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France: step forwards towards right to four weeks paid leave per year for non-occupational illnesses and accidents at work
Following a positive opinion from the Conseil d’État, France’s highest administrative court, the government presented on 15 March an amendment to its bill to adapt to European...
18 March 2024
EU: member states adopt watered-down due diligence directive at the last minute
After the texts on non-financial reporting (CSRD) and forced labour, the EU will complete its regulatory framework on CSR with a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. The text...
Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy
Organisations are constantly innovating when it comes to parenthood, with measures such as extended parental leave with 100% pay, support for employees during assisted reproduction, flexible...
15 March 2024
France: how Cegedim uses referrals to recruit and retain employees
French healthcare and services group Cegedim (6,500 employees) uses the Basile solution to fill some of its recruitment gaps through referrals. It's a way of improving the success rate of new...
14 March 2024
Netherlands: public consultation launched on proposed reform of non-competition clauses
The Dutch government has adopted a plan to tighten the rules on non-competition clauses. The bill would require employers to justify the use of non-competition clauses regardless of the type of...
14 March 2024
France: employees will be able to apply retroactively for paid leave for non-occupational illnesses
In a consultative opinion issued on 13 March with a view to a government amendment, the Conseil d'État, France's highest administrative court, ruled that employees can benefit retroactively from...
13 March 2024
EU: Parliament adopts new rules to facilitate legal labour immigration
The European Parliament today adopted new rules on obtaining a single permit (combined work and residence permit) for third-country nationals. These amend the 2011 directive to make it easier for...
13 March 2024
UK: employers may share employees’ personal data in the event of a mental health emergency
The Information Commissioner (ICO), the UK body responsible for data protection and information rights, has published new guidelines to give “employers greater certainty about sharing...
13 March 2024
United Kingdom: new rules to cut labour immigration take effect
On 11 March, the government announced the entry into force of new regulations designed to “radically” reduce immigration. To this end, foreign care workers will no longer be able to...
12 March 2024
EU: platform workers directive gets green light
The Council of the EU has adopted the directive on platform workers, despite the lack of backing from France and Germany, marking the end of a long legislative soap opera. The text, which is yet...
12 March 2024
Netherlands: bill adopted on equal opportunities in recruitment
On 5 March, the Dutch lower chamber adopted a bill on equal opportunities in employment. The bill aims to combat discrimination in the recruitment and selection of candidates. To this end...
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11 March 2024
Ireland: bill adopted to help older people stay in work until the statutory retirement age
On 6 March, the Irish cabinet approved an employment bill designed to prevent employers from setting a mandatory retirement age below 66, without the consent of employees. The aim is to enable...
Australia: government to pay superannuation contributions for workers on parental leave from July 2025
On 7 March, Australian finance minister Katy Gallagher announced that the centre-left Labour government will pay superannuation contributions – of 12% of workers’ salary – for...
8 March 2024
Mexico: step towards 20 days’ paid paternity leave
On 6 March, committees of the Mexican Senate approved a proposal to reform paternity leave, extending the allowance from five to 20 working days. Paternity leave may also be extended to 30 days in...
8 March 2024
EU: Belgian Presidency presents last-ditch text on due diligence
Following the refusal of France, Italy and Germany to vote on the proposed corporate sustainability due diligence directive, it was not put to the vote on 28 February. As Isabelle Schömann...
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7 March 2024
France: Carrefour launches plan to bolster ‘diversity of origin’ in its teams
A survey conducted by Carrefour – in which 20,000 employees (out of an overall 85,000) took part voluntarily – reveals 14% of them were born abroad, compared with 12.8% for the...
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7 March 2024
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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
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
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EU: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
4 December 2025
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EDF bans alcohol on all its sites
From 1 January 2026, French energy giant EDF (180,000 employees) will prohibit alcohol consumption at all internal and external corporate events, from social gatherings to seminars. The policy...
26 November 2025
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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Austria: European rules on wage transparency expected to cause a cultural shock
With the gender pay gap in Austria being the second largest in the European Union (18.3%), the Austrian government has promised to introduce a bill next spring to transpose the European directive...
27 November 2025