Newsletter juillet, 2020Private Employment Services Pave the Road to Recovery after Covid-19 juillet, 2020WEC presented its three areas of priorities to recovery, namely developing the conditions for going back to work, facilitating activation and transition of agency workers, and allowing the access to social protection.+ En savoir plusFrench energy Group covered Covid-19 hospitalization costs for its employees worldwidejuillet, 2020ENGIE Group anticipated part of its ENGIE CARE programme for social protection;It mobilised important funding to ensure payment of its suppliers, SMEs and micro enterprises;Adopted a 15% pay cut of managers policy.+ En savoir plusSpain introduced the Minimum Vital Income, a measure to fight against poverty independent of employment active searchjuillet, 2020The Minimum Vital Income is ensured to all low-income individuals or families, for as long as their income conditions do not improve.It is not linked to other subsidies or active search of employment.+ En savoir plusNew Zealand modifies legislation to favour business sustainability and collective agreements’ ratification juillet, 2020New Zealand corporate and commercial property laws were temporarily reformed to increase the prospect of business surviving;Employment and industrial relations regulations were reformed to include electronic means of signing collective agreements.+ En savoir plusItaly: fixed-term contracts can be renewed without specifying the reason until 30 August 2020juillet, 2020The Relaunch Decree ease the condition for use of fixed-term contracts,either through private employment agencies or directly with the employer;These contracts offer good guarantees and safeguards compared to other forms of work, ranging from bogus self-employment to illegal work.+ En savoir plusVenezuela: Social Partners Presented a Bipartite Manifesto for “Productive and Decent Work and Social Justice” juillet, 2020Venezuelan social partners presented a landmark declaration.They called for the adoption of urgent measures to restore decent living conditions, decent work, and stimulate the economy.Through virtual meetings, social partners will present concrete actions deriving from the Manifesto.+ En savoir plusThe Netherlands: a Bipartite Fund Increases Employability of Agencies’ Workers through a Voucher of 500 Euros for Trainingjuillet, 2020Vouchers can be used for training on the job, or on-boarding at a client or at a regular employer.So far 595 agency workers used the voucher to upscale their workers and fill vacancies of sectors in higher need. + En savoir plusFederation of Kenya Employers (FKE) Sign a Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding to Set the Way forward on Covid-19 juillet, 2020+ En savoir plus Page 2 of 3. Previous 123 Next ArchiveMots clésSujetsInternational NewsSocial DialogueLabour Laws and RegulationsCourt DecisionsPolicy Responses and StrategiesPrivate Sector Contribution