Home » Industrial relations » Transnational industrial relations » Solvay: new global framework agreement signed that pre-empts corporate due diligence requirements Solvay: new global framework agreement signed that pre-empts corporate due diligence requirements Belgian chemical group Solvay, which employs more than 23,000 employees worldwide, has renewed the global framework agreement (GFA) between itself and Industriall Global Union, the global union federation. Penned on 31 March 2022, the text – valid for a period of four years – anticipates legislative advances on companies' due diligence obligations and should allow for social dialogue to be developed at the group's sites in the United States, where union representation depends on a majority vote of the employees. Through Antoine Piel. Published on 05 April 2022 à 16h22 - Update on 18 January 2023 à 14h35 Resources The previous global framework agreement between the two parties, which had run from 2017, enabled the implementation of a global social protection floor (health cover, fully paid maternity leave, insurance scheme, support in the event of disability, see article n°10083). Since then, paternity leave has been increased to 16 weeks, matching the length of maternity leave. The agreement also maintained commitments to foster direct employment,… Antoine Piel Corporate sustainability due diligenceGlobal Framework Agreements Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageEmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications What type of employment status will platform workers hold? mind RH updates its comparison of several countries’ regulatory responses CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels