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Newsletter November, 2022

Carrefour renewed a global framework agreement on the promotion of social dialogue and diversity in the workplace

November, 2022
  • On 5 October 2022, the French multinational retail corporation Carrefour announced the second renewal of the global framework agreement on promoting social dialogue and diversity, extended until October 2025. 
  • It confirms its commitment to promoting social dialogue, diversity, and fundamental labour rights in the workplace. 

European Council approves EU Directive to improve gender balance on company boards

November, 2022
  • On 17 October 2022, the European Council approved the EU Directive , which aims to promote a balanced gender representation on the boards of listed companies.
  • The Directive stipulates that members of the under-represented sex should hold at least 40% of non-executive board positions in listed companies by 2026.
Newsletter October, 2022

Gender equality in the workplace (a Randstad report 2022)

October, 2022
  • Randstad recently released its “Gender equality in the workplace 2022” report, based on the surveys of 6,000 workers across the construction, education, healthcare and technology sectors. 
  • It aims to gain detailed insight into the status quo of UK workplaces and assess the persistence of gender discrimination.
Newsletter March, 2022

Taiwan: amendments to the Act of Gender Equality in Employment

March, 2022
  • On 28 December 2021, Legislative Yuan adopted the amendments of the Act of Gender Equality in Employment.
  • Amendments came into force on 18 January 2022.
Newsletter May, 2021

Proposal for a European Directive to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women

May, 2021
  • The draft European Directive aims at closing the gender pay gap through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms.
  • It clarifies the meaning of the expression of “equal pay for equal work or work of equal value” and the methodologies to assess it.
  • It obliges companies with more than 250 employees to annually report in detail about the gender pay gap.
  • It shifts the burden of the proof and foresees fines and remediation provisions in case of violation.
Newsletter February, 2021

The consequences of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement on jobs and investments

February, 2021
  • The largest free-trade area in the world was launched on January 2021 after only 5 years from the beginning of negotiations
  • The agreement is expected to favour investments, decrease poverty and increase jobs

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