Home » Legal developments » National legislation » News updates as of April 5, 2018 News updates as of April 5, 2018 On the menu : in Germany, major retailer Real quits the employer’s body in order to cease dealing with the services union Verdi, roughly 1,500 UK companies have missed the midnight 04 April deadline to publish their gender pay gap data, 2.76% rise for the banking sector in Austria, an agreement at Embraco subsidiary (Italy) of Whirlpool that had caused an outcry when it announced the business was to relocate to Slovakia. Through . Published on 04 April 2018 à 16h12 - Update on 05 April 2018 à 16h57 Resources Germany/Major retailer Real quits the employer’s body in order to cease dealing with the services union Verdi. At the end of March in a letter addressed to the retailer’s 34,000 employees, management at Real announced that as of 31 March 2018 it was opposing the current and ongoing collective agreement that had been signed with the services union Verdi. Driving the decision is the fact that Real has found it impossible to agree a new collective agreement that would allow for sharply lower hiring salaries.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageEmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels