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United Kingdom: more than one quarter of UK workers furloughed, says ONS
On 23 April, the UK government unveiled an analysis on the furloughing (temporary laying off) of workers amid the lockdown measures that have been put in place across the country. Entitled the...
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24 April 2020
International: companies and trade unions join forces to act in support of manufacturers in textile industry struggling due to Covid-19 crisis
Clothing brands and retailers including Adidas, C&A, H&M Group, International Apparel Federation, Inditex, M&S, Primark, PVH Corporation, Ralph Lauren, Tchibo, VF Corporation, Under...
24 April 2020
Belgium: social partners agree on recommendations for exiting lockdown conditions
On 22 April, the social partners that met as part of the Group of Ten (one of Belgium’s social consultation forums) agreed on the framework that will govern the relaunch of business in...
23 April 2020
Germany: coalition parties agree on a gradual increase in the short-time working allowance
Following a meeting of the ruling coalition leaders on 22 April, an increase in the short-time working allowance, which at the start of the week 20 April looked like being an intractable point of...
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23 April 2020
Poland: the anti-crisis emergency law is overlooking temporary workers
According to Polskie Forum HR, the professional umbrella organization for temporary employment companies, more than 75,000 temporary workers risk losing their jobs. The emergency ‘Crisis...
23 April 2020
Mexico: employers’ confederation calls on the State to cover part of salary outlays in a bid to avoid redundancies
Mexico’s employers confederation body, Coparmex, is seeking the establishment of a ‘solidarity salary’ for Mexican workers that are being hard hit by the Covid-19 related...
23 April 2020
France: companies will be able to ‘determine’ the workers for whom they will implement short-time work arrangements
Originating from a demand by certain sectors, and in particular the services sector, and as a result of a new ordinance adopted by the Council of Ministers on 22 April as part of the nation’s...
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22 April 2020
Denmark: financial sector agreement giving more flexibility to companies and employees to resume activity
On 17 April, the Financial Sector Employers’ Association (FA) and the Finansforbundet trade union reached an agreement that sets a framework for the gradual reopening of workplaces in the...
22 April 2020
France: banking sector social partners issue a joint declaration on employee and customer safety
Not an agreement, and nor a protocol at branch level, but instead a joint declaration signed on 20 April by the French Banking Federation (FFB) and the main banking sector unions namely, the...
22 April 2020
Spain: Seat to test its 15,000 employees for Covid-19 before resuming production
Volkswagen Group’s Spanish car producing subsidiary Seat, has announced it will carry out mass screening of its assembly line staff. Testing will be carried out gradually at a rate of 3,000...
22 April 2020
Italy: social partners in Brescia, one of the Covid-19 epicenters, sign an agreement to ensure industry worker safety
In Lombardy’s industrial heartland lies the city of Brescia, which along with its surroundings and Bergamo, became one of Italy’s hardest hit Covid-19 areas. Formulated under the auspices of the...
22 April 2020
Argentina: Government extends access to wage subsidy to all companies
Argentina’s government has decided to pay up to 50% of workers’ net salary for companies with reduced or halted business activity due to the Covid-19 lockdown that has been in place...
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22 April 2020
United States: an ineffectual OSHA agency
The US OSHA federal agency (Occupational Health and Safety Administration) that is responsible for working conditions in companies, has not issued any specific rules for ‘essential’ workers during...
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22 April 2020
Spain: broadens access to short time working
On 21 April, the Spanish government announced a series of additional measures to complete, correct and adjust the emergency provisions (c.f. article No.11729) that were put in place at the...
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22 April 2020
Great Britain: coronavirus boom in trade union membership.
On 20 April, one of the UK’s largest trade unions, Unison (public sector), released a statement showing a record number of people seeking to take out membership. Since the start of 2020...
22 April 2020
Italy: fashion industry gears up to re-open
On 15 April a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the social partners that enables the re-opening of the fashion industry, a fundamental ‘Made in Italy’ pillar, while guaranteeing workers’...
21 April 2020
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On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
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EU: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
4 December 2025
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EDF bans alcohol on all its sites
From 1 January 2026, French energy giant EDF (180,000 employees) will prohibit alcohol consumption at all internal and external corporate events, from social gatherings to seminars. The policy...
26 November 2025
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France: wage increases set to fall in 2026
Despite expectations of higher inflation next year – 1.8% compared with 1.3% in 2025 according to the OFCE, the French observatory of economic cycles – wage increases are set to slow...
18 November 2025
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Germany: report previews draft bill to transpose EU Pay Transparency Directive
On Friday 7 November, Germany’s commission for a 'less bureaucratic implementation' of the EU Pay Transparency Directive — made up of employer and trade union representatives — submitted its...
17 November 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025