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EU: social partners put forward their views on the definition of quality jobs
European Commission vice-president Roxana Minzatu has launched consultations on the roadmap for quality jobs, announced in February as part of the Clean Industrial Deal. The two main organisations...
28 April 2025
Slovenia: government clarifies rules on recording of working time
The Slovenian labour ministry has today published a note for employers on the application of the law on working time recording, which came into force on 23 April. It specifies the information that...
28 April 2025
Netherlands: minimum wage for young people to rise from 1 January 2027
On 24 April, the Dutch government confirmed the increase in the minimum wage for young people aged 16 to 20, as set out in the 2025 spring memorandum. This document, which contains an update of...
25 April 2025
Germany: four-day week niche and unpopular, German Economic Institute finds (study)
Between March and May 2024, the German Economic Institute (IW) surveyed human resources managers from 823 companies of all sizes and across all sectors on the topic of the four-day week with...
25 April 2025
France: Enedis grants salary supplements based on employees’ place of residence
In an agreement signed on 4 April 2025 with the CGT, CFE-CGC and FO trade unions, French electricity distribution grid operator Enedis pledged to introduce salary supplements (up to €200 per...
24 April 2025
Cyprus: law to prevent and combat harassment at work enters into force
The first Cypriot law on preventing and combating violence and harassment in the workplace came into force on 11 April. It aims to provide broad protection for employees and is based on ILO...
24 April 2025
Spain: construction sector adopts protocol combating discrimination against LGBTI+ people
The new collective agreement for the Spanish construction sector will include two annexes designed to guarantee equal treatment and combat harassment and violence in the workplace against LGBTI...
23 April 2025
France: ‘rebound’ long-term partial activity scheme operational
A decree dated 14 April implements the so-called 'rebound' long-term partial activity scheme (activité partielle de longue durée rebond, APLD-R), provided for in France's 2025 budget to help...
23 April 2025
France: major social impact of agri-food imports (study)
A study published by NGOs and a think tank has shone a spotlight on the social and environmental consequences in the countries producing 13 products imported by France, including coffee, cocoa...
Belgium: comprehensive plan to reduce long-term absenteeism to be implemented
On 11 April, the Belgian Council of Ministers approved a draft royal decree that seeks to prevent long-term sick leave and foster the reintegration of individuals in incapacity for work. The text...
22 April 2025
Netherlands: government launches transposition of pay transparency directive
On 26 March, the Dutch government presented a bill transposing, among other things, the European directive on pay transparency. Companies with more than 50 employees will be subject to new...
18 April 2025
France: new disability agreement at Orange aims to improve accessibility to premises
On 24 March, after tense negotiations, the management of telecommunications group Orange (72,000 employees in France) and the CFDT, CFE-CGC and CGT trade unions finally signed a new collective...
18 April 2025
EU: Council seeks to clarify substantive changes brought about by omnibus directive
According to a document released on 17 April, the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU has already reached a compromise on the second part of the omnibus package concerning substantive...
France: banking industry anticipates impact of generative AI on jobs
On 15 April 2025, the French banking industry jobs observatory, a joint organisation of the country’s banking federation and trade unions, published a study on the impact of generative...
16 April 2025
mind RH analysis: Pay rises shrink at France’s large companies
In France, compulsory annual salary negotiations are being disrupted by the growing number of redundancy plans. As inflation returns to normal levels, mind RH sought to ascertain the impact of the...
16 April 2025
Belgium: government proposes to increase career length required for end-of-career employment
On 11 April, the Belgian council of ministers approved a draft royal decree that increases the length of career required to benefit from end-of-career employment. Under existing...
16 April 2025
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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: CDC Habitat defines a framework and means for social dialogue on AI
In an agreement signed on 23 February with trade unions, the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et consignations) Habitat (10,800 employees) guarantees that AI solutions will only...
23 February 2026
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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
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026