Spain: Axa recognises employees’ right to be informed about AI use
The new collective agreement at the Spanish business of insurance group Axa, signed on 29 September, introduces an obligation on the part of company management to be transparent with employees...
19 October 2023
EU: Commission adopts work programme for 2024
On 17 October, the European Commission adopted its work programme, listing the most important initiatives for 2024. In particular, the work programme sets out additional proposals to reduce red...
18 October 2023
Angela Rushforth (Construction Inclusion Coalition chair): “We need to change the perception of women in the construction industry”
At the end of September, a coalition designed to strengthen equality, diversity and inclusion in the construction industry was launched. Called the Construction Inclusion Coalition (CIC), it was...
17 October 2023
EU: MEPs vote to ban imports of products made with forced labour
On Monday 16 October, MEPs in the Internal Market and International Trade committees voted in favour of the draft regulation presented by the European Commission in September 2022, having called...
17 October 2023
France: Eurogroup Consulting offers entry-level consultancy positions to older jobseekers
As it grapples with a competitive labour market and structural staff turnover, Eurogroup Consulting is turning its attention to jobseekers over the age of 45 who are keen to retrain. The...
EU: CSRD, a tall order for HR departments
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is set to become the new standard for non-financial reporting at European level. Soon to be applied to 50,000 European companies, it should...
12 October 2023
United Kingdom: employers make a commitment on homelessness
At a time when thousands of workers are facing housing difficulties, 75 employers in the UK have signed up to the "Homelessness Covenant" in recent weeks. By doing so, they pledge to take broad...
6 October 2023
United Kingdom: CIPD issues guide to promote inclusion of transgender employees
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the trade association for human resource management professionals, recently published a guide on equality, diversity and inclusion of...
2 October 2023
France: the government sets about tackling the escalation in sick leave
Presented on 27 September 2023, the Social Security Financing Bill 2024 provides the government with an opportunity to tighten controls over sick leave, alongside which the executive is also...
27 September 2023
United Kingdom: Information Commissioner’s Office issues guidance on protecting workers’ health data
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance for employers on the processing of workers’ health information. The UK’s independent authority set up to...
25 September 2023
Great Britain: companies urged to get involved in suicide prevention
On 11 September 2023 the UK executive published its ‘Suicide prevention strategy for England: 2023 to 2028’ policy paper, at a time when Scotland, Wales, and Ireland already have their...
14 September 2023
Canada: investigations launched against Walmart and Hugo Boss after allegations of Uyghur forced labour in their supply chains
Following complaints from a group of NGOs, an investigation has been launched into Walmart and Hugo Boss which are two of three companies being accused of sourcing from factories suspected of...
5 September 2023
Chile: draft legislation introduces hybrid work for parents and carers
On 17 July, and with a view to securing prompt adoption, the bill aimed at improving work-life balance, which Chile’s President Gabriel Boric announced on 01 June was presented to Congress...
Brazil: delivery platform iFood sanctioned by the courts for anti-union practices
Following revelations in the press that communications agencies working on behalf of the delivery platform iFood were spying on striking delivery workers, the courts in Brazil have imposed a...
17 July 2023
United States: is 100% remote work nearing an end?
Having been innovators in this arena, a growing number of US companies appear to be backtracking on "full" remote work arrangements and are trying to get their workforces back into the office...
17 July 2023
Uniqlo, Inditex and Skechers targeted by new legal action over forced labour
With China’s Xinjiang province providing 20% of the world's cotton supplies, legal action has been launched for a second time in France against three major retailing businesses: Uniqlo, Inditex...
13 July 2023
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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...
24 November 2025
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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...
5 December 2025
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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...
9 December 2025
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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...
16 December 2025
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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...
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...
28 November 2025