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Malta : final transposition of the pay transparency directive
The news. The transposition of the European pay transparency directive was published in the Official Gazette of Malta on 5 June 2026. It directly implements the individual provisions of the text...
11 June 2026
Michael Fossat (Schneider Electric France): “Post-retirement employment meets a real need”
Along with five other HR directors from major corporations—Ludovic Demierre (Vinci), Caroline Gonin (Transdev), Jean-Claude Le Grand (L’Oréal), Louis-Maxime Negre (Sopra Steria), and Jean-Manuel...
10 June 2026
Luxembourg: 2026 Tripartite Agreement Focuses on Purchasing Power
The news. On 8 June, Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden and representatives of employers’ and trade union organizations signed the 2026 Tripartite Resilience Package...
10 June 2026
Germany: employers seek a right to information for selecting employee reservists
The news. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’s draft legislation aimed at strengthening the reserve forces of the Bundeswehr (Germany’s national armed forces) is raising concerns...
10 June 2026
Germany: the executive would like to “adapt” the pay transparency directive
Germany has missed the 7 June 2026 deadline to transpose the EU directive aimed at ensuring equal pay between women and men. The conservative Family Minister Karin Prien, who is leading the...
9 June 2026
United Kingdom: government launches consultation on new rights for employee carers
The news. On 9 June, the UK Labour government launched a public consultation aimed at introducing new protections for family carers. The objective is to enable as many carers as possible to...
9 June 2026
EU : the Commission integrates the issue of quality jobs into the European Semester
The info. On 3 June, the European Commission published the spring package of the European Semester, the EU’s community economic and fiscal governance framework incorporating recommendations...
8 June 2026
Luxembourg: minimum wage increased by 2.5% as of June 1
The news. The government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has announced a 2.5% increase in the minimum wage effective June 1st, 2026, following the publication of the consumer price index on June...
8 June 2026
New legislative texts in Greece and France ahead of the pay transparency directive transposition
After many months of inertia despite the looming deadline for transposing the pay transparency directive, member states are waking up. Greece presented a draft bill on 3 June, following Bulgaria...
5 June 2026
France: the new occupational health plan broadens the range of workplace risks
The info. The French Minister of Labor and Solidarity Jean-Pierre Farandou presented on June 5 the occupational health plan for 2026-2030 (PST5) developed in consultation with the partenaires...
5 June 2026
Romania: waiting-day requirement abolished for maternity leave and certain serious diseases
The info. The Romanian Parliament adopted an amendment on 15 May to an emergency ordinance adopted in December 2025 which, since 1 February 2026, had introduced a waiting day for the compensation...
4 June 2026
Italy: banking sector unions protest against commercial pressure on employees
Banking sector trade unions in Italy are denouncing an increase in workplace stress, generated by commercial pressures exerted on employees, in a context where banks are increasingly profitable...
4 June 2026
Several countries make progress in transposing the pay transparency directive
With only days left until the deadline to transpose the pay transparency directive, Lithuania and Italy have passed their draft bills just in time. Meanwhile, the Netherlands and Poland have...
3 June 2026
France: reduction in the duration of unemployment benefits following a mutual termination agreement
The news. On June 2, the French Parliament definitively adopted the bill transposing the February 2026 agreement concluded between the social partners into the Labour Code. This text reduces the...
3 June 2026
LVMH publishes a human rights charter for its commercial partners
The news. LVMH published a human rights charter at the end of May defining internal commitments as well as those for its suppliers, clients and affected communities. It supplements the supplier...
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2 June 2026
France: Michelin plans workforce adjustment with no forced layoffs
On 28 May, the Michelin group announced "a necessary adjustment" to its workforce in France (17,000 employees). The tyre giant plans to cut 1,500 jobs over three years, primarily in white-collar...
2 June 2026
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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