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Italy: banking sector employees approve trade unions’ platform of demands as sector collective agreement still awaits renewal
With the procedures for renewing the banking sector’s collective bargaining agreement running behind schedule, the sector’s social partners agreed to extend the previous agreement from its expiry...
11 July 2023
Great Britain: UK Tesco staff offered virtual appointments with private general practitioners seven days per week
From July 2023, the UK supermarket giant’s new workplace well-being policy is offering its 310,000 employees access to online GP consultations 7 days a week (via video or telephone). Tesco...
11 July 2023
Portugal: incentives granted to companies hiring unemployed people aged 35 or under on permanent contracts
Portugal is to introduce a new financial incentive scheme to encourage companies to hire young, skilled people who are currently out of work, under a decree published on 3 July 2023. To qualify...
10 July 2023
Eramet establishes global social dialogue body, unprecedented in the mining industry
On 5 July, French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet announced the creation of the Eramet Global Forum, a global social dialogue body designed to support the group's...
7 July 2023
France: bill tabled to develop testing for employment discrimination
A group of MPs in the presidential majority have put forward a bill that seeks to make the processes for identifying and remedying employment discrimination more efficient. Tabled by the MPs...
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7 July 2023
Italy: final adoption of the Labour Law
Italy’s Parliament has converted the 01 May ‘Labour Decree’ into law. Amendments introduced during the parliamentary debate include in particular the refinancing of a number of measures designed...
6 July 2023
Lithuania: agreement secured to raise minimum wage by 10% from 01 January, 2024
On 28 June the government agreed to increase the minimum monthly wage by 10%, meaning that from 01 January 2024 the monthly minimum amount will rise from €840 to €924. This boost...
5 July 2023
EU: French MPs back ambitious due diligence directive
On 28 June, the French National Assembly’s European Affairs Committee adopted a ‘political opinion’ on the proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, on the...
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4 July 2023
Ireland: right to caregiver leave comes into effect
The first part of the Work Life Balance Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 came into force on 03 July 2023. In line with what the executive detailed in 2022, every Irish employee can now take five...
4 July 2023
EU: several texts face uncertainty ahead of elections in Spain, which takes rotating presidency
Spain assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July, ahead of an early general election in the country later this month. The result of the election remains...
United Kingdom: government plans reform of paternity leave
On 29 June, in its response to the consultation on Parental Leave and Pay, launched in 2019, the UK government indicated its intention to make changes to the country’s statutory paternity...
3 July 2023
CSR: survey results suggest employees feel their company is not doing enough
Although CSR is becoming an increasingly central topic along with ecological transition and European regulations, Corporate Social Responsibility is still struggling to take a foothold within...
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29 June 2023
Great Britain: electric goods retailer Currys is providing paid gender reassignment leave
On 26 June, UK white goods retailer Currys (32,000 staff worldwide and at least 10,000 in the UK) announced it was offering its UK employees undergoing gender reassignment, access to an additional...
Spain: new leave periods to facilitate better work-life balance
Le gouvernement a approuvé par décret d’application immédiate, le 27 juin, une série de nouveaux congés pour une meilleure conciliation de la vie...
28 June 2023
France: Renault invests in employee retraining initiatives in response to the scheduled demise for the internal combustion engine vehicle
In 2021 the French multinational automaker launched its ‘Refactory’ circular economy factory at its historic site in Flins, near Paris. Emblematic of the auto-sector’s transformation as a result...
28 June 2023
Société Générale to offer digitalisation related guarantees and social coverage to its employees worldwide
On 23 June, French banking group Société Générale renewed, for a second time, the global agreement on employee rights that it initially signed with UNI Global Union in 2015 and again in 2019 on...
27 June 2023
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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Inditex European works council mobilises on value sharing
In a joint statement, 10 trade unions comprising the European works council of the Inditex clothing group are calling for rallies in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany...
24 November 2025
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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