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France: new workplace equality agreement at TotalEnergies establishes inclusive concept of family
On 24 November, French oil group TotalEnergies (formerly Total) and all its trade unions signed a new agreement on workplace equality. It grants the same rights to all families with regard to...
France: Crédit Mutuel sharpens focus on generative AI and quantum computing
On 11 December, Crédit Mutuel unveiled its strategic plan up to the year 2027. In terms of technology, the mutual group is opening new data centres in France and intends to promote ethical...
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15 December 2023
United Kingdom: Standard Chartered offers “green” cars to employees
All UK employees of the banking group (more than 2,500 people) can take advantage of a leasing offer for a hybrid or electric vehicle as part of a "salary sacrifice scheme". Under this scheme...
14 December 2023
EU: compromise finally reached on corporate sustainability due diligence directive
European legislators have reached an agreement on companies' due diligence requirements with regard to sustainability. While there was strong pressure to weaken the obligations, 15,000 companies...
Czech Republic: minimum wage to rise from 1 January 2024
On 13 December, Czech labour minister Marian Jurecka announced an increase in the minimum wage that will take effect from 1 January 2024. The wage level will rise from 17,300 to 18,900 koruna per...
14 December 2023
EU: Council and Parliament reach agreement on presumption of employment for platform workers
European legislators have reached agreement on a directive strengthening protections for platform workers. The presumption of employment should soon apply to 5 million workers considered to be in...
13 December 2023
Portugal: 95% satisfaction rate among companies to test four-day week
The initial results of Portugal's four-day week trial, published on 12 December, show high levels of satisfaction among both participating companies and the employees concerned. The experiment...
13 December 2023
United Kingdom: PwC rolls out staff training on neurodiversity
Professional services giant PwC has rolled out an online training programme, open to its 32,640 UK employees, to help them understand neurodiversity. More than 1,000 employees have already...
13 December 2023
EU: whistleblower protection measures come into force in companies with more than 50 employees
The provisions of the European directive on the protection of whistleblowers have now been transposed into the legislation of the 27 EU Member States and apply to all companies with 250 employees...
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12 December 2023
Australia: new visa to be created for highly skilled workers
On 11 December, home affairs minister Clare O’Neil announced a series of measures designed to halve immigration over the next two years. In particular, the government will be raising the...
12 December 2023
EU: international groups join unions and NGOs in calling for an ambitious corporate sustainability due diligence directive
In a joint call published on 11 December, several international industrial groups (L’Oréal, Unilever, Scania, Ericsson, Ikea, Novo Nordisk and Maersk) have joined forces with European...
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11 December 2023
New Zealand: trial period extended to 90 days for all employers
On 11 December labour relations minister Brooke Van Velden introduced a bill allowing all employers to extend the trial period for new recruits to a maximum of 90 days. Until now, this...
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11 December 2023
Germany: SAP aims to revive employee appraisals with ‘Winning Culture’
The leadership of SAP, the German enterprise IT solutions producer, wants to restore its employees "taste for performance". To achieve this, it is negotiating the introduction of a "dynamic...
11 December 2023
France: order transposing CSRD directive published
An order was published in France’s official journal on 7 December to transpose into domestic law the corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD), which is due to come into force in...
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8 December 2023
Australia: law passed to guarantee equal treatment for temporary workers and salaried employees
On December 7, the Australian parliament passed the ‘Same Job, Same Pay’ bill. The aim of the bill is to ensure that workers hired through a temporary employment agency during a...
8 December 2023
United Kingdom: Asos ditches diversity-linked bonuses
Faced with financial difficulties, online fashion retailer Asos has opted to shift attention from diversity, equity and inclusion by once again linking management bonuses solely to financial...
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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