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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...
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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...
20 March 2023
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
14 March 2023
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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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10 March 2023
Spain: a bill for effective gender parity in companies
The Spanish government is looking to move towards effective gender balance in corporate decision making bodies, with at least 40% female representation on the boards of directors and in senior...
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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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France: LinkedIn reveals most sought-after HR skills
LinkedIn is revealing the most sought-after HR skills in 2026 in a study to be published on 24 February, which mind RH is previewing. Internal communication, training planning, occupational health...
24 February 2026
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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026