Spain to Reduce Maximum Legal Workweek to 37.5 Hours
Spain's Council of Ministers will approve a bill reducing the maximum legal workweek to 37.5 hours by 2025, impacting 12.5 million employees, with the greatest reductions in hospitality, information and communications, commerce, and agriculture sectors; while education, public administration and fin...
Spain to Reduce Maximum Legal Workweek to 37.5 Hours
Spain's Council of Ministers will approve a bill reducing the maximum legal workweek to 37.5 hours by 2025, impacting 12.5 million employees, with the greatest reductions in hospitality, information and communications, commerce, and agriculture sectors; while education, public administration and fin...
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Firing of NLRB Member Halts Labor Dispute Resolutions
President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox, the first Black woman to serve on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), leaving the agency without a quorum and halting major decisions on labor disputes; critics call it an attack on the rule of law.
Trump's Firing of NLRB Member Halts Labor Dispute Resolutions
President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox, the first Black woman to serve on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), leaving the agency without a quorum and halting major decisions on labor disputes; critics call it an attack on the rule of law.
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64% Bias Score
Spain Maintains 2024 Minimum Wage Despite Legislative Setback
Following the Congress's rejection of the minimum wage extension, Spain's Ministry of Labor announced that the 2024 minimum wage (1,134 euros) will remain in effect until a new one is approved, preventing salary reductions for new hires and prompting inspections to ensure compliance.
Spain Maintains 2024 Minimum Wage Despite Legislative Setback
Following the Congress's rejection of the minimum wage extension, Spain's Ministry of Labor announced that the 2024 minimum wage (1,134 euros) will remain in effect until a new one is approved, preventing salary reductions for new hires and prompting inspections to ensure compliance.
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48% Bias Score
Valencian Government Issues New Protocol for Public Employee Safety During Extreme Weather
The Valencian government, prompted by a Labor Inspectorate request after the October 29th DANA storm, implemented a new protocol allowing public employees to stay home during red weather alerts, establishing three alert levels (yellow, orange, red) and outlining employee and employer responsibilitie...
Valencian Government Issues New Protocol for Public Employee Safety During Extreme Weather
The Valencian government, prompted by a Labor Inspectorate request after the October 29th DANA storm, implemented a new protocol allowing public employees to stay home during red weather alerts, establishing three alert levels (yellow, orange, red) and outlining employee and employer responsibilitie...
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20% Bias Score
German Strike Pay Remains Tax-Exempt
In Germany, striking employees don't receive wages but may get tax-exempt strike pay from unions, a policy unchanged since a 1990 Federal Fiscal Court ruling. This pay is not considered work compensation, unlike other benefits.
German Strike Pay Remains Tax-Exempt
In Germany, striking employees don't receive wages but may get tax-exempt strike pay from unions, a policy unchanged since a 1990 Federal Fiscal Court ruling. This pay is not considered work compensation, unlike other benefits.
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32% Bias Score
German Court Orders Equal Overtime Pay for Part-Time Workers
The German Federal Labor Court ruled that part-time employees must receive overtime pay from the first overtime hour, impacting over 12 million workers, primarily women, and challenging existing collective bargaining agreements that grant overtime pay only after exceeding full-time hours.
German Court Orders Equal Overtime Pay for Part-Time Workers
The German Federal Labor Court ruled that part-time employees must receive overtime pay from the first overtime hour, impacting over 12 million workers, primarily women, and challenging existing collective bargaining agreements that grant overtime pay only after exceeding full-time hours.
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56% Bias Score
German Employment Law: Misconduct-Based Dismissals
German employment law allows for dismissal due to employee misconduct, but only after warnings and attempts at remediation; a process involving legal recourse for employees within a three-week timeframe.
German Employment Law: Misconduct-Based Dismissals
German employment law allows for dismissal due to employee misconduct, but only after warnings and attempts at remediation; a process involving legal recourse for employees within a three-week timeframe.
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40% Bias Score
Trump's NLRB Firings Cripple Agency, Impacting Worker Rights
President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the agency unable to function due to lack of quorum, impacting workers' rights and creating legal challenges.
Trump's NLRB Firings Cripple Agency, Impacting Worker Rights
President Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the agency unable to function due to lack of quorum, impacting workers' rights and creating legal challenges.
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52% Bias Score
FTC Issues Controversial Antitrust Policy Favoring Labor, Facing Potential Reversal
On January 14, 2025, the FTC issued a policy statement exempting certain worker joint conduct from antitrust liability, and on January 16, jointly released with the DOJ new Antitrust Guidelines prioritizing labor interests; both actions passed by 3-2 partisan votes and face potential reversal by the...
FTC Issues Controversial Antitrust Policy Favoring Labor, Facing Potential Reversal
On January 14, 2025, the FTC issued a policy statement exempting certain worker joint conduct from antitrust liability, and on January 16, jointly released with the DOJ new Antitrust Guidelines prioritizing labor interests; both actions passed by 3-2 partisan votes and face potential reversal by the...
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52% Bias Score
French Profit-Sharing Law to Boost Employee Savings to €200 Billion by 2024
The 2023 French "loi sur le partage de la valeur" mandates profit-sharing for companies with 11-49 employees starting in 2025, boosting employee savings, which reached €190 billion in 2023 and are projected to grow 5% in 2024, impacting 13 million workers in nearly 400,000 companies.
French Profit-Sharing Law to Boost Employee Savings to €200 Billion by 2024
The 2023 French "loi sur le partage de la valeur" mandates profit-sharing for companies with 11-49 employees starting in 2025, boosting employee savings, which reached €190 billion in 2023 and are projected to grow 5% in 2024, impacting 13 million workers in nearly 400,000 companies.
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28% Bias Score
Spanish Supreme Court Mandates Pre-Dismissal Hearings
Spain's Supreme Court mandated pre-dismissal hearings for disciplinary firings, reversing a 37-year-old precedent and requiring employers to hear employee defenses before dismissal, impacting employment law significantly, with potential fines up to €7,500 per violation for non-compliance.
Spanish Supreme Court Mandates Pre-Dismissal Hearings
Spain's Supreme Court mandated pre-dismissal hearings for disciplinary firings, reversing a 37-year-old precedent and requiring employers to hear employee defenses before dismissal, impacting employment law significantly, with potential fines up to €7,500 per violation for non-compliance.
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40% Bias Score
Glovo to Hire 15,000 Couriers as Employees Amidst €740 Million Legal Battle
Glovo, facing numerous lawsuits for misclassifying 15,000 couriers as independent contractors, will hire them as employees, incurring potential costs of €440-€740 million in penalties and a €100 million reduction in profitability, following years of legal battles and criticism for violating Spain's ...
Glovo to Hire 15,000 Couriers as Employees Amidst €740 Million Legal Battle
Glovo, facing numerous lawsuits for misclassifying 15,000 couriers as independent contractors, will hire them as employees, incurring potential costs of €440-€740 million in penalties and a €100 million reduction in profitability, following years of legal battles and criticism for violating Spain's ...
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44% Bias Score