All articles
Trending topics
- Gender equality
- Global Framework Agreements
- European Framework Agreement
- Older workers
- CSRD
- Gig workers and the regulation of platforms
- mind Exclusive
- Skills
- Artificial intelligence
- EWC agreements and recast directive
- hybrid work
- Collective agreement
- Managing the fallout of Covid-19
- Remote work regulations
- Corporate sustainability due diligence
EU: intensity of constraints imposed by an employer must allow for a distinction between working time and rest time during a period of on-call duty (opinion of CJEU Advocate General)
The cases (C-344/19 and C 580/19) are yet to be ruled on but Giovanni Pitruzzella, Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the EU, has proposed to the court that a new criterion should be...
- HR
- News brief
7 October 2020
Keep abreast of regulatory changes for remote working with our new dedicated ‘Remote work regulations’ folder
Remote working is undergoing a wave of regulatory initiatives globally to address the consequences of the health crisis. To make your research easier we have amalgamated all our recently published...
- HR
- News brief
6 October 2020
Great Britain: one of the first decisions condemning a company management to pay a penalty for failing to respect a European Works Council’s rights to information and consultation
The lack of information for and consultation with Verizon's European Works Council over an employment termination procedure has crystallized into a legal dispute both on the subject of employee...
- HR
- News
6 October 2020
Spain: agreement on remote working in the savings bank sector
On 01 October both the trade unions and the confederation of savings banks (CECA) signed the new collective agreement regulating remote working conditions for the savings banks sector. The...
6 October 2020
Germany: Labour Minister announces draft legislation on remote working is finally ready for what is expected to be robust cabinet debate
On 04 October, in an interview with the weekly publication Bild am Sonntag, Hubertus Heil, SPD Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs announced that the draft legislation on remote working...
5 October 2020
Italy: Intesa Sanpaolo signs an agreement for 5,000 voluntary departures, partially offset by 2,500 new hires
On 29 September Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP) bank, which is in the process of integrating UBI Banca following its successful hostile takeover that was finalized in August, signed an agreement...
5 October 2020
Spain: Supreme Court recognises delivery platform rider as an employee
In the case of a delivery rider operating via the Glovo platform, the Spanish Supreme Court ruled on 25 September that the rider is not a self-employed worker nor an economically dependent...
- HR
- News
5 October 2020
EU: interview with Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, on the European Commission’s social projects
It is almost a year since the European Commission under the presidency of Ursula von der Leyen took office. One of its main social projects, the proposal for fair minimum wages in the EU (c.f...
- HR
- News
1 October 2020
Germany: imminent launch of the ‘Best Owner Group’, a bad bank promoted by IG Metall specifically for automotive suppliers
While German economic indicators are gradually recovering, the automotive sector, and especially equipment manufacturers, continue to suffer from a structural crisis that is more related to both...
1 October 2020
Portugal: relaxation of short-time work rules
In response to the Covid-19 situation, and following consultations with the social partners, Portugal’s government will proceed to relax the rules surrounding short-time working. The changes...
- HR
- News
1 October 2020
France: signature of a competitiveness and performance agreement at Valeo in order to preserve its activities in France
‘Paris, September 30, 2020 – faced with an automotive sector severely impacted by the crisis caused by the pandemic Valeo announces that today, Wednesday, September 30, 2020, it has signed a...
30 September 2020
Spain: short-time working mechanisms extended until 31 January 2021
The government is extending its extraordinary short-time working arrangements in order to deal with the constraints on businesses exposed to the second wave of the pandemic. The decree-law...
- HR
- News
30 September 2020
Great Britain: government launches an adult education plan for life post-Covid-19
Unveiled by the Prime Minister on 29 September, the new UK adult education plan will, among other things, give those over 18 and without an A-level or equivalent certification the opportunity to...
- HR
- News
30 September 2020
India: parliament adopts labor law reform
On 23 September, India’s legislators passed a reform aimed at simplifying and modernizing the nation’s labour law, which, inter alia, makes it easier to hire and fire workers. Opponents to the...
- HR
- News
29 September 2020
Netherlands: new health measures making employers more responsible in combatting Covid-19
Starting at 18:00 CET on 29 September, new national measures will be in operation to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The Dutch government is explicitly calling on employers to cooperate in...
- HR
- News brief
29 September 2020
Japan: Yahoo adopts a new way of working
It is a news story that has caused quite a stir in Japan. From October onwards, Yahoo Japan will let its employees choose their working hours and their place of work. In a country where human...
29 September 2020
Our mind news
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
Most viewed articles of the month on mind HR
What readers clicked on the most last month.
What readers clicked on the most last month.
1
Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
2
Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
3
EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
4
Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026
5
Germany: launch of the “WE-Fair” alliance for binational training of skilled foreign workers
Germany continues to expand and diversify its initiatives to attract skilled foreign labour from outside the EU. In mid-March 2026, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development...
26 March 2026