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China: workplace discrimination against pregnant women on the rise
En Chine, les actes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes enceintes sur le lieu de travail demeurent fréquents. Cela fait d’ailleurs l’objet d’une campagne de sensibilisation par voie de presse...
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4 April 2023
Great Britain: Ikea UK commits to improving its sexual harassment policy and practice
The UK subsidiary of the Swedish furniture giant (with approximately 11,700 UK employees) has just signed a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). This...
28 March 2023
Great Britain: the Living Wage Foundation encourages employers to commit to employee pensions savings
Set up as a private organisation in 2011, the Living Wage Foundation promotes the implementation of the Living Wage and issues an accreditation to employers committed to providing the Living Wage...
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22 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
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...
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14 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...
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10 March 2023
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
Great Britain: the government appoints its first Menopause Employment Champion – an independent role
On 07 March, the UK government’s Department for Work and Pensions appointed Helen Tomlinson, Head of Talent (UK & Ireland) at the Adecco Group, to be the first menopause employment...
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9 March 2023
Healthcare group Organon gives staff 8 March off work
Global pharmaceutical group Organon, which specialises in healthcare treatment for women, is to give staff time off on International Women’s Day on March 8. The firm decided to give its 11,000...
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6 March 2023
Mexico: government bans import of goods produced with forced labour
Mexico has transcribed into domestic legislation the provisions of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) of 1 July 2020 that ban the import of goods made with forced labour, particularly...
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3 March 2023
Spain: El Corte Inglés launches a voluntary redundancy plan for older workers
Retail chain El Corte Inglés, Spain's leading department store chain, has presented the trade unions with a reorganization plan as a way of coping with the changing face of both the retail sector...
1 March 2023
United Kingdom: Zurich Insurance offers tax-free loans to staff so they can make their homes more energy efficient
The UK business of Swiss insurance group Zurich is to offer its 5,000 employees the opportunity to take out interest and tax-free loans of up to £10,000 (€11,206), which they can use to...
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17 February 2023
Great Britain: McDonald’s commits to ending sexual harassment
With complaints against the fast-food chain for sexual harassment multiplying in recent years around the world, McDonald's has just signed a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human...
14 February 2023
United States: NLRB condemns Apple’s “culture of secrecy”
Apple is violating US labour laws by seeking to curtail the freedom of its staff to talk about certain topics, according to legal experts at the National Labor Relations Board. This was the...
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6 February 2023
United Kingdom: companies pledge support to employees going through divorce
An array of major UK companies – including supermarkets Asda and Tesco, banks NatWest and Metro Bank, consulting group PwC, consumer goods giant Unilever and telecommunications group Vodafone –...
30 January 2023
Franck Bodikian (ManpowerGroup France): “We must ensure that we maintain a balance between the generations”
On 30 June 2022, the staffing firm ManpowerGroup France (3,500 permanent employees) signed a new employment and career management agreement (GEPP) that introduces specific training measures for...
26 January 2023
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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
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
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’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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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
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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
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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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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
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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...
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13 October 2025
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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