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Netherlands: a Guide for handling reports of sexual harassment in the workplace
The Dutch government has published a “Guide to reporting sexually inappropriate behaviour in the workplace.” The aim is to help companies manage these types of situations. The handbook...
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27 June 2023
Turkey: minimum wage to rise by 34%
Turkey’s minimum wage is to increase by 34% from the second half of this year, the country’s labour and social affairs minister Vedat Isikhan announced on 20 June during a press...
26 June 2023
Germany: law passed to create ‘apprenticeship guarantee’ and ‘qualification allowance’
As part of its national strategy to attract and train a larger skilled workforce, and following the passing on Friday 23 June of its new law on economic immigration, the Bundestag also passed a...
26 June 2023
Germany: Bundestag passes law on immigration for skilled workers
On Friday 23 June, the Bundestag passed its much-awaited Immigration Act for Skilled Workers (Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz). The new legislation takes inspiration from the Canadian points-based...
23 June 2023
United Kingdom: 200 companies named and shamed for not paying minimum wage
Having threatened to “name and shame” those companies that fail to pay their staff the minimum wage, the UK government kept its promise by publishing a list of over 200 employers on 21...
23 June 2023
Germany: complaint filed against VW, BMW, & Mercedes Benz for breaching human rights due diligence obligations in Xinjiang
On 21 June the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) confirmed that it had filed a complaint against Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes Benz, accusing them of failing to exercise...
Netherlands: 2% increase in monthly minimum wage as of 01 July
Starting 01 July 2023, the Dutch legal minimum monthly wage for those age 21 and over will rise from €1,934.40 to €1,995.00 (+ 2%), irrespective of the number of hours per week that is...
22 June 2023
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20 June 2023
United Kingdom: AI-generated employee available for hire
Avery Ingram, who takes her initials from the acronym AI, for artificial intelligence, is an entirely virtual software developer created by UK start-up February. Presented as the country's first...
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20 June 2023
Luxembourg: right to disconnect introduced into labour code
The right to disconnect is to be enshrined in Luxembourg’s labour code, after the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy passed bill n°7890 on 13 June. Under this text, which was tabled...
20 June 2023
Toyota Material Handling Europe gets staff involved in ‘Start Your Impossible’ programme
Toyota Material Handling Europe, the subsidiary of the Japanese forklift truck manufacturer, is seeking to involve its 13,000 employees in the “Start Your Impossible” programme of...
19 June 2023
Spain: big fashion retailers set out to negotiate their own branch collective agreement
Fashion retailers including Inditex, Mango, H&M, Primark, Kiabi and Uniqlo have joined forces to form their own employers' organisation – ARTE – with a view to defending their interests, which...
16 June 2023
EU: Parliament adopts its position on the AI Act in plenary session
On 14 June the European Parliament adopted its position on the AI Act. This draft text aims to set a framework for AI tool features within the EU, comprising a set of prohibitions (biometric...
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15 June 2023
EU: European Parliament urges European Commission to ban unpaid internships
On 14 June the European Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favour (404–78, 130 abstentions) of an own-initiative report on quality internships. The text covers voluntary traineeships...
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15 June 2023
Mexico: new teleworking regulation to come into force in December 2023
In June 2023 Mexico’s Labour Ministry (STPS) published a new regulation on working from home that guarantees the rights of teleworking employees. The text comes into force in December 2023 and...
15 June 2023
EU: ETUC presents its 2023-2027 action programme
With its new leadership team in place, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has presented its action programme for its 2023-2027 mandate that hinges centrally on the concept of a...
14 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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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