On 9 October 2023, Crédit Agricole Group S.A. and UNI Global Union signed a new four-year agreementthat confirms the Group's focus on the protection of workers' rights in the workplace, their trade union and human rights, as well as its ongoing commitment to developing a fruitful social dialogue.
It applies to all 75.000 employees in 46 countries.
In August 2023, the Singapore government accepted the final recommendations of the Tripartite Committee on the proposed Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL).
The WFL seeks to settle disputes via mediation rather than litigation, maintaining a workplace culture that is harmonious and not litigious.
The government will work with tripartite partners to implement the recommendations into law, which is expected in 2024.
On 3 July 2023, the Supreme Court confirmed the principle that the stipulation of equal height for men and women (1.60m) as a requirement for employment constitutes indirect discrimination against women.
The same requirement is neither objectively justified nor relevant and proportional to the duties deriving from the qualification attributed.
On 4 July 2023, Brazil enacted Law n. 14,611/2023 on equal pay for equal work between women and men.
It is part of a package of gender equality measures announced by the government in March 2023 to tackle discrimination and inequalities in the workplace.
The objective is to support employers in fulfilling their positive duty to eliminate sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and conduct that creates a hostile work environment because of sex and related acts of victimisation in the workplace.
On 15 May 2023, a new regulation modifying the protection against retaliation of discrimination and violence, moral or sexual harassment at work was published in the Belgian State Gazette.
The new rules, required to comply with the relevant European directives, came into force on 1 June 2023.
On 15 May 2023, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted preliminary proposal approval for one of the largest discrimination settlements in US history.
The lawsuit accuses Goldman of hindering women's career advancement, as the company's performance appraisal process allegedly favored men with promotions and higher salaries.
Goldman Sachs will pay $215 million to settle the class action lawsuit, covering approximately 2,800 females.