This edition opens with important new international developments: the adoption by the European Parliament of the directive on salary transparency and the conclusion of the 347th session of the Governing Body (GB) of the International Labour Organization (ILO), which addressed topics such as decent work in the platform economy, supply chains and the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
In the European Year of Skills, a recent Eurofound report shows how to tackle labour shortages with dedicated policies and education and training measures.
At the national level, we report on recent bills in Colombia on working time and stabilisation of labour relations, in Brazil on combating violence in the workplace, and in Spain on transposing the European directive on whistleblowing.
Whistleblowing is also the subject of a crucial decision by the European Court of Human Rights, which clarifies when the public interest in disclosure outweighs that of company confidentiality. We also report on the decision of the Dutch Supreme Court on the contractual relationship between riders and Deliveroo and the criteria for its determination.
We examine the sanctions regime introduced in China for violations of the law against discrimination of women at work, guidance issued by the National Labor Relations Board in the United States on severance agreements, and, in an article by Juan José Díaz Mirón of the VP Labour Commission of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of Mexico (CONCAMIN), we report on a discussion of mental health and work in Mexico.
In Argentina, social partners signed an agreement on company childcare services offered by employers. In addition, European social partners in the metalworking sector adopted joint conclusions on addressing Artificial Intelligence in the workplace, stressing its value and the related risks to be addressed.
This edition includes two initiatives at the company level: the renewal of an integrative company contract in the poultry sector in Italy and the introduction in the Irish company Tesco, ahead of the law, of a 5-day leave of absence for those suffering from, or at risk of, domestic violence.