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Greece: employment support measures extended
In mid-March, at the beginning of lockdown in Greece, which led to the majority of companies in the country closing, the government decided to grant an allowance of €800, paid from April onwards...
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22 June 2020
Brazil: Petrobras weighs up permanent remote working arrangements for administrative staff
This is what the public Brazilian petroleum corporation told Reuters following the lifting of lockdown in the country. The conditions are still to be defined, but the objective is to offer every...
19 June 2020
France: first legal challenge to the shortening of related works council consultation deadlines due to Covid-19 proves unsuccessful
The ruling on 17 June by a French court of first instance (lower court), came about from what ostensibly appeared as a classic dispute between works council (WC) and company management over the...
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18 June 2020
Japan: record amounts in additional budget directed to saving jobs
On 12 June, Japan's Diet parliament, approved a second record budget of almost 32 trillion yen (€262 billion) to ‘improve the government's measures designed to protect lives and livelihoods from...
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17 June 2020
Chile: the government and the opposition agree on a ‘Covid agreement’ to address the economic and social impact of the pandemic
Late into the night of 14 June, and after weeks of tough negotiations, Sebastián Piñera’s (liberal right) government came to an agreement with the main opposition parties (Socialist Party, Party...
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17 June 2020
Great Britain: government clarifies new arrangements for short-time work
The guide to applying the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (short-time working scheme) has been revised to take new measures into account and in particular to allow for the possibility from 01...
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16 June 2020
Italy: businesses will be able to use the ‘Cassa Integrazione’ (short time work) without interruption
On 15 June, Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a decree-law guaranteeing the continuity of the ‘Cassa Integrazione’ (CIG redundancy fund, short time work scheme) that was set...
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16 June 2020
France: agreement signed at aeronautics subcontractor Derichebourg containing concessions from employees in return for commitment to protect jobs
The collective performance agreement signed on 12 June by Derichebourg, the aeronautics subcontractor, and the majority union FO (not including the CFE-CGC or UNSA unions, which are also present...
15 June 2020
Luxembourg: agreement between government, trade unions and employers on new short-time working arrangements that will run until the end of 2020
On 09 June at a meeting with Luxembourg’s Ministers of the Employment and the Economy, the social partners (OGBL and LCGB trade unions and the UEL employers body) agreed on new arrangements for...
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11 June 2020
Argentina: measures extended to mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic and of lockdown restrictions on employment
After the extension to and readjustment of the salary subsidy arrangements (c.f. article No. 11960), the framework for reducing salaries by 25% for non-working staff has been renewed (c.f. article...
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11 June 2020
Spain: Inditex agrees with the trade unions on how to reopen stores for all the Group’s brands
Inditex Group management together with the CCOO and UGT unions together have defined the general framework of conditions for reopening their stores, and which has served as a reference for...
9 June 2020
France : agreement signed on employee protections and social measures amid recommencement of activity at EDF
The agreement, signed on 3 June with all the group's trade unions and the French energy group, addresses the challenges of relaunching business with a global approach. In addition to covering how...
5 June 2020
Portugal: simplified short time work scheme extended to end of July, with new arrangements to follow
Yesterday, on 4 June, the Portuguese government approved an economic and social stability plan that targets an economic recovery in the country. The plan provides support to the country’s...
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5 June 2020
France: plan devised to revive apprenticeships
At a meeting held at the Elysée Palace on 4 June, between the government and social partners, the former unveiled a plan to relaunch apprenticeships in France. The plan includes an...
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5 June 2020
France: short time working new scheme will soon be implemented as a long-term measure, but must be accompanied by guarantees to maintain employment.
France’s National Assembly and Senate are close to the final adoption (by 10 June) of the emergency bill that contains new provisions for other urgent measures as well as for the United Kingdom’s...
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3 June 2020
Mexico: an unclear and disparate resumption in economic activity
Since 01 June, driven by pressure from economic sectors as well as part of the population, Mexico is now committed to the ‘new normal’, as the government has called its program for the resumption...
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3 June 2020
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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
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Germany: bill adopted to step up fight against illegal employment
On Thursday 13 November, Germany's Bundestag passed a bill to modernise and digitalise the country’s system for tackling undeclared work and financial crime. In future, the relevant department at...
20 November 2025
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EU: Commission issues first recommendation on human capital as part of European Semester
In parallel with the European Semester adopted on 25 November, which proposes guidelines to member states on economic policies for the coming year, the European Commission has adopted an...
25 November 2025
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EU: legislative deal struck to ease international recruitment in shortage occupations
On 18 November, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached an agreement on the regulation creating the so-called 'Talent Pool', a digital platform designed to ease recruitment in...
19 November 2025