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France: the senior index and the end-of-career contract ratified with the pension reform
Draft legislation rectifying the 2023 social security financing has been definitively adopted. This text sets the legal retirement age at 64, while still maintaining the possibility of early...
21 March 2023
Mexico: draft legislation being examined that would require businesses to employ those over 60 years of age
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies will imminently examine a Federal Labour Lawreform aiming to require businesses with at least 20 employees to have at least 5% of their workforce comprising...
21 March 2023
Greece: minimum wage to rise by 9.4% on 1 April 2023
The Greek government has announced an increase to the minimum wage to alleviate the impact of the economic crisis and inflation in the country. Announced on 17 March and set to take effect from 1...
Christian Ruckriegel (Allianz): “Our Equal Pay project is an important part of a broader commitment to gender equality”
How do you ensure male and female employees enjoy equal pay when you are a multinational company operating in more than 70 countries with different customs and traditions? This is the challenge...
20 March 2023
France: harnessing the technological tools of marketing to address candidate shortages
Programmatic HR, which helps optimise online recruitment, through automation as well as the use of advertising data, is becoming increasingly popular with companies. For a few years now, several...
17 March 2023
Italy: new collective agreement in rubber-plastic sector sharpens focus on gender equality
A new collective agreement has been signed in Italy's rubber and plastic sector, covering around 150,000 workers at more than 5,000 companies, including multinationals such as Pirelli, Michelin...
17 March 2023
Italy: Stellantis Group collective agreement renewed
This company agreement between the Stellantis Group (2021 PSA-FCA merger) and the main Italian trade unions provides for a salary increase of more than 11% over 2 years and stronger social...
16 March 2023
Great Britain: a 2023 budget geared to ‘back to work’
During his budget presentation on 15 March, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, “by breaking down barriers that stop people”, called for a return to work by the over-50s, young parents and the...
16 March 2023
Spain: a law to fight discrimination against LGBTI people
On 01 March 2023, Law 4/2023 of 28 February 2023 “for the real and effective equality of transgender people and to guarantee the rights of LGBTI people” (lesbian, gay, bisexual...
16 March 2023
Spain: an independent authority for the protection of whistle-blowers
Spanish legislation transposing the European directive on whistle-blowers is providing for the creation of an independent external whistleblowing channel, alongside penalties of up to € 1 million...
15 March 2023
United Kingdom: Parker Review aims to increase diversity in senior management roles
The Parker Review is looking to build on the positive results achieved in the area of ethnic diversity and now wants all companies in the FTSE 350 index, which combines the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250...
14 March 2023
Romania: 28 new collective bargaining sectors created
On 1 March, the Romanian government decided to redefine and increase the number of collective bargaining sectors, which will rise from 30 at present to 58. This reform aims to “encourage...
Luxembourg: provisions adopted to protect victims of moral harassment at work
On 09 March, Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies adopted draft legislation that introduces protection for victims of moral harassment (aka mobbing) in the workplace. This bill will mean that...
13 March 2023
Iceland: new measures to attract foreign workers
On 08 March, Iceland’s government announced several changes to the country’s residency and employment regulations. The stated goal is to attract workers from outside the European Economic Area...
13 March 2023
France: Generali launches action plans to boost female representation across its distribution network and STEM professions
After striving to narrow the gender pay gap, which has resulted in the French arm of the Italian insurance group scoring 94/100 on the gender parity professional index, Generali is now seeking to...
10 March 2023
Italy: the government presents a maternity-related code of conduct to the social partners
One woman in five quits her job after the birth of a child, according to a report by the INAPP (National Institute for Public Policy Analysis), and according to the INPS (main component of the...
10 March 2023
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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Inditex European works council mobilises on value sharing
In a joint statement, 10 trade unions comprising the European works council of the Inditex clothing group are calling for rallies in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany...
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025