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Germany: collective negotiations in the metallurgy sector to commence ahead of schedule
On 04 February, the IG Metall trade union gave the green light for sector negotiations to commence, even though the current agreement runs until 31 March 2020. Thus 20 February is the date set for...
4 February 2020
Germany: ruling coalition broadens access to and the duration of partial unemployment alongside mandatory training
Germany’s ruling coalition has broadly responded to demands by the auto and metallurgy sectors’ social partners as laid out at the Federal Chancellery, during the ‘Auto Summit’ on 15 January 2020...
4 February 2020
Chile: agreement between H&M management and employees that lowers working hours down to 40 per week
On 24 January, after several weeks of low-key talks, H&M Chile group (Hennes & Mauritz AB) announced the conclusion of an agreement with the H&M Chile Workers Union that includes a...
4 February 2020
United Kingdom: what has and hasn’t changed with Brexit
On Friday 31 January, at midnight European time, the United Kingdom officially exited the European Union after 47 years. It marks the beginning of an 11-month transition period during which not...
3 February 2020
EU: fair minimum wage, platform workers, supply chain monitoring… Germany targets stronger social Europe during presidency of the Council of the EU
The government of the Federal Republic of Germany, which will assume the presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2020, is yet to finalise its programme for...
3 February 2020
L’Oréal: ‘employee human rights policy’ addresses issue of living wage
On Friday 31 January, French cosmetics group L’Oréal announced the launch of a new employee human rights policy, with which the firm pledges that “every employee’s human rights must be respected...
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3 February 2020
Italy: ever more protection for delivery ‘riders’
Following the autumn 2019 decree-law that introduced measures protecting home meal delivery ‘riders’ (c.f. article No. 11336 and No. 11463), several events have recently moved in the direction of...
31 January 2020
Chile: Senate Labour Committee approves draft legislation lowering working time
On 29 January, Chile’s Upper House Labour Committee approved, by four votes to one, a piece of draft legislation under general review that looks to reduce the weekly working week from 45 hours...
30 January 2020
India: banking sector unions call for two-day strike action
Nine trade unions have called for strike action on 31 January and 01 February in India’s public banks. The trade unions are seeking a 20% salary increase.
30 January 2020
Michelin: agreement with IndustriALL Global Union to set up a Global Works Council
On 27 January, Valter Sanchez, IndustriALL Global Union General Secretary together with Florent Menegaux, CEO of Michelin Group signed an agreement that sets out in detail the membership...
29 January 2020
Coca-Cola European Partners: signature of an agreement instituting a European Works Council
On 25 November 2019, CCEP’s EWC agreement clearly set out the different information and consultation procedure schedules as a function of different situations. On the eve of the UK’s withdrawal...
29 January 2020
Finland: trade unions unhappy with the conciliation system as tensions dominate new collective agreement negotiations
Not only are Finland’s trade unions unhappy with the National Conciliator, Vuokko Piekkala, they are also critical of the conciliation system that has had much to deal with in terms of a...
28 January 2020
Italy: major boost to employee purchasing power
On the evening of 23 January, Italy’s council of ministers approved a decree-law that will reduce income tax for employees whose annual gross revenue is below €40,000. Italy’s 2020 budget law set...
28 January 2020
Germany: IG Metall changes negotiation strategy to better address structural challenges faced by manufacturing sector
With structural upheaval already underway, particularly in the automotive industry, the German metals sector union IG Metall said on 24 January that it is prepared not to set any numerical salary...
27 January 2020
Spain: collective agreement signed at Endesa after intervention of arbitrator on preferential energy rates for former employees, but union discord persists
On 23 January the management at Spanish utility company Endesa and the UGT, the majority union at the company, signed the company’s new collective agreement. The agreement, which should in...
27 January 2020
Germany: ministry of employment sets up ‘council for the world of work’
On 21 January, German minister for employment and social affairs Hubertus Heil, of the SPD party, unveiled the 11 members of the new ‘council for the world of work’, which held its constituting...
24 January 2020
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
5 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
4 November 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025