Sébastien Mandron (Worldline): “If the CSRD were easy, it would be meaningless”
Sébastien Mandron, administrator of the French "Collège des directeurs du développement durable" (sustainable development directors group), spoke to mind RH after the presentation of the omnibus...
30 April 2025
Employment of older people: legal retirement age not the only determining factor
A study by the Global Deal business network presented on 29 April compares the situation of employees aged over 50 by company in six countries with identical working conditions, highlighting...
France: national campaign for employment of older workers launched
On 29 April, the French labour ministry organised a major conference on the employment of workers aged 50 and over in the country. This initiative marks the start of a national campaign to change...
France: major social impact of agri-food imports (study)
A study published by NGOs and a think tank has shone a spotlight on the social and environmental consequences in the countries producing 13 products imported by France, including coffee, cocoa...
22 April 2025
France: new disability agreement at Orange aims to improve accessibility to premises
On 24 March, after tense negotiations, the management of telecommunications group Orange (72,000 employees in France) and the CFDT, CFE-CGC and CGT trade unions finally signed a new collective...
EU: Council seeks to clarify substantive changes brought about by omnibus directive
According to a document released on 17 April, the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU has already reached a compromise on the second part of the omnibus package concerning substantive...
17 April 2025
mind RH analysis: Pay rises shrink at France’s large companies
In France, compulsory annual salary negotiations are being disrupted by the growing number of redundancy plans. As inflation returns to normal levels, mind RH sought to ascertain the impact of the...
Belgium: government proposes to increase career length required for end-of-career employment
On 11 April, the Belgian council of ministers approved a draft royal decree that increases the length of career required to benefit from end-of-career employment. Under existing...
Germany: future coalition wants to abolish due diligence law pending the European directive
The partners in the future German government (CDU/CSU and SPD) have agreed to repeal the national supply chain due diligence act (LkSG), as revealed in their coalition agreement presented on 9...
15 April 2025
EU: postponement of application of corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives finalised
Just over a month and a half after it was presented by the Commission, the first part of the omnibus package on sustainability was definitively adopted by the Council of the EU on Monday 14 April...
14 April 2025
Germany: government programme of upcoming coalition gives prominence to labour matters
On 9 April, at the end of four weeks of negotiations, Germany's conservative (CDU and CSU) and social democratic (SPD) parties presented a government programme that sets out the guidelines for...
France: social partners readjust roadmap for pension negotiations
In order to revive discussions on the evolution of the French pension system, after the departure of the CGT and FO trade unions and the U2P on the employers' side, the social partners still at...
11 April 2025
Norway: new measures to facilitate immigrants’ access to employment
On 8 April, the Norwegian minister of employment and inclusion Tonje Brenna announced several amendments to the law on the integration of immigrants in order to facilitate their access to...
France: La Poste signs new agreement on forward-looking management of jobs and career paths
On 31 March, the management of La Poste and the CFDT, FO and CFE-CGC trade unions signed a majority agreement on the management of jobs, career paths and the diversity of roles. The text, which...
Stellantis halts production at factories in Mexico and Canada in response to increased US tariffs
On 3 April, car manufacturer Stellantis announced the temporary halted production at its assembly plants in Mexico and Canada. The reason for this is the 25% tariff imposed by the US government on...
7 April 2025
Austria: gradual retirement remains under threat
Last week, Austrian social affairs minister Korinna Schumann (SPÖ) announced in the media that part-time working for seniors (Altersteilzeit), also known as “gradual retirement”...
7 April 2025
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Living wage still struggles to align with social dialogue (study)
As part of its summer school on social dialogue, the ILO commissioned a study on the living wage. This concept, which takes workers' needs into account when determining wage levels and which major...
9 October 2026
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EU: Commission to launch a business coalition against modern slavery
The news. On 16 October, the European Commission presented a new strategy to combat human trafficking. While labour exploitation reported by the authorities rose by 17% between 2021-2022 and...
19 October 2026
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UK: government promises human rights due diligence bill
The news. On 4 November, the government promised, through Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds before the House of Lords, the statutory introduction of human rights due diligence in the UK. It...
5 November 2026