Managing the fallout 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

Netherlands: special Covid-19 short-time working scheme introduced

The Temporary Emergency Bridging Measure for Sustained Employment, which has been given the Dutch acronym NOW, was introduced on 17 March, the same day that the government announced a package of...

20 March 2020

Hungary: government announces measures to support economy

The Hungarian government has adopted several measures over the past 10 days following the state of emergency being declared in the country, which allows the government to introduce extraordinary...

20 March 2020

France: agreement reached to ensure production activity continues at STMicroelectronics

The majority agreement signed on 18 March with two of the three trade unions (CFDT and CFE-CGC) at the semiconductor manufacturing company temporarily adapts business activity in the context of...

20 March 2020

Spain: Inditex group to cover for one month the cost of employees having to stop work

The Inditex group, which owns fashion retailers such as Zara, has announced to unions and employee representatives that it will not, at present, activate the extraordinary short-time working...

20 March 2020

Workday takes measures to help employees around the world better cope with the coronavirus crisis

The US HR software company Workday announced on its blog on 16 March that its some 10,000 workers would receive a one-off payment, equivalent to two weeks’ wages, to help them deal with the...

20 March 2020

France: emergency draft legislation containing work-related measures to cope with the Covid-19 crisis

On 18 March the Council of Ministers adopted an ‘Emergency bill to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic’, that empowers the government by way of ordinances to take interim measures that will ‘limit the...

19 March 2020

Germany: government and social partners cognizant of problems with partial unemployment in non-industrial sectors

As more or less indicated by Chancellor Angela Merkel in a televised broadcast on 18 March, Germany is on the brink of a total confinement phase, (with its Federal constitution, any ultimate...

19 March 2020

Poland: government presents its ‘crisis shield’

On 18 March and following a Council of Ministers meeting, Polish President Andrzej Duda alongside Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced a series of extraordinary measures to limit the impact...

19 March 2020

Greece: measures to provide employment support

On 18 March the Economics Minister announced a raft of measures providing support for SMEs and maintaining employment in the face of the isolation conditions being taken to combat the spread of...

19 March 2020

United States: nationwide free coronavirus testing as well as paid sick leave

On 18 March, following several days of negotiations, the US Senate passed a package of coronavirus relief measures by 90 to 8. The package provides for free testing, food and medical aid, and an...

19 March 2020

United States: in spite of an agreement to maintain auto-production, the Big 3 have closed their US facilities

The Big 3 automakers in the US, namely Ford, General Motors, and FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) have announced production will halt Stateside until 30 March. This decision was taken following...

19 March 2020

Italy: banking sector employers pitted against trade unions over bank branch closures

On 16 March 2020 Italy’s banking sector social partners signed a protocol document to combat the coronavirus and protect both workers and customers. While the sector’s trade unions were calling...

18 March 2020

Spain: a package of economic and employment support measures

On 17 March, Spain’s Council of Ministers approved a decree law that will free up funds and make certain work-related legislation more flexible for this emergency period and ‘in a bid to protect...

18 March 2020

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On 2 February, Spanish labour minister Yolanda Diaz presented the conclusions of a report on democracy in the workplace. The document, which calls for employees to be given a say in...

25 February 2026

Estonia: minimum wage to rise by 6.8% from 1 April

On 16 February, employers and unions reached an agreement to set the gross monthly minimum wage at €946 in 2026. This represents a 6.8% increase, which should come into effect on 1 April. The...

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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions

The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...

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Argentine president Javier Milei’s flagship bill has cleared the Senate after a series of amendments and should be debated in the lower house on Thursday, against the backdrop of a general strike.

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