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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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Dear readers, Technical issues have meant mind RH has been unable to publish our flagship newsletter briefings. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and expect to have resolved the...
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
Great Britain: building materials group Tarmac adds another element to its ongoing policy of supporting women in work
On 09 June, Tarmac announced that going forward it would be providing free period care products to all its female UK employees. This move is part of an overall policy to support and include women...
14 June 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
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France: LinkedIn reveals most sought-after HR skills
LinkedIn is revealing the most sought-after HR skills in 2026 in a study to be published on 24 February, which mind RH is previewing. Internal communication, training planning, occupational health...
24 February 2026
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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026