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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...
9 April 2025
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...
8 April 2025
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”...
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7 April 2025
Sweden: insurer Folksam offloads Tesla shares due to its anti-union stance
On 2 May, the Swedish insurer Folksam (3,524 employees) announced that it was selling all of its shares in Tesla. It cites issues at the American car manufacturer owned by Elon Musk with regard to...
4 April 2025
United States: Trump administration tells EU companies to end diversity policies
On 28 March, several large EU companies received a letter from the US government asking them to abandon their diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) programmes, or risk losing their contracts...
2 April 2025
France: Decathlon devises measures to keep older employees in work
French sporting goods retailer Decathlon signed its fourth agreement on the employment of older workers with the CFDT and Unsa unions on 20 January. This text, which applies from 1 February 2025...
27 March 2025
[mind RH news] Veolia strikes European agreement on diversity and inclusion
Veolia, the French multinational providing water, energy and waste recycling management services, is to sign a European framework agreement on diversity and inclusion with the European Federation...
26 March 2025
France: employment protection plan agreed for 1,300 Michelin employees
On 24 March, at the end of three months of tough negotiations, the management of Michelin and the CFDT, CFE-CGC and SUD trade unions signed an agreement on the social support measures for the...
25 March 2025
Belgium: social partners reach agreement putting an end to early retirement scheme
In line with the coalition agreement of the new Belgian government, the abolition of the early retirement scheme, which entitled senior citizens to unemployment benefit as well as a supplement...
21 March 2025
How Sanofi approached its first CSRD report
While Brussels is working to significantly lighten the burden for companies under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), with the omnibus package published on 26 February...
19 March 2025
Germany: IG Metall criticises Tesla for withholding pay in event of illness
In a statement published on 14 March, the IG Metall union once again criticised the management of the Tesla factory in Grünheide, this time regarding their practices on sick leave and wage...
19 March 2025
France: Carrefour taken to court for possible breach of due diligence requirements
The NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch, specialising in fishing and food respectively, announced on 17 March that they were taking the food retail group Carrefour to court, denouncing “ineffective...
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18 March 2025
Netherlands: new collective agreement in personal care sector rewards flexibility
The social partners in the personal care sector (retirement homes, nursing homes and home care) have signed a new 20-month collective agreement. It will apply from 1 January 2025 to 1 September...
17 March 2025
United Kingdom: ethnic diversity slowly increasing on boards of directors
The Parker Review of ethnic diversity on the boards of directors of major UK companies, published on 11 March, highlights a significant improvement at those listed on the FTSE 250 in 2024...
14 March 2025
China: labour administration declares an employer’s order for employees to marry as illegal
On 14 February, the local office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security declared unlawful a directive from the Shuntian Chemical factory requiring that its single status staff...
11 March 2025
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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