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Germany: autonomy central to staff training at drugstore chain dm
Dm-drogerie markt, Germany's leading healthcare and cosmetics retail chain, has deployed an array of innovative measures to train its employees and maintain their employability, ranging from...
6 February 2023
United States: NLRB condemns Apple’s “culture of secrecy”
Apple is violating US labour laws by seeking to curtail the freedom of its staff to talk about certain topics, according to legal experts at the National Labor Relations Board. This was the...
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6 February 2023
EU: European Parliament votes to strengthen role of European Works Councils
A report drafted by German MEP Dennis Radtke, which urges the European Commission to revise the 2009 directive on European Works Councils, was supported by the European Parliament in a vote on 2...
3 February 2023
Poland: remote work now regulated by law
An amendment recently adopted by the Polish parliament provides a definition for remote work and sets out procedures for how such arrangements should be implemented at companies. With remote work...
3 February 2023
US: despite recent gains, anti-unionism persists
While the signs might suggest that the rate of union penetration is on the up in the US, following the recent creation of unions in several US multinational corporations, the reality of ongoing...
2 February 2023
Spain: minimum salary level raised 8%
The minimum wage floor has risen to €1,080 gross per month over 14 months, representing 60% of the average wage in Spain, as recommended by the EU Directive on adequate minimum wages. The minimum...
2 February 2023
The Netherlands: Senate adopts bill amending Whistleblowers Act
On 24 January 2023, after more than a year’s delay, the Dutch Senate finally adopted the bill protecting whistleblowers. The European Commission had launched an infringement procedure...
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1 February 2023
France: digital and consulting sectors to give two days’ leave to women who suffer a miscarriage
The business organisation Syntec, which brings together French companies in the digital and consulting sectors, among others, has signed an agreement with all the relevant trade unions on the...
30 January 2023
United Kingdom: companies pledge support to employees going through divorce
An array of major UK companies – including supermarkets Asda and Tesco, banks NatWest and Metro Bank, consulting group PwC, consumer goods giant Unilever and telecommunications group Vodafone –...
30 January 2023
Franck Bodikian (ManpowerGroup France): “We must ensure that we maintain a balance between the generations”
On 30 June 2022, the staffing firm ManpowerGroup France (3,500 permanent employees) signed a new employment and career management agreement (GEPP) that introduces specific training measures for...
26 January 2023
Portugal: 20 days of bereavement leave for the death of a spouse
On 23 January 2023, Portugal’s parliamentarians approved an amendment to the country’s labour code that increases paid bereavement leave for the death of a spouse from an original 5...
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26 January 2023
EU: EU Commission launches plan to strengthen European social dialogue
On 25 January 2023, the European Commission presented a proposal for a recommendation comprising a series of measures to encourage the EU Member States to strengthen social dialogue at national...
Great Britain: consultation launched to finalise the code of practice combatting the wave of ‘fire and rehire’
On 24 January 2023, the UK executive opened a 12-week consultation aimed at finalising its Draft Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement. The code, promised in 2022 following the P&O...
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25 January 2023
Spain: working conditions in consultancy firms have come under scrutiny
Spain’s Labour Inspectorate is studying working hour practices in large audit and consultancy firms at a time when the renegotiation of the sector's collective agreement is in full swing and...
24 January 2023
EU: minimum wage increases not able to compensate for rising prices
As of 01 January 2023, eighteen out of the twenty-two EU Member States with a statutory minimum wage have implemented an increase in their basic salary level. The aim is to protect low-wage...
24 January 2023
Amazon: report by international trade union exposes impact of surveillance technology on workers’ health
UNI Global Union, the international union federation, has published a report based on a survey of 2,000 employees – from eight countries – at US e-commerce giant Amazon. Published on...
23 January 2023
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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
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EU: Commission proposes loosening of AI regulations
On 19 November, the European Commission published a proposal for an omnibus regulation aimed at simplifying the AI Act in order to ‘ensure the swift, smooth and proportionate implementation’ of...
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EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised
On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...
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EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...
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EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...
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28 November 2025
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Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia
On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...
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28 November 2025