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Casino group Cirsa signs global agreement with UNI Global Union and commits to due diligence measures
On 1 March, the Spanish casino group (14,000 employees) signed an agreement on workers' rights and corporate responsibility with the global services trade union federation UNI Global Union, for an...
5 March 2024
EU: co-legislators reach agreement on ban on imports of products made with forced labour
On Tuesday 5 March, European Parliament and Council negotiators reached agreement on a draft regulation banning the import of products produced using forced labour. The text, which still needs to...
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5 March 2024
Cyprus: maternity leave extended from 18 to 22 weeks
On 21 February, the Cypriot government presented a bill to the Council of Ministers aimed at extending maternity leave. The bill, which is due to be passed by Parliament shortly, would extend...
5 March 2024
Luxembourg: OGBL union seeks breakthrough at Amazon
The OGBL, the largest trade union in the Grand Duchy (with over 70,000 members), is for the first time presenting a list of candidates at Amazon ahead of the “social” elections on 12...
4 March 2024
United Kingdom: processing of biometric data must be “necessary and proportionate”, says ICO
In an enforcement notice issued on 23 February, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK body responsible for data protection and information rights, sets out the conditions for using...
4 March 2024
Croatia: draft law unveiled to attract highly qualified foreign workers
On 28 February, the government and social partners presented a number of proposals to amend the law on foreigners, with the aim of facilitating the immigration of labour. The aim is to make the...
1 March 2024
[mind RH study] EU: parental leave continues to vary greatly from country to country
With French president Emmanuel Macron having announced that he wants to replace parental leave with a new, shorter but better-paid birth leave scheme by 2025, mind RH takes a look at how parental...
29 February 2024
EU: sustainability due diligence directive blocked by few member states
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has failed to win support from the qualified majority of member states needed to reach the final vote in the European Parliament. The...
Christel Delberghe (Eurocommerce): “CSRD and sustainability due digilence may disadvantage companies who do things well”
The retail sector is particularly concerned by the new CSR European regulatory framework. Christel Delberghe, Managing Director of employers’ federation Eurocommerce, considers changes affecting...
United States: Starbucks pledges to start negotiations with Workers United union
In a press release issued on 27 February, Sara Kelly, vice president and chief human resources officer of Starbucks (240,000 employees in the United States), stated that the coffee chain’s...
28 February 2024
France: RATP seeks to improve attractiveness with QWL innovations
RATP, the urban transport operator employing 65,000 people, is experimenting with new measures, including the four-day week, new working rhythms and the deployment of exoskeletons in maintenance...
27 February 2024
United Kingdom: more and more companies break the menopause taboo in the workplace
An increasing number of companies in the UK are taking menopause-related symptoms into account in the workplace, with measures such as flexible work, manager training, consultation with experts...
EU: still hope for the platform worker directive?
On Monday 26 February, the plenary session of the European Parliament was the occasion for a debate between MEPs and Employment and Social Rights Commissioner Nicolas Schmit on the blocking of the...
27 February 2024
Finland: government wants to limit political strikes to 24 hours
On 22 February, labour minister Arto Satonen outlined the reform of the right to strike, announced by the prime minister on 13 February in order to “remove barriers to employment”...
26 February 2024
How Tech Foundations (Atos) is using artificial intelligence to optimise the HR management of its consultants
Tech Foundations, the outsourcing and cloud business line of the Atos group, has been using Whoz, a HR staffing solution using artificial intelligence to allocate consultants to clients, for...
26 February 2024
Argentina: minimum wage hiked by 30%
On 20 February, Argentinian president Javier Milei decided to increase the minimum wage by 30%, after the National Wage Council, which brings together the government, union representatives and...
23 February 2024
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
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EU: Council approves omnibus directive on sustainability
On 24 February, two months after the European Parliament, the Council of the EU adopted the omnibus package amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate...
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24 February 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026