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Spain: social partners sign a major social agreement that provides for a 10% pay rise over three years
Management and unions have agreed in an National Framework Agreement on Employment and Collective Bargaining to a wage increase of 4% in 2023 and 3% in both 2024 and 2025, along with an annual 1%...
11 May 2023
Brazil: Chamber of deputies approves legislation strengthening pay parity
As Brazil’s government promised on 08 March, legislation was introduced to the Chamber of Deputies, the members of which approved on 04 May, requiring companies at least 20 employees to publish...
Belgium: approval passed for profitable companies to pay staff a purchasing power bonus
Although workers will not receive any salary increases in 2023 and 2024 beyond those already linked to inflation, Belgium’s Council of Ministers has approved the possibility for profitable...
9 May 2023
United Kingdom: Co-op introduces flexible compassionate leave policy
The UK supermarket cooperative Co-op has launched a new compassionate leave policy for its 57,000 employees, granting them 10 days of leave – taken at any time and not necessarily in a single...
5 May 2023
EU: MEPs demand more ambitious push to protect workers against asbestos
On 26 April members of the European Parliament in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs unanimously adopted a report on the European Commission’s proposal for a revision of the...
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5 May 2023
Alain Li (Richemont): “In Asia-Pacific, we have focused on local hiring and talent development”
Over the last few years, Swiss luxury goods powerhouse Richemont has been growing rapidly in Asia-Pacific, where is has a presence in 10 countries. The region now accounts for 8,000 of its 35,000...
4 May 2023
Italy: banking sector social partners agree to extend their collective agreement renewal date
On 26 April, and with procedures for the renewal of the banking sector national collective bargaining agreement (NCA) falling behind schedule, both the employers’ organisation (ABI –...
4 May 2023
Italy: agreement on hybrid working for the Generali Group
On 20 April, Generali Group, Italy’s global insurance and asset management provider, together with the unions First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca, FNA and SNFIA, signed a smart working agreement that...
3 May 2023
Portugal: Labour Code reform comes into force
On 01 May, Portugal’s Labour code reform called the Decent Work Agenda came into force. This reform was negotiated over a great many months, approved, and finally published in the Official Gazette...
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3 May 2023
Italy: government makes fixed-term employment contracts more flexible and supports employees’ purchasing power
On 01 May, International Workers’ day Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a decree-law addressing various labour related issues. Included in the text is a relaxation of norms surrounding...
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2 May 2023
EU: European Economic and Social Council calls for a new directive on preventing psychosocial risks at work
On 27 April, the European Economic and Social Council (EESC) adopted a resolution calling for a directive on the prevention of psychosocial risks at work. At the vanguard since July 2022, Spain...
2 May 2023
France: Mutuelle Générale strengthens its policy in favour of people with disabilities
On 20 March, Mutuelle Générale, together with all its representative trade unions (CFDT, CFE-CGC, FO, Unsa), renewed the three-year agreement on the employment of those with disabilities. With...
27 April 2023
France: PwC launches a pilot programme to support staff as they deal with the challenges of parenthood
The major professional services and accounting firm is adding more benefits to its Family Care scheme that was set up in 2017. In July 2023 three new measures will be piloted to facilitate...
27 April 2023
France: three agreements reached on working conditions for platform-based delivery drivers
Three months after a landmark agreement that set a minimum income for ride-hail drivers, three new agreements have been reached under the aegis of the newly formed Platform Employment Industrial...
26 April 2023
Great Britain: an agreement to accompany change at Royal Mail
On 21 April the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced it had reached an agreement with Royal Mail Group. The ‘Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement’ grants a 10% pay rise...
26 April 2023
EU: European Parliament proposing a stronger version of the due diligence directive
On 25 April the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) adopted a text, which mind RH has obtained, that strengthens the Directive of the European Parliament and the Council, on...
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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: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026