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Germany Ends Telephone Sick Notes and Requires Day-One In-Person Doctor Certificate

Officials frame the measure as a productivity step to curb rising recorded sick leave, citing concerns about competitiveness and labour costs.

French Audit Blames DGAC Failures for Rising Flight Delays and Calls for Structural Reform

Senate Considers Ending Brazil’s 6x1 as Government Names 17 Occupations Needing Special Rules

Peru Confirms June 29 Holiday; Extra Pay Only When No Compensatory Rest Is Given

Mexico's 40-Hour Workweek Law Presses Employers to Rework Schedules

House Bill Would Speed First Union Contracts and Let Arbitrators Impose Deals

Spahn Pushes SPD to Move Ahead on Weekly Working‑Time Cap

Government Calls to Renegotiate 446 Collective Bargaining Agreements

French MP’s Plan to Let Workers Sell Their Fifth Week of Leave Reopens National Debate

Argentina Downgraded to One of World’s Worst Countries for Workers

Government Reglamentes Labor Assistance Fund in Decree 408/2026

Supreme Court Orders Pensions for Long‑Serving Casual Post Office Workers

Brazil Requires Collective Bargaining for Some Holiday Commerce

Chamber Sends 6x1 Ban and Cut to 40‑Hour Workweek to Senate

Coalition to Replace Eight‑Hour Day With Weekly Cap, Exposing Major Political Rift

Brazil's Chamber Approves Cut to 40‑Hour Week and Ends 6x1 Schedule

Chamber Committee Approves PEC to End 6×1 and Cut Workweek to 40 Hours

Chamber Readies Vote to End 6x1 and Cut Workweek to 40 Hours

Germany's Government Divided Over End of Eight‑Hour Workday

Germany Eyes Weekly Work-Time Limit to Replace 8-Hour Day