All articles

On 25 October European parliamentarians overwhelmingly voted (569 for, 54 against) for a resolution inviting the EU Member States and the EU Commission to adopt regulations on corporate liability...

26 October 2016

EU: European Commission presents its 2017 Work Programme

On 25 October the European Commission presented its 2017 work programme ‘Delivering a Europe that protects, empowers and defends.’ In line with the philosophy underpinning previous work programmes...

26 October 2016

Daimler: the automaker introduces ‘the right to mobile working’ for 100,000 German workers

In line with Bosch, BMW, and Audi, automaker Daimler has also embarked upon an ambitious company agreement catering for mobile working that will come into force on 01 December 2016. Going forward...

25 October 2016

Sweden: a united union front reflecting lessons learnt during the 2016 negotiations

2017 will be a busy year with some 500 collective agreements open for negotiation. This time round however the 2016 dispersed individual approach will be shunned by the LO union confederation...

25 October 2016

Great Britain: companies to be ‘ranked’ according to a social mobility index

From 2017, the UK government will publish an index ranking companies in terms of their ability to employ talent from all backgrounds. Inclusion in this landmark index system will be entirely...

25 October 2016

Italy: collective negotiations deadlocked in several key sectors of Italian industry

In a number of sectors – clothing, leather and shoes, ceramics, energy and oil, insurance – employer groups and trade unions in Italy find themselves deadlocked in their attempts to reach national...

24 October 2016

Germany: government votes on law aiming to counter abuse of temporary work and use of service provision contracts

On 21 October, Germany’s Bundestag voted on a law governing temporary work. The bill, which has been discussed at length by conservatives and social democrats within the government, is aimed at...

24 October 2016

HP: the US company is transferring its European representation management from the UK to Ireland as a means of avoiding any legal uncertainties over the legislation applying to its EWC

Planet Labor understands HP has informed the SNB, which is negotiating the agreement implementing the EWC (following the members' own denunciation of the previous agreement), of the transfer of...

20 October 2016

Spain: courts are bracing themselves for a deluge of cases in the aftermath of the CJEU ruling that matches compensation for both temporary and permanent employment contract termination

Ever since the CJEU ruling (c.f. article No. 9818), that a Madrid court applied to the letter (c.f. article No. 9856) and then that a court in the Basque region applied to cover all temporary...

20 October 2016

Australia: after a union report highlights low pay levels, the Airtasker outsourcing platform recommends pay rates in excess of the minimum wage

This popular web-based community marketplace for people and businesses to outsource tasks was singled out in a report by Unions NSW, which indicates that workers are receiving pay below the legal...

20 October 2016

BRICS Nations to have Social Security Agreements promoting worker mobility

At the BRICS Labour Ministerial Meeting that preceded the 8th BRICS Summit hosted by India this year, the BRICS nations, (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) took a significant step by...

20 October 2016

Japan: in a bid to rebuild its image pub chain Watami allows a trade union to be set up

Watami, Japan’s major restaurant and pub chain is looking to rebuild its image damaged by cases of poor working conditions as well as several of work related deaths (karoshi). Going forward, the...

19 October 2016

Ecuador: a legal framework for partial and permanent teleworking

By regulating teleworking arrangements, Ecuador is hoping to encourage this type of employment. The government’s new legal framework defines two mechanisms, one for partial telework and one for...

19 October 2016

Romania: government steps to boost worker mobility

The Romanian government has approved by emergency ordinance a significant package of measures that aim to increase worker mobility and allow companies in developed regions of western and central...

19 October 2016

Italy: Finance law to include pensions and employment measures

Adopted on 15 October by Italy’s Council of Minister, Italy’s Finance Law comprises several significant measures including formalizing pension reforms following union agreement on 28 September...

18 October 2016

Germany: rail union EVG wants to negotiate a collective agreement giving employees the freedom to choose between pay and additional time off

In Frankfurt on 17 October, a week after the GDL train drivers’ union started their negotiations with Germany’s rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) to renew their collective agreement, it was the turn...

18 October 2016

1…280 281282283 284…863

Our mind news

See all

mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators

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 (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”

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

France: generative AI and older workers central to BPCE’s skills management strategy

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

Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses

Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...

14 October 2025

Most viewed articles of the month on mind HR

What readers clicked on the most last month.

In the category

What readers clicked on the most last month.

France: Decathlon introduces a ‘duty to respect others’ right to disconnect’

A right-to-disconnect agreement was signed in late September for the French arm of the Decathlon sports retail group. It sets out a "duty to respect others’ right to disconnect" and provides...

14 November 2025

Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs

Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...

30 October 2025

France: construction sector turns to long-term partial activity scheme

Amid the ongoing economic crisis hitting France’s construction sector, social partners in the public works industry (350,000 employees) signed an agreement at the end of October enabling companies...

21 November 2025

United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows

A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...

7 November 2025

Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector

On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...

10 November 2025

Ireland: 2026-2030 action plan launched to promote collective bargaining

Irish employment minister Peter Burke announced on 5 November the launch of the Action Plan to Promote Collective Bargaining 2026–2030. Developed jointly with the Irish Congress of Trade...

20 November 2025