On 28 March 2023, Eurofound published a new research report showing how many countries have addressed labour shortages through more robust labour market policies and education and training measures focused on the skills and occupations demanded in the labour market.
On 16 March 2023, the General Confederation of Labor (GCL) and the Argentine Industrial Union (AIU) signed an agreement to modify specific obligations of Decree 144/22 regarding company childcare services.
French unions and employers have agreed on a draft collective agreement on value sharing that facilitates profit-sharing, incentive schemes, and tax-free bonuses in all companies.
The agreement will be included in an employment bill which the government is expected to present in spring 2023.
The Minister of Employment and Labour, effective from 1 March 2023, increased the minimum earnings threshold of ZAR 241110.59 per annum and the national minimum wage of ZAR 25.42 per hour worked.
They increased, respectively, by 7.6 and 9.6 per cent.
On 1 December 2022, Teleperformance and UNI Global Union signed a global agreement with commitments on freedom of association, health and safety, content moderation, and positive relations.
The agreement covers the company’s 440,000 employees in 88 countries worldwide.
Following the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry, effective September 2021, the signatories agreed to establish a comprehensive workplace health and safety programme in Pakistan.
The agreement, which expires on 31 December 2025, covers signatories’ garment and textile suppliers in a country with crucial importance as a garment and textile sourcing for the Accord brands.
32 European Sectoral Social Partners organisations, on 8 February 2023, in a joint letter to the European Commission, expressed serious concerns regarding the review of the rules on financing the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees.