The European Parliament’s committee exploring AI needs to give the floor to civil society. Big Tech has had enough influence. When the European Parliament established the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA), many in the labour movement thought that, finally, the... Find out more

The UK-government published its annual report on the compliance with the statutory National Minimum Wage (NMW). For the second, consecutive time, offenders are listed with their names. Trade union confederation TUC has been asking for years for the naming and shaming of employers who break the law... Find out more

One of the key concerns for the trade union movement is what will happen after the Brexit with workers’ rights that are currently enshrined in EU law. The Tory government’s position is not very promising in this respect. Trade union confederation TUC stated that continued membership of the European... Find out more

The Maltese government has announced the introduction of initiatives to encourage employers and workers to invest in voluntary private pensions. This could be a step towards the setting up of a second pillar pension, a long-standing demand of some of the unions. However, other unions stay in favour... Find out more

Polish trade union Solidarno?? came closer to a long-held desire as the Polish Parliament voted for a ban on Sunday trading. As a consequence, Sunday shopping could be restricted from 2018 onwards. The ban is the result of a campaign that brought together NGOs and workers’ representatives and was... Find out more

After a long series of talks with the trade unions and the employers, the government published a decree on an early retirement scheme that provides around 18,000 workers with the possibility to retire early, from the age of 60 onwards, without their pensions being reduced. The reform entered into... Find out more

In a three-month period, around one million members participated in different types of ‘Dialog’ activities organised by the Austrian trade union confederation, ÖGB, and the Chamber of Labour. These activities ranged from workplace visits to street pickets and manifestations. The organisers published... Find out more

Although unemployment in Croatia remains high, companies are experiencing difficulties finding employees. The problem has led to intensive discussions between social partners. The Ministry of Labour and Pension System has reviewed the system of allocating quotas regarding the import of foreign... Find out more

The latest old-age pension reform aims to create stronger incentives for postponing retirement and to improve the pension savings for persons in the later years of their career. The trade unions have criticised the measures as being half-hearted. Find out more

The measures taken to combat the corona pandemic have profound social and economic consequences. For European Works Councils, it is currently impossible to organise any physical meetings and that in a time when information and consultation on the impact of the crisis on sales, production and... Find out more