Managing the fallout of Covid-19

The Hospitality Council is a UK Government initiative that it set up to help the authorities identify the best support strategy at a time when the hospitality industry is attempting to recover now...

6 October 2021

Spain: government extends short-time working mechanisms and introduces an training incentive

On September 28 the government’s Council of Ministers approved an extension to the ERTE arrangements (Expediente de Regulación Temporal de Empleo extraordinary temporary employment regulations)...

29 September 2021

Italy: only the occupational physician i.e. not the employer can collect employee vaccination information (Italian Data Protection Agency)

While getting inoculated against Covid-19 is not compulsory in Italy, an issue currently being debated among labor lawyers is whether or not employers can terminate the employment contract of...

24 February 2021

Spain: social partners strike initial agreement to extend short time working mechanisms to 31 May

The Spanish government and social partners have agreed to extend temporary employment regulation plans (ERTEs, equivalent of short time working) enacted due to the reduction in business volumes...

11 January 2021

United Kingdom: government extends Job Retention Scheme until end of April

Having extended its furlough scheme until 31 March, the UK government decided on 17 December to push its end date further back, this time to 30 April 2021. Dubbed the Coronavirus Job Retention...

18 December 2020

Spain: individuals on short-time working given priority access to training

Published in the Spanish Official Gazette (BOE) on 27 November, a decree from the country’s labour ministry establishes priority access to vocational training for individuals affected by furlough...

30 November 2020

Greece: new economy and employment supports implemented alongside fresh lockdown restrictions

On 07 November Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis imposed a minimum three-week national lockdown in a bid to manage the sudden escalation in the number of new coronavirus cases. With the new...

10 November 2020

Peru: government extends application of its crisis-related telework regulation and also recognizes the right to disconnect

On 01 November 1, Peru’s Executive extended the regulation it adopted in March (here), which initially established a provisional framework facilitating the use of telework to manage the...

5 November 2020

Japan: extended New Year holiday to manage virus risk and boost economy

On Friday 29 October, during a meeting with the governors of Japan’s prefectures as well as the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) and two other business lobbies, Yasutoshi Nishimura, the...

2 November 2020

EU: European trade union federations update their joint recommendations for holding meetings with transnational bodies (EWCs, SNBs, and SE-WCs)

Recommendations by the European Industry Federations to members of European Works Councils (EWCs), Works Councils in companies with a Societas Europaea status (SE-WCs), and Special Negotiating...

29 October 2020

United Kingdom: localised short-time working scheme created

With the UK government having opted for local coronavirus restrictions, which could involve the closure of restaurants, pubs and even businesses in the leisure sector, it plans to accompany this...

12 October 2020

Portugal: relaxation of short-time work rules

In response to the Covid-19 situation, and following consultations with the social partners, Portugal’s government will proceed to relax the rules surrounding short-time working. The changes...

1 October 2020

France: signature of a competitiveness and performance agreement at Valeo in order to preserve its activities in France

‘Paris, September 30, 2020 – faced with an automotive sector severely impacted by the crisis caused by the pandemic Valeo announces that today, Wednesday, September 30, 2020, it has signed a...

30 September 2020

Spain: short-time working mechanisms extended until 31 January 2021

The government is extending its extraordinary short-time working arrangements in order to deal with the constraints on businesses exposed to the second wave of the pandemic. The decree-law...

30 September 2020

Netherlands: new health measures making employers more responsible in combatting Covid-19

Starting at 18:00 CET on 29 September, new national measures will be in operation to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The Dutch government is explicitly calling on employers to cooperate in...

29 September 2020

United Kingdom: new support scheme for “viable” jobs to run from 1 November

On 24 September the UK government unveiled its Job Support Scheme as part of its efforts to combat the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme will see the government pay for a...

25 September 2020

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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators

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On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...

3 December 2025

Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle

In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...

2 December 2025

Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining

On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...

2 December 2025

France: Decathlon introduces a ‘duty to respect others’ right to disconnect’

A right-to-disconnect agreement was signed in late September for the French arm of the Decathlon sports retail group. It sets out a "duty to respect others’ right to disconnect" and provides...

14 November 2025

France: construction sector turns to long-term partial activity scheme

Amid the ongoing economic crisis hitting France’s construction sector, social partners in the public works industry (350,000 employees) signed an agreement at the end of October enabling companies...

21 November 2025

Inditex European works council mobilises on value sharing

In a joint statement, 10 trade unions comprising the European works council of the Inditex clothing group are calling for rallies in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany...

24 November 2025