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Argentina: president Javier Milei’s labour reform temporarily suspended
On 20 December, Argentina's new ultraliberal president Javier Milei presented a decree of necessity and urgency entailing sweeping deregulation of the economy. The decree includes a radical reform...
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9 January 2024
Looking back at 2023: a new way of viewing older workers
With the retirement age rising and a skills shortage in many parts of the world at present, companies need to learn to change the way they look at older employees and see them as an opportunity...
8 January 2024
Turkey: minimum wage rises 49% from 1 January 2024
The minimum wage in Turkey has risen sharply at the start of this year, from 11,500 to 17,000 Turkish lira (€521) per month. This 50% hike is due to rampant inflation in the country, which...
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5 January 2024
What’s changing on 1 January 2024
Statutory sick pay rises in Ireland, due diligence law applies to companies with 1,000 employees or more in Germany, retirement age for women increases in Austria... A look at the changes taking...
EU: platform workers directive on hold
Although the Spanish Presidency of the European Union (which ran until December 31) had reached a compromise in trialogue talks on a proposed directive to improve working conditions for platform...
5 January 2024
Chile: right to telework introduced for parents and carers
On 29 December 2023, the law on the “protection of maternity, paternity and family life” was published in Chile’s official gazette. In an effort to improve work-life balance, the...
4 January 2024
News feed suspended from 25 December to 5 January inclusive
The mind RH team is taking a few days off after a busy year. Our December recap, which will be sent out tomorrow evening, will be our last publication of the year. We’ll be back on 8 January...
21 December 2023
France: minimum wage to rise by €20 a month
On 1 January, the gross minimum wage will rise by 1.13%, from €1,747 to €1,767 per month. This increase, validated by the Council of Ministers on 20 December, is the automatic result of...
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21 December 2023
Vincent Mackie (Safran): “We’re working on a common parenthood framework for all countries by 2024”
On 4 December, aerospace, technology and defence group Safran renewed its social responsibility agreement with IndustriAll Global Union. Vincent Mackie, group social affairs director, spoke to...
21 December 2023
Belgium: Brussels regional parliament approves draft ordinance on economic migration
The economic affairs committee of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium has approved a draft ordinance on economic migration tabled by employment minister Bernard Clerfayt. The...
21 December 2023
France: bill adopted on entry of foreign workers in shortage occupations
On Tuesday 19 December, French MPs passed a bill ‘to control immigration and improve integration’. Under article 4, prefects – state representatives in a department or region...
20 December 2023
Spain: government allows women to accumulate up to 28 days’ breastfeeding leave
On 19 December, the Council of Ministers approved a draft reform of breastfeeding leave. All workers (women as well as men) will now be able to accumulate breastfeeding hours and benefit from paid...
20 December 2023
France: Acorus promotes teams’ use of ChatGPT
French construction and civil engineering group Acorus, which specializes in the renovation of real estate assets, is training staff on ChatGPT and promoting use of the AI tool by identifying use...
19 December 2023
Chile: bill on formal recognition of professional skills adopted
On 18 December, Chile’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved a bill designed to strengthen and modernise the national system for certifying professional skills. The aim of this reform is...
19 December 2023
EU: common understanding signed with Switzerland defines rules for the posting of workers
After 18 months of negotiations, Switzerland and the European Union signed an agreement on 15 December setting out the framework for their bilateral relations, particularly in terms of economic...
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18 December 2023
United Kingdom: ICO completes guidelines on the protection of personal data
On 12 December, the UK’s Information Commissioner (ICO) published two new draft guidelines on the retention and use of employees’ personal data. The first relates to the keeping of...
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18 December 2023
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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
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026