On 11 April 2014, we published an Alert concerning a new addendum to the SYNTEC National Collective Bargaining Agreement in France. This change generated extensive worldwide media coverage, including reports that the agreement “involved a million French employees”, that working after 6pm “had become illegal” and that French employees were now “forced to switch off … Continue Reading
Are bankers deserving of your pity? That depends on how you define “banker”. If you mean one of the minuscule group (often said to be less than a thousand) who could genuinely be said to be personally culpable in causing the financial crisis in 2008, then clearly not. But if you mean any other of … Continue Reading
