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Ukraine: trade unions providing humanitarian aid to people in Ukraine
Ukraine’s largest trade union body, the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU) and the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU, affiliated with the International Trade Union...
8 March 2022
Companies and their employees mobilise to help Ukrainian refugees
A wide range of multinational companies have sprung into action to help Ukrainian refugees in the wake of Russia’s invasion, with efforts including fundraising campaigns and measures to provide...
United Kingdom: Aviva hands company shares to staff as a thank you
UK insurance group Aviva announced in its full-year results statement for 2021, published on 2 March, that it will give shares worth £1,000 (€1,210) to each of its employees across the...
7 March 2022
France: firms with operations in Ukraine adopt emergency measures amid Russia invasion
When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on the morning of 24 February there were 160 French companies with a presence in the country, operating in industries ranging from banking to...
United Kingdom: business leaders call for term “chairman” to be scrapped
UK business leaders have called on the government to scrap use of the gendered word “chairman” in official documents filed with Companies House, the country’s corporate register...
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4 March 2022
Great Britain: employers called on to give their views on training for 16-year-olds and over
On 02 March, the UK government opened a consultation aimed at reforming training for 16-year-olds and older who do not follow the traditional secondary and tertiary education route. The UK...
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3 March 2022
Germany: companies operating in Ukraine implement emergency measures to protect their employees
Many German companies operating in Ukraine are implementing a combination of measures to help their employees, including temporary site closures, the creation of internal task forces to keep...
France: Axa includes a sustainable mobility package in its climate strategy
The French branch of the Paris headquartered multinational insurance group has signed a sustainable mobility package with the CFDT, CFE-CGC and UNSA trade unions. In force since 01 January 2022...
Italy: DHL Express experiments with smart working
A national framework agreement signed on 23 February by DHL Express Italy and the Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl and Uiltrasporti trade unions, sets out a smart working trial period that will start...
2 March 2022
Portugal: government creates a jobs vacancy website for Ukrainian refugees
On 28 February and in a move to support Ukranian refugees, Portugal’s government launched an online jobs platform to channel company job vacancies towards them. In just one day, the...
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2 March 2022
France: Orange offers employees in mid-career a break to gain new experience
The French telecoms operator is experimenting with a new scheme allowing employees who have spent 10 years working with the group, and if they so wish, to take a break from their jobs to pursue...
1 March 2022
Germany: works council elections get underway
On 01 March elections for employee representatives on works councils, a pillar of German co-determination, began in more than 28,000 companies across the Rhine. The umbrella German Trade Union...
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1 March 2022
Hong Kong: refusal to get the Covid-19 vaccine may result in employment dismissal
In early February 2022, the Hong Kong government announced that it would amend the Employment Ordinance in order to prevent labour disputes arising from the new social distancing measures. The...
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1 March 2022
China: step taken towards a national pension system
With effect from 1 January 2022, the balancing of pension funds for private sector employees has been conducted on a national level, rather than on a provincial basis, China’s deputy finance...
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25 February 2022
Italy: energy group Enel to train 5,500 technicians for its network of supplier companies
Launched by Italian electricity and gas group Enel, in partnership with the training body ELIS, the “Energie per Crescere” (Energy for Growth) programme will offer five weeks of...
25 February 2022
Norway: due diligence Transparency Act comes into force on 01 July 2022
While on 23 February the European Commission finally presented, a draft directive on due diligence, in June 2021 the Norwegian Parliament adopted a Transparency Act (Åpenhetsloven), which...
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24 February 2022
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026