All articles
Trending topics
- Gig workers and the regulation of platforms
- EWC agreements and recast directive
- Collective agreement
- Older workers
- mind Exclusive
- Skills
- European Framework Agreement
- Artificial intelligence
- hybrid work
- Gender equality
- Remote work regulations
- Managing the fallout of Covid-19
- CSRD
- Corporate sustainability due diligence
- Global Framework Agreements
Vinci : launching of a discrimination and equal opportunity audit
The French construction and concession group Vinci launched an audit on its commitments in terms of discrimination and equality of chances. This is a yearly exercise which was entrusted to an...
Sweden : the government proposes reduction in charges to encourage recruitment
Reduction of social contributions. In order to get hundreds of thousands of people back on the labour market, the government of the conservative Fredrik Reinfeldt has offered, among other...
17 April 2007
Russia : The FIOM reviews unionisation in the automotive industry
Social legislation and unionization. The Federation criticizes the labour code in force since 2002 which “contains numerous imperfections and is causing many problems”. It also denounces the...
17 April 2007
International: the IFM is clarifying its union strategy to face restructurings in the automotive sector
In its 2006-2007 report, the International Federation of Metalworkers (IFM) is taking the stock of the employment situation in the automotive sector and on the ongoing restructuring processes. The...
17 April 2007
Lithuania: employees getting less and less loyal
The Lithuanian employees feel increasingly less tied to their labour place, a recent survey claims. (Ref. 070343)
16 April 2007
Belgium: new joint commissions in the non-commercial sector
In Belgium, the gravity center of social dialogue in the private sector - especially for wage negotiations - is located in the joint commissions (CP) instituted in each branches. Until now...
16 April 2007
Indesit : follow up meeting for the application of the international framework agreement on the workers’ fundamental rights
The home appliances group's management, the delegation for the international federation of metalworkers (IFM), as well as union representatives for workers from Britain (Amicus), Italy (metallurgy...
16 April 2007
Poland : towards a new early retirement system
Poland is preparing a deep reform for its early retirement system. Currently, 1,250,000 Polish employees are entitled to it, because they performed jobs regarded as "painful". A bill aiming at...
16 April 2007
EU: a form was published as part of the new legislation on truck drivers’ working time
The form planned by the 2006/22 directive (see our story n°06352), which had to be filled in by the driver who was either on a sick leave or on sabbatical, was published in the OJEU. (Ref. 070340)
16 April 2007
Renault: the automotive group is giving an answer to the consultation concerning the green paper on the modernization of labour law
In a document addressed to the European Commission on March 28, 2007, the automobile group Renault is making its contribution to the debate on the future of labour law (see our story n°061175). It...
13 April 2007
Germany: the energy producer Eon wants to impose an increase in working time with no wage compensation for 33,000 employees
Muffled but tough negotiations started between Eon and Verdi, the services union. The company's management wants to increase working time with no wage compensation, and also decrease employment...
13 April 2007
EU: survey of impact on employment in certain sectors of CO2 reduction policies
Electricity production: employment erosion and emergence of new jobs
13 April 2007
EU: the Commission ruled that it is useless to amend legislation on working time for offshore staff
In a report published on the website of the DG employment and social Affairs, the European Commission ruled that it is not necessary to change the provisions from the November 4, 2003 2003/88...
13 April 2007
Germany: the minister of economy wants to open the labour market to East European workers before 2011
Flexibility for non-EU labour. At present workers from East European member states can work in Germany only on a temporary basis. Officially this situation will end in 2009 at the earliest and by...
12 April 2007
CEZ : first European works council agreement signed under the Czech law
The first agreement to establish a European works council under the Czech law system was signed within the Czech energy production and supply company CEZ (25,000 employees.) composed of 23 members...
12 April 2007
Austria : toward anticipatory opening of the labour market to East European workers in view of skilled labour shortage
Officially, Austria has blocked access to its labour market to workers from new EU member states until 2009. The only exception is that Uwe Bartenstein, minister of economy and employment, will...
12 April 2007
Our mind news
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
Most viewed articles of the month on mind HR
What readers clicked on the most last month.
What readers clicked on the most last month.
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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