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Major companies form coalition on global social protection baselines
Alongside a dozen other major companies, L'Oréal announced on 10 June the launch of the Engage & Care coalition around global social protection baselines. Beyond their commitment to providing...
11 June 2025
Germany: Volkswagen creates new structures to accelerate job cuts
With at least 20,000 early departures already confirmed, Volkswagen's plan to reduce its German workforce appears to be on schedule. However, the extensive restructuring at Europe's leading car...
10 June 2025
Spain: metrics incoming for determining early retirement in arduous and hazardous occupations
On 27 May 2025, the Spanish government published a decree-law in the country's official state gazette (BOE) facilitating access to early retirement. The law establishes clear criteria for people...
6 June 2025
Netherlands: centre of expertise on arduous work for early retirement launched
At the request of the country’s labour ministry, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) launched a centre of expertise for arduous work on 28 May. Its aim is to...
3 June 2025
Denmark: retirement age to rise to 70 with effect from 2040
On 22 May, the Danish Parliament approved, by 81 votes to 21, a bill that will raise the legal retirement age from 67 to 70 with effect from 2040, in order to maintain the balance of the system...
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27 May 2025
Dominique Laurent (Schneider Electric France): “The employment of older people is one of the most complex subjects to tackle”
As the French government embarks on a major campaign to promote the employment of older workers, Dominique Laurent, director of human resources for France at energy management equipment specialist...
20 May 2025
Slovenia: pension reform bill proposes to increase retirement age by two years
On 8 May, the Slovenian government adopted a bill amending the pension and disability scheme to “adapt the system to the ageing population”, it said in a statement. The bill provides...
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14 May 2025
SAP significantly waters down diversity programme
In response to US President Donald Trump's executive order to abolish diversity policies, the German business software leader has announced that it is scrapping its target of 40% women in its...
France: national interprofessional agreement on employment of over-50s transposed
On 7 May, French labour minister Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet presented to the Council of Ministers a bill transposing the national interprofessional agreements promoting the employment of experienced...
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12 May 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...
30 April 2025
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...
29 April 2025
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...
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...
18 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...
16 April 2025
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...
16 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...
14 April 2025
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
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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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...
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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...
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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...
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5 November 2026