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United States: interview of Jon Hiatt, Chief of Staff & Executive Assistant to the President at the ALF-CIO American union
Seizing the opportunity of his trip to Europe for the Congress of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), we’ve interviewed Jon Hiatt on the American union’s current priorities. He...
17 June 2014
Sweden: bill to better protect whistleblowers in businesses
On May 20, the government presented a bill to improve security for whistleblowers (visselblåsare) in their professional environmental. They are workers who sound the alarm faced with serious...
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16 June 2014
Spain: justice cancels Coca Cola Iberian Partners’ social plan
The National Court’s social chamber canceled the mass layoff plan presented in January by Coca Cola Iberian Partners and implemented in April because workers weren’t properly informed about the...
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16 June 2014
Germany: businesses aren’t training enough apprentices, thus contributing to the growing shortage in skilled workforce
German businesses are complaining of a growing shortage in skilled workers, the new “2014 Education Report,” presented on June 13 by the Ministry of Education and the Conference of the Länder’s...
16 June 2014
EU: under no circumstances does the death of a worker extinguish his right to paid annual leave (ECJ)
In a ruling following a German case rendered on June 12, the European Court of Justice reminded that the death of a worker does not extinguish his right to paid annual leave.
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13 June 2014
Denmark: government and social partners sign agreement strengthening the integration of non-Western citizens via the labor market
The government signed an agreement with DA, LO and KL to improve labor market integration for non-western residents and youngsters of immigrant descent, as these groups are overrepresented among...
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13 June 2014
Great Britain: despite support from civil society, the GMB union is having a hard time unionizing Amazon workers
Despite a sustained and high profile campaign by the GMB union, Amazon has so far been able to ignore the pressure for change to its regime of pay and work working conditions. This is because...
12 June 2014
Denmark: the law on foreign workers’ access to Greenland for large-scale projects strengthens the fight against social dumping
On June 11, the Danish Parliament permanently adopted the law that grants foreign workers access to Greenland for large-scale projects. In 2012, the Parliament of Greenland adopted a law that...
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12 June 2014
Italy: interview of Filippo Adamo, President of the Italian People Management association, on changes and challenges for the HR function
Employee motivation and commitment are the biggest challenge for HR managers in Italy today, according to Filippo Adamo, President of the AIDP (Associazione Italiana per la Direzione del...
12 June 2014
Great Britain: general mobilization to defend the energy industry
Faced with the specter of a record shortage of skilled workers in electricity, gas, water or even waste, the sector’s employers presented an unprecedented partnership for which the government is...
11 June 2014
Brazil: the fight against slave labor could become weaker after Congress adopts a 15-year-old text
On June 5, the Brazilian Congress promulgated constitutional amendment No. 81 on slave labor, which the Senate had unanimously voted a few days earlier. Shifted back and forth between the two...
Portugal: new bill limits the duration of collective agreements and allows exceptions for ailing businesses
On June 5, the government adopted a bill that amends certain aspects of collective agreements’ law. These agreements will be valid for 3 years instead of 5 before. The bill also provides that...
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11 June 2014
Schneider Electric: new agreement on the involvement of workers in the future European Company (SE)
Signed yesterday, June 10, the agreement on the involvement of workers in the SE will allow Schneider Electric to finalize its conversion into an SE, approved by the General Assembly on May 6. ...
10 June 2014
Zalando: Verdi, the German union, wants to file a complaint against the transformation into a European Company (SE)
The biggest exclusively online seller in Europe just announced that it was becoming a European Company (SE). Along this announcement came the appointment of 3 employee representatives on the...
10 June 2014
Great Britain: workers off on Friday afternoons this summer
More and more British firms are giving workers their Friday afternoons off in the summer to motivate them. Certain experts are worried about this phenomenon, known as Summer Friday, fearing all...
10 June 2014
Japan: towards the end of sexual division in businesses?
Faced with ramping ageing and falling birth rate, Japan is neglecting one of the assets of its economic recovery: women. In spite of the 1947 Constitution provides for “fundamental gender...
10 June 2014
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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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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
5 November 2025
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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EU: Court of Justice largely upholds directive on adequate minimum wages
On 11 November, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld most of the directive on adequate minimum wages, rejecting Denmark’s claim that it infringed on national sovereignty over wage...
12 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
4 November 2025
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Germany: report previews draft bill to transpose EU Pay Transparency Directive
On Friday 7 November, Germany’s commission for a 'less bureaucratic implementation' of the EU Pay Transparency Directive — made up of employer and trade union representatives — submitted its...
17 November 2025
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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