Turlan, Frédéric

The ongoing gilet jaunes crisis, the launch and conclusion of a wide national debate, reforms to the unemployment insurance scheme, and efforts to reduce the gender pay gap are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in France in the first quarter of 2019.

The rise of the gilets jaunes social movement, measures aimed at reducing the gender pay gap and the relationship between self-employed workers and digital platforms are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in France in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Reforms to labour market, unemployment insurance, and occupational health and pensions are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in France in the third quarter of 2018.

The adoption of labour market reforms, strikes in the transport sector and new leadership among the social partners are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in France in the second quarter of 2018.

The next phase of labour market reform, measures to improve working conditions, and social conflict in the railway sector are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in France in the first quarter of 2018.

In June 2017, the social partners in Luxembourg’s banking sector agreed on a one-year extension to the 2016–2018 collective agreement. Soon after, discussions started for the 2018–2020 collective agreement, with the sector’s three main trade unions in November putting forward new demands, as did the employers’ organisation, the unions themselves having differing opinions.

The French government introduced a plan for the wide-scale reform of apprenticeship programmes in February 2018 that gives professional organisations a greater role in defining the content and number of training courses. The social partners, particularly employers, have welcomed the reform, which is aimed at better matching the programmes with the needs of companies.

Since 1 January 2018, paternity leave in Luxembourg has been increased from 2 to 10 days, under legislation passed in December 2017. The law, aimed to improve people’s work–life balance, also introduces more flexibility for parents to use leave to take care of a sick child, but reduces some leave permissible for personal reasons.

Progress in labour law reform, a roadmap for the transformation of apprenticeships and the merger of the two mandatory supplementary pension schemes are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in France in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Reforms to unemployment insurance, vocational training and apprenticeships, new rules on the representativeness of trade unions, and growing concern about emerging forms of employment are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in France in the third quarter of 2017.