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United Kingdom: ethnic diversity slowly increasing on boards of directors
The Parker Review of ethnic diversity on the boards of directors of major UK companies, published on 11 March, highlights a significant improvement at those listed on the FTSE 250 in 2024...
14 March 2025
France: sustainable transport packages agreed at Allianz and SNCF
Insurance giant Allianz and railway operator SNCF have recently struck company agreements to provide sustainable transport packages for their employees in France. The scheme, approved in 2019...
14 March 2025
Czech Republic: parliament adopts bill on labour flexibility
On 7 March, Czech MPs unanimously approved an amendment to the Labour Code aimed at bringing greater flexibility to labour relations. Among the main measures are a guarantee that an employee will...
Argentina: government ends compulsory contributions paid to employer organisations
On 5 March, the Argentinian government published a decree banning clauses included in collective agreements that impose compulsory contributions on companies to fund employer organisations, even...
13 March 2025
EU: co-legislators take up the sustainability Omnibus package
While the European Commission is hoping for the rapid adoption of its Omnibus package, the co-legislators have already taken up the text. While the executive hopes to maintain a position that it...
12 March 2025
Fabienne Arata (LinkedIn): ‘Three-quarters of recruiters are experiencing qualified skills shortages’
A few weeks after the AI summit in Paris, LinkedIn France Country Manager, Fabienne Arata, shared her analysis of labour market trends with  mind RH . AI is emerging as both a real engine in...
12 March 2025
China: labour administration declares an employer’s order for employees to marry as illegal
On 14 February, the local office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security declared unlawful a directive from the Shuntian Chemical factory requiring that its single status staff...
11 March 2025
United States: official review of DEI practices at law firm Perkins Coie
On 06 March, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order ordering a review of law firm Perkins Coie’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. ‘My...
11 March 2025
Deutsche Telekom to expand its ‘Growth Hub’ skills management platform globally
German telephone operator Deutsche Telekom is launching the global rollout in 2025 and 2026 of ‘Growth Hub’, its new AI skills and career management platform. For the group, the launch of this new...
EU: construction industry social partners sign a joint declaration addressing labour shortage
On 05 March, the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) and the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW), published a joint declaration on the construction...
Italy: collective agreement reached in construction industry on worker safety
On 21 February, the ANCE and COOP business organisations and the Feneal-UIL, Filca-CISL and Fillea-CGIL trade unions signed a deal to renew the collective agreement for the construction industry...
Slovenia: bill adopted to introduce partial unemployment scheme
On 6 March, the Slovenian government approved a bill introducing a partial unemployment scheme. This scheme aims to preserve jobs when a company is temporarily unable to provide sufficient work...
EU: Pact for Social Dialogue signed
On 5 March, the main European trade union and employers’ organisations (ETUC, BusinessEurope, SMEUnited and SGI Europe) signed a Pact for Social Dialogue with the European Commission, in...
United Kingdom: government introduces amendments to employment rights bill
After consulting with businesses and trade unions, the UK's Labour government introduced amendments to its employment rights bill on 4 March. The proposed changes aim to guarantee all employees...
EU: a Union of Skills to combat the shortage
On 5 March, the European Commission presented a communication setting out a series of actions to boost European competitiveness through investment in training. The text sets new quantified targets...
Luxembourg: reform of collective bargaining still pending
The Luxembourg labour minister met with the social partners on 4 March at the meeting of the Standing Committee on Labour and Employment (CPTE). However, the reform of collective bargaining...
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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