 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: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026