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Following their meeting in Italy from September 11 to 13, the G7 labour and employment ministers signed a joint declaration focusing on artificial intelligence. The declaration contains an action...

27 September 2024

Nils Pedersen (UN Global Compact): “Voluntary CSR commitments are a way to stand outand make progress”

On 26 September, the Global Compact unveiled a survey of 1,500 companies on their implementation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Nils Pedersen, a general delegate of the Global Compact...

26 September 2024

On 23 September, the Intérêt à Agir association unveiled a report on the use of artificial intelligence and the French duty of vigilance law. This group of legal experts...

24 September 2024

Lego links employee bonuses to carbon emission reductions

In a bid to reduce the environmental impact of its factories, offices, shops and supply chain, Danish toy giant Lego has decided to link part of its employees’ 2024 bonuses to the...

17 September 2024

Employment of older workers grows slowly in Europe as the retirement age rises

The employment rate among the over-55s is growing steadily as a result of the gradual rise in the retirement age in most European countries. The rate of employment remains, however, significantly...

16 September 2024

EU: Draghi report on competitiveness urges investment in vocational training and deregulation

On September 9, former Italian prime minister and European Central Bank president Mario Draghi presented his report on European competitiveness, commissioned a year ago by European Commission...

10 September 2024

H&M and industriALL Global Union bolster agreement on subcontracting practices

Nine years after a first agreement aimed at developing representation and collective relations among suppliers, H&M, the Swedish trade union IF Metall and the global federation industriALL...

29 August 2024

France: Schmidt’s HR department at heart of group’s green “strategic shift”

Schmidt Groupe, which specialises in the design of living spaces and was awarded the 'B Corp' label at the end of 2023, put sustainability at the heart of its strategy at the start of the year...

29 August 2024

Geopost commits to regulate subcontracting in a global agreement

On July 22, the La Poste group subsidiary signed an amendment to the social agreement that has bound it since 2017 with the global services union federation UNI Global Union. It brings a strong...

27 August 2024

Germany: 11% of companies offer a four-day week

According to a survey carried out jointly by Randstad’s German subsidiary and the IfO Institute for Economic Research in Munich among a panel of 1,000 human resources managers, one German...

17 July 2024

Asian countries still a long way from gender equality in the workplace

The World Economic Forum says that, on a worldwide scale, progress on gender equality is slowing. While parity has been re-established in labour force participation since the end of the pandemic...

16 July 2024

How industrial group Lacroix is harnessing a digital solution to pre-empt pay transparency requirements

The European directive on pay transparency – to be transposed by 2026 at the latest – will generate administrative constraints for companies. That said, it can also become a strategic tool in the...

12 July 2024

United Kingdom: Court of Appeal paves the way for forced labour due diligence proceedings

In a decision handed down on 27June 2024, the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal overturned a decision by the National Crime Agency (NCA), which specialises in the fight against organised...

8 July 2024

Germany: mixed interim results for the four-day week pilot project

Since February 2024, 45 German companies have been testing the four-day working week as part of a project launched by the consultancy firm Intraprenör, which has just published an interim...

3 July 2024

France: first rulings by specialised chamber on duty of vigilance

On 18 June, the new chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal, focused on the duty of vigilance, ruled that legal actions brought against TotalEnergies and EDF were admissible. The first rulings on the...

25 June 2024

HR managers overwhelmed by managing emergencies (survey)

While HR managers are generally satisfied with their quality of life at work, they nevertheless complain that they spend a lot of time managing day-to-day issues. The international study...

21 June 2024

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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators

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31 October 2025

Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”

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

France: generative AI and older workers central to BPCE’s skills management strategy

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

Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses

Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...

14 October 2025

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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament

On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...

13 October 2025

mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators

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

Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs

Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...

30 October 2025

Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses

Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...

14 October 2025

Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’

Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...

24 October 2025

Germany: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce

On 15 October, Germany’s cabinet approved draft legislation on ‘active retirement‘, which is expected to pass swiftly through Parliament. The bill would allow people who continue...

20 October 2025