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Belgium: approval passed for profitable companies to pay staff a purchasing power bonus
Although workers will not receive any salary increases in 2023 and 2024 beyond those already linked to inflation, Belgium’s Council of Ministers has approved the possibility for profitable...
9 May 2023
United Kingdom: Co-op introduces flexible compassionate leave policy
The UK supermarket cooperative Co-op has launched a new compassionate leave policy for its 57,000 employees, granting them 10 days of leave – taken at any time and not necessarily in a single...
5 May 2023
EU: MEPs demand more ambitious push to protect workers against asbestos
On 26 April members of the European Parliament in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs unanimously adopted a report on the European Commission’s proposal for a revision of the...
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5 May 2023
Alain Li (Richemont): “In Asia-Pacific, we have focused on local hiring and talent development”
Over the last few years, Swiss luxury goods powerhouse Richemont has been growing rapidly in Asia-Pacific, where is has a presence in 10 countries. The region now accounts for 8,000 of its 35,000...
4 May 2023
Italy: banking sector social partners agree to extend their collective agreement renewal date
On 26 April, and with procedures for the renewal of the banking sector national collective bargaining agreement (NCA) falling behind schedule, both the employers’ organisation (ABI –...
4 May 2023
Italy: agreement on hybrid working for the Generali Group
On 20 April, Generali Group, Italy’s global insurance and asset management provider, together with the unions First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca, FNA and SNFIA, signed a smart working agreement that...
3 May 2023
Portugal: Labour Code reform comes into force
On 01 May, Portugal’s Labour code reform called the Decent Work Agenda came into force. This reform was negotiated over a great many months, approved, and finally published in the Official Gazette...
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3 May 2023
Italy: government makes fixed-term employment contracts more flexible and supports employees’ purchasing power
On 01 May, International Workers’ day Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a decree-law addressing various labour related issues. Included in the text is a relaxation of norms surrounding...
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2 May 2023
EU: European Economic and Social Council calls for a new directive on preventing psychosocial risks at work
On 27 April, the European Economic and Social Council (EESC) adopted a resolution calling for a directive on the prevention of psychosocial risks at work. At the vanguard since July 2022, Spain...
2 May 2023
France: Mutuelle Générale strengthens its policy in favour of people with disabilities
On 20 March, Mutuelle Générale, together with all its representative trade unions (CFDT, CFE-CGC, FO, Unsa), renewed the three-year agreement on the employment of those with disabilities. With...
27 April 2023
France: PwC launches a pilot programme to support staff as they deal with the challenges of parenthood
The major professional services and accounting firm is adding more benefits to its Family Care scheme that was set up in 2017. In July 2023 three new measures will be piloted to facilitate...
27 April 2023
France: three agreements reached on working conditions for platform-based delivery drivers
Three months after a landmark agreement that set a minimum income for ride-hail drivers, three new agreements have been reached under the aegis of the newly formed Platform Employment Industrial...
26 April 2023
Great Britain: an agreement to accompany change at Royal Mail
On 21 April the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced it had reached an agreement with Royal Mail Group. The ‘Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement’ grants a 10% pay rise...
26 April 2023
EU: European Parliament proposing a stronger version of the due diligence directive
On 25 April the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) adopted a text, which mind RH has obtained, that strengthens the Directive of the European Parliament and the Council, on...
Mexico: online platform launched for businesses to report their labour regulations compliance
On 20 April, Mexico’s Ministry of Labour launched its voluntary labour verification programme (VELAVO). It will operate as an alternative mechanism to the labour inspectorate intervention...
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25 April 2023
Paternity leave: application varies significantly between countries
Many countries now offer paid paternity leave, especially with such an allowance having become compulsory in the European Union, under the bloc's work-life balance directive, since 2 August 2022...
24 April 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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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
1 December 2025
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EU: Commission issues first recommendation on human capital as part of European Semester
In parallel with the European Semester adopted on 25 November, which proposes guidelines to member states on economic policies for the coming year, the European Commission has adopted an...
25 November 2025
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...
15 December 2025