All articles
Trending topics
- Collective agreement
- Gig workers and the regulation of platforms
- Skills
- Older workers
- Global Framework Agreements
- Remote work regulations
- mind Exclusive
- EWC agreements and recast directive
- Artificial intelligence
- European Framework Agreement
- Managing the fallout of Covid-19
- hybrid work
- Gender equality
- CSRD
- Corporate sustainability due diligence
Germany: for the first time, a labor court condemns a firm for gender discrimination based on a statistic report
The regional labor court of Berlin-Brandenburg created a precedent which was largely discussed by the German media, and largely welcomed by those who defend gender equality at work: “Contrary to...
28 November 2008
Poland: the Diet adopted the bill on family policy
Creation of a paternity leave. The bill plans the creation of a paternity leave, enforced gradually, which will last one week from 2010 and two weeks from 2011. The father can take it any time...
28 November 2008
Spain: car manufacturers propose ten measures to help the sector
The national association of car and truck manufacturers (ANFAC) sent the head of the Spanish government, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, a series of proposals - some of which concerning the...
28 November 2008
Italy: the pharmaceutical sector comes up with solutions to face restructurings
An agreement to facilitate reskilling and reclassification of surplus employees in the pharmaceutical industry (which employs 72.000 people) and the creation of a "permanent table" for the...
27 November 2008
Great Britain: I&C implementation within large and medium-sized companies, BERR Update
In October 2008, The UK Department of Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) published the second of a three-wave study into the implementation of information and cConsultation (I&C) in...
27 November 2008
United States: Windows Vista’s long start-up time would have led to class actions against several businesses
Several class actions against businesses in the insurance and telecommunication sectors are on their way. Indeed, the targeted businesses deduct the time computers take to start from working...
27 November 2008
France: focus on the reform of the representativeness of union organizations
ocracy on August 20, 2008 completely disrupted the notion of union representativeness by ending the one automatically enjoyed the 5 main trade unions (CGT, CFDT, CFTC, CGT-FO and CFE-CGC –...
27 November 2008
Spain: mobilization at the Ono cable operator against 1.300 job cuts
Since the announcement, on October 24, by the management of the
telecommunications company – the main TV and phone cable operator in Spain – to
reduce employment by 30%, cutting 1.300 jobs...
27 November 2008
Netherlands: new limits to bosses’ bonuses
When the Finance Act 2009 was voted on November 26, 2008, the Dutch Parliament decided to set new limits to managers' remuneration. Bonuses related to the companies' results on the stock exchange...
27 November 2008
EU: reform of the European Globalization Adjustment Fund to face the crisis better
The European Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF) is one of the tools of the European Recovery Plan launched by the European Commission (see our dispatch No. 080937). Active since January 2007, its...
27 November 2008
Portugal: the government is preparing a plan to support the automotive sector
Faced with the chain decreases in activity in November in Portugal, the government is considering taking measures to support the car industry soon. (Ref. 080936)
27 November 2008
EU: the Commission launches European recovery
To create demand
for labor the Plan invites Member States to consider reducing employers’ social
charges on lower incomes and calls on the Council of Ministers to adopt, before
the 2009 Spring...
27 November 2008
EU: the social partners in the textile sector agree on early restructuring management
After a joint work program on restructurings, the European social partners in the textile sector reached a report "to prepare for better anticipation and management of industrial changes and...
26 November 2008
Belgium: adoption of a draft royal decree to strengthen the prevention of industrial accidents in risky businesses
The Council of Ministers of November 21, 2008 approved a draft royal decree which clarifies and amends the mechanism of the "aggravated risk" provided for in the law on industrial accidents of...
26 November 2008
Netherlands: strict conditions for the reduction of working time and partial unemployment
In order to prevent all kinds of abuses, the government announced, on November 24, 2008, rather strict modalities so companies could be assisted in reducing working time or even forcing their...
26 November 2008
Italy: detailed note on the Cassa Integrazione Guadagni, the partial unemployment insurance
The main “social shock absorber” in Italy, the Cassa Integrazione Guadagni (CIG), replaces employees’ revenues during a reduction or temporary suspension of a company’s activity. It was introduced...
26 November 2008
Our mind news
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
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
Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
2
Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
3
Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
4
EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
5
Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
6
France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval
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