All articles
Trending topics
- Gig workers and the regulation of platforms
- Wages
- Remote work regulations
- EWC agreements and recast directive
- hybrid work
- Global Framework Agreements
- Collective agreement
- Managing the fallout of Covid-19
- Artificial intelligence
- Gender equality
- CSRD
- Corporate sustainability due diligence
- Older workers
- Skills
- European Framework Agreement
Spain: BBVA offers temporary contract suspensions and leaves to complete training to its employees
The bank is seeking solutions to deal with possible excess staff as part of a restructuring program and possible mergers in the Spanish financial sector. (Ref. 090593)
2 June 2009
Italy: 17th annual report of the National Statistics Institute published
The last annual report of the Istat (Italian National Statistics Institute) provides an overview of economic, social and demographic change in Italy during the crisis. While, in some sectors, SMEs...
2 June 2009
Poland: permanent adoption of the amendment on the appointment of board members
rt invalidated several provisions of the law of April 7, 2006 on the information and consultation of workers, the Senate adopted, on May 28, a text which amends the way board members are...
2 June 2009
Enel: Italian energy group publishes CSR agreement
Singed on April 27 by the group's management, the Filcem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, Uilcem Italian unions (see our dispatch No. 090504), Enel's Corporate Social Responsibility Protocol is mostly based on...
1 June 2009
Morocco: the influx of Moroccan workers to Spain is stronger than the crisis
While unemployment is raging in Spain, will the crisis triumph over the system of legal professional circular migration launched with Morocco? Eduardo Martin Toval, labor and social affairs...
1 June 2009
Netherlands: for the first time, government exempts laid off employees from looking for a job
On May 27, the government decided to be generous with the 65 employees of Teha, a wood transformation factory severely hit by the crisis. This is a first in the Netherlands: in spite of the fact...
1 June 2009
Mexico: partial unemployment intensifies at General Motors and Chrysler
To exhaust its stocks, in Silao, central Mexico, General Motors (GM) will enforce eight weeks of technical unemployment as of Monday, June 01. This measure should have originally started in...
1 June 2009
Spain: less than two in ten jobseekers receive training courses
Out of the 628,800 jobseekers who currently attend training, 200,000 – i.e. less than a third – currently attend qualifying training (vocational or academic training) and the remaining 400,000...
29 May 2009
Great Britain: because of the crisis and decreasing ranks, unions lay off
The recession doesn't affect businesses only. Unite, one of the largest trade unions in the UK, announced a 20% budget cut. Therefore, layoffs are planned, like at the Public and Commercial...
29 May 2009
General Motors: carmaker reaches agreement with the UAW but EU Member States are divided on the fate of GM Europe
Agreement between management and UAW. Once more, General Motors obtained compromises from the United Auto Workers. After agreeing, in March, to bring the wage costs of the carmakers’ workers in...
29 May 2009
Danone: the group launches a fund with 100 million euros to stimulate the economic and social development of its “ecosystem”
Global policy to spread the group’s values to all its undertakings. Danone relies on a wide and structured range of initiatives, programs and projects at French level aimed at materializing this...
Belgium: “restructuring” card available to more workers
Planet Labor, May 28, 2009, No. 090580 – www.planetlabor.com
28 May 2009
Spain: paternity leave up to 4 weeks in 2011
Planet Labor, May 28, 2009, No. 090579 – www.planetlabor.com
28 May 2009
Germany: after the agreement with the IG Metall, Schaeffler guarantees employment until mid-2010
agreement signed with the IG Metall in February, the car part manufacturer announced, in early may, that it wanted to part with 4,500 of its German employees. Those employees started breathing...
28 May 2009
European Elections: European right-wing parties in favor of the protection of national social standards
People’s Party is the largest political force in the European Parliament. In a Europe dominated by conservative governments, it should remain so after the European elections in June. While...
28 May 2009
Germany: DT in the spotlight again after “personal screening” on a Croatian manager detailing her sex life
Was personal screening justified? Still according to the Handelsblatt, the Croatian manager, reserving the right to press charges, directly contacted Rene Obermann, head of Deutsche Telekom...
27 May 2009
Our mind news
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
Most viewed articles of the month on mind HR
What readers clicked on the most last month.
What readers clicked on the most last month.
1
France: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
2
AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
3
France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
4
Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
5
Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
6
UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026