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Netherlands: Ikea introduces paid leave for transgender employees undergoing a gender transition program
Ikea has reached a one-year ‘inclusive’ collective bargaining agreement with the FNV trade union (01 October 2021 – 31 August 2022), which is designed to reduce differences...
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2 November 2021
Great Britain: more than half of HR professionals trained during the pandemic (survey report)
According to the annual People Profession 2021 survey report, conducted by the professional body for HR and people development, the CIPD, 50% of UK HR professionals have upskilled in the last 12...
2 November 2021
France: parliament votes to ratify the ILO convention on violence and harassment at work
Following the Senate’s assent, the French Parliament has definitively adopted the bill to ratify ILO Convention No.190 (Violence and Harassment Convention). Tabled in the spring by the...
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29 October 2021
Great Britain: the government to invest funds in a “skills revolution”
The budget presented on 27 October by UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, plans to boost training by injecting billions of pounds into the skills fund. The executive's objective is to support economic...
29 October 2021
Great Britain: retail sector calls for a law to prevent all forms of abuse in subcontracting activities
Tesco supermarkets, John Lewis and Primark stores, online retailer Asos, insurance company Aviva, food multinational Mondelez (owns Cadbury), Mars, Twinings, Unilever, and Microsoft are among the...
Great Britain: minimum salary rises 6.6%
From April 2022, the National Living Wage, the UK’s minimum hourly wage, paid to employees aged 23 and over will be increased to £9.50 (€11.26), compared to £8.91...
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28 October 2021
Italy: Atlantia offers extra leave to employees who engage in voluntary work
Atlantia employees who engage in voluntary activities will be able to benefit from 10 additional days of paid leave per year. The landmark ‘Cittadinanza Attiva’ (Active Citizenship) agreement is...
28 October 2021
The four-day working week is gaining ground
Between 2015 and 2019, Iceland, a pioneer in this field, experimented with a reduced work week on a large scale. Over the four-year period and conducted by both the city of Reykjavik and the...
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27 October 2021
Mexico: a bill to regulate digital platform-based work
The bill, presented by a senator of the current ruling majority party, intends to recognize ‘digital worker’ status for platform-based vehicle for hire drivers and delivery drivers, and to...
27 October 2021
Leaders of 26 major companies commit to eliminating gender inequality by 2030
On 18 October at the opening of the Women’s Forum 2021 in Milan and ahead of the 30-31 October G20 summit to be held in Rome, 26 leaders of major corporations signed a ‘zero gap’...
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27 October 2021
Germany: the road transport sector calls for national mobilization in order to combat the truck driver shortage
With Germany facing a growing shortage of truck drivers, the main transport employers' association (Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Versorgung - BGV) has warned that in two or three...
26 October 2021
Portugal: 5 days paid leave to be allocated to employees who are also caregivers
Employees who are also caregivers will now benefit from 5 days of paid leave provided by the State, the right to telework, as well as guarantees against dismissal, inequality or discrimination...
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26 October 2021
Portugal: government adopts ‘dignified work’ agenda
Portugal’s Council of Ministers, the government’s executive body, has adopted a package of labour market supervision measures. Adopted on 21 October 2021, the “dignified work agenda” had been...
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25 October 2021
France: National Assembly unanimously approves extension of caregiver leave
The criteria for entitlement to caregiver leave and compensation are to be broadened, following amendments to the French Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS), which were unanimously adopted by...
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25 October 2021
Austria: government to introduce Covid health pass for workers
From 1 November 2021, anyone who comes into contact with clients or colleagues at their workplace in Austria will have to prove that they comply with the so-called 3G rule, meaning they must...
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25 October 2021
United Kingdom: Amazon offers £3,000 sign-on bonus ahead of Christmas period
At a time when labour shortages – linked to the pandemic as well as Brexit – threaten many UK companies, e-commerce giant Amazon is offering sign-up bonuses of up to £3,000...
22 October 2021
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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EU: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
4 December 2025
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EDF bans alcohol on all its sites
From 1 January 2026, French energy giant EDF (180,000 employees) will prohibit alcohol consumption at all internal and external corporate events, from social gatherings to seminars. The policy...
26 November 2025
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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Austria: European rules on wage transparency expected to cause a cultural shock
With the gender pay gap in Austria being the second largest in the European Union (18.3%), the Austrian government has promised to introduce a bill next spring to transpose the European directive...
27 November 2025