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Germany: a year after its introduction, the first assessments of the minimum wage are emerging
On the first anniversary of the introduction of Germany’s minimum wage, Andrea Nahles, SPD Minister for Social Affairs and Employment, trade unions, and research institutes have arrived at a...
6 January 2016
Belgium: agreement signed regarding night work in e-commerce
On December 21, trade unions and employers signed an agreement on night work in the e-commerce industry. The government had asked social partners to engage in negotiations on the issue, without...
23 December 2015
Portugal: substantial increase to minimum wage
The minimum wage in Portugal (SMN) will go up from 505 to 530 euros gross per month, in January 2016. The decision was made by the socialist government, despite there being no agreement between...
22 December 2015
Great Britain: Sports Direct, when poor practices ruin a reputation
Sports Direct are still making the headlines. Following a new investigation, the daily newspaper The Guardian has accused the company of paying its temporary workers less than the minimum wage...
22 December 2015
Germany: collective agreement signed at Primark and new strikes at Amazon
For the Verdi trade union, 2015 draws to a close with mixed results. On 17 December in Essen, after a month of negotiations, the German trade union active in the service sector managed to sign a...
22 December 2015
Denmark: retirement age to be raised to 68 from 2030
On 18 December, the Danish Parliament passed a bill to increase retirement age to 68 as of 2030.
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21 December 2015
Romania: minimum wage will not be increased, despite promises of previous government
Approved by the Romanian Parliament last week, the 2016 budget plans to freeze the gross minimum wage, currently 235 euros. An increase of 34 euros had been promised, however, by the previous...
21 December 2015
Belgium: Parliament approves tax shift which aims to improve companies’ competitiveness
On Friday 18 December, the Belgian Parliament approved new measures as part of the new tax shift. Most of these measures will come into force from 1 January 2016. Three main types of measure were...
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21 December 2015
Italy: a second day of mobilization is set for tomorrow (19 December) as the retail sector pushes to unlock negotiations for a national collective agreement
The strike on 07 November by the retail unions was not enough to unblock currently quagmired negotiations with the sector’s employers’ bodies. So a second round is in store with a national...
18 December 2015
Denmark: back to the start for gender based wage statistics
The government set a draft law on gender based wage statistics before parliament that aims to cancel out a reform that came into force on 01 January 2015, which had extended the requirement for...
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18 December 2015
Netherlands: preliminary assessments over collective bargaining outcomes for 2015
In the spring of 2015 observers noted serious delays in the conclusion of collective agreements. Recent evidence has changed the picture somewhat. Negotiations in certain sectors such as the large...
18 December 2015
France: together the Sherpa association and the consumer association Indocesa-CGT bring Samsung a summons to appear before the courts, on grounds of misleading commercial practices, following new revelations over child labor in China
On 17 December 2015, Sherpa announced that together with Indecosa-CGT it was bringing a summons to Samsung Electronics France (SEF) as well as Samsung in Korea to appear before the tribunal at...
Germany: the Hans Böckler union foundation assess 2015’s crop of collective agreements
According to the Hans Böckler Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) the first conclusions to be drawn from the collective agreements struck in 2015 is that on the whole they were more or...
17 December 2015
Italy: Micron Semiconductor Italia renews its company agreement with special focus on flexibility and welfare
Micron’s company agreement signed on 14 December was approved by 83% of the company’s workers polled on 11 December. The agreement experiments with more flexible working hours and an increase in...
17 December 2015
EU: upcoming adoption of draft regulations on personal data protection
In the evening of 15 December, agreement was found between the representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers, and the European Commission over draft regulations on personal...
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16 December 2015
Great Britain: Veolia signs an agreement with Prospect giving it exclusive union recognition at the company’s nine energy production units
The Prospect professional union has announced that it is set to become the most significant union in the burgeoning energy-from-waste sector following the signing of an exclusive recognition...
16 December 2015
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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
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
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EU: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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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
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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
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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France: cabinet adopts suspension of pension reform
On 23 October, the French Council of Ministers approved an amendment to the social security financing bill (PLFSS), confirming the suspension of the 2023 pension reform until 2028. This measure...
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24 October 2025
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Carrefour and UNI Global Union renew global agreement on promoting social dialogue and diversity
On 17 October, Carrefour, one of the world’s largest retailers, with nearly 500,000 employees worldwide, and global union federation UNI Global Union renewed their global agreement on...
3 November 2025