In France, a lower house of parliament will not have the opportunity to vote on a highly contentious labor reform bill. This decision was made on Tuesday by the government after a compromise could not be made among legislators. A group of "rebels" in the socialist party strongly object to this bill. The bill will make it easier for employees to be laid off, and regulations on the country's 35 hour workweek will be loosened.
See "French Government Uses Special Power to Pass Labor Reform", The New York Times, May 10, 2016