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United Kingdom: PwC introduces paid fertility leave for staff
Professional services group PricewaterhouseCoopers has introduced paid fertility leave for its staff. Launched on 1 July, this paid leave allowance offers staff members, regardless of their...
2 July 2021
Italy: national footwear sector collective agreement renewed with the combat against subcontracting bad practice its key focus
On 21 June, social partners in Italy’s footwear sector secured an agreement to renew the national collective agreement (NCA), which covers nearly 80,000 workers in some 5,800 companies and which...
1 July 2021
France: “We expect our managers to be team leaders”, Mathilde Le Coz, Director of Human Resources at Mazars (interview)
Mathilde Le Coz is taking over as HR Director for France after more than 15 years with the international audit, taxation, consulting, accounting and legal services group. Her mission is to support...
30 June 2021
Germany: Mercedes-Benz management at the Sindelfingen facility agree with the works council on flexible working conditions geared to attract software experts
With its transformation process towards mobility in the future in full swing, the management team at Mercedes-Benz, Sindelfingen, announced on 25 June that it had reached an agreement with its...
30 June 2021
France: paternity leave extended from 11 to 25 calendar days
From 01 July 2021, fresh extensions to paternity and new children leave come into effect, rising from the current 11 to 25 calendar days for a single child, and from 18 to 32 calendar days for...
30 June 2021
Ireland: government promises tax cuts to promote remote work
On 28 June, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment launched a major campaign called #MakingRemoteWork. Broadcast across the media and social networks, the aim is to encourage Irish...
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29 June 2021
EU: a new strategic framework on health and safety at work for 2021-2027 in a world marked by the Covid-19 pandemic
On 28 June, the European Commission presented a new strategic framework for occupational safety and health (OSH) based on three priorities: anticipating transitions, moving towards zero accidents...
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29 June 2021
Japan: government proposes four-day week
In its annual economic policy programme, which was unveiled on 18 June, the Japanese government formally recommended an “optional” four-day working week. The intention is not only to free up time...
28 June 2021
G20: labour ministers look to remedy social protection shortcomings laid bare by the pandemic
As well as the need for greater gender equality in the labour market, which is the number one priority for labour ministers of G20 countries (see article n°12599), two other key areas for action...
United Kingdom: Court of Appeal rules that Deliveroo riders are self-employed
The judgment from the UK Court of Appeal came after the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) demanded that collective wage negotiations be held for around a dozen Deliveroo riders in...
28 June 2021
Germany: final adoption of bill to introduce mandatory quota for women on company boards
On 25 June, two weeks after the vote in the Bundestag (Germany’s lower house of parliament), the Bundesrat, which represents the Länder, approved the bill on female representation in management...
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25 June 2021
Austria: “transplacement” project planned to harness regional labour resources
Economic actors in Upper Austria, the country’s leading industrial region, have joined forces to address the lack of qualified workers and protect jobs. They have launched a pilot project, the...
United Kingdom: banking group NatWest offers staff financial support for fertility treatment
UK bank NatWest is granting its 59,000 employees access to subsidised fertility treatment, with reductions of between 5% and 20%. This financial support measure covers in vitro fertilisation...
25 June 2021
G20: Labour Ministers promise to improve female employment inclusion
In closing out the G20 Labour Ministers' meeting held in Catania, Italy, on 22-23 June, government representatives from the world’s 20 richest countries issued a joint statement that focused on...
United States: Morgan Stanley imposes Covid-19 vaccination status within its New York offices
In an announcement signed by HR head Mandell Crawley, investment bank Morgan Stanley has decided to ban any unvaccinated employee, subcontractor or client from its buildings in New York and the NY...
24 June 2021
Germany: court rules that the Christian trade union DHV does not have the right to sign collective agreements
On 22 June and in what in principle puts an end to a more than eight-year legal battle, the Federal Labor Court (BAG), in the last instance, ruled that the ‘DHV, Der Berufsgewerkschaft trade...
24 June 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: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025