Valérie Grasset-Morel

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France: ‘bonus-malus’ system central to talks over short-term contracts

French social partners opened talks on 28 January 2026 on the regulation of short-term contracts, marking the start of a negotiating process set to continue with three further meetings in March...

29 January 2026

France: transposition of the pay transparency directive takes shape

The transposition of the European directive on pay transparency into French law is entering a decisive phase. The Minister of Labour, Jean-Pierre Farandou, wants to present the bill to Parliament...

21 January 2026

France: 2026 budget expected to maintain employer contribution relief

On 19 January 2026, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu decided to invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass France's 2026 budget without a vote in the National Assembly. Three days...

20 January 2026

France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations

After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...

12 January 2026

France: government measures to boost the validation of prior learning

Underused because it is little known, difficult to harness and complex in terms of funding, the validation of prior learning (validation des acquis de l’expérience, VAE), which enables people to...

22 July 2025

France: social partners reach agreement on retraining

It may not be a momentous day for professional transitions and retraining, but at least the French social partners reached an agreement on 25 June 2025. The text, which aims to make existing...

27 June 2025

France: ‘rebound’ long-term partial activity scheme operational

A decree dated 14 April implements the so-called 'rebound' long-term partial activity scheme (activité partielle de longue durée rebond, APLD-R), provided for in France's 2025 budget to help...

23 April 2025

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New regulations coming into force, economic uncertainty, evolving skills requirements… More than ever, the HR function will play a strategic role within organizations in 2026. mind HR...

3 February 2026

Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry

Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...

3 February 2026

Argentina: labour law reform debate kicks off

Argentina’s Congress has begun debating President Javier Milei’s highly contentious labour reform package, which includes proposals to scrap overtime pay, curb the right to strike and give...

3 February 2026

France: Uber ordered to pay €1.7 billion for undeclared work

According to the publication Revue21, the employer contributions collection agency (URSSAF) has sent a 142-page document to the ride-hailing platform Uber demanding the sum of €1.7 billion...

2 February 2026

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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”

In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...

21 January 2026

Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry

Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...

3 February 2026

Italy: collective agreement for rubber and plastics sector focuses on new skills

A month ahead of schedule, the Federazione Gomma Plastica employers' organisation and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec trade unions have renewed the collective agreement for the rubber and...

5 January 2026

Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit

The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...

15 January 2026

France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations

After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...

12 January 2026

EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment

On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...

16 January 2026