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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
United States: official review of DEI practices at law firm Perkins Coie
On 06 March, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order ordering a review of law firm Perkins Coie’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. ‘My...
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11 March 2025
Austria: new government plans labour market adjustments
Austria's new coalition government took office on 3 March, after five months of negotiations. The coalition is made up of the country's conservative (ÖVP), social democratic (SPÖ) and liberal...
4 March 2025
Ireland: several employment bills on parliament’s agenda
On 18 February, the Irish government published the legislative programme for the spring 2025 session. Of the 21 bills listed as priorities, for which pre-legislative scrutiny was completed last...
27 February 2025
France: Essilor International facilitates transition to retirement
The optics specialist and the CFDT, CFE-CGC, CGT and FO trade unions signed an agreement on 1 January 2024 for an indefinite period on end-of-career arrangements and the transition from work to...
24 February 2025
Chile: employers will have to contribute to employee pensions
At the end of January, Chile approved a pension reform introducing a major change: employers must now contribute 8.5% of their employees’ salaries to the pension scheme. The new law also provides...
Companies commit to responsible AI in the workplace
During the AI Action Summit in Paris on 10 and 11 February, several dozen companies agreed on six objectives aimed at ensuring trust in the application of AI. These are in line with the...
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12 February 2025
France: agreement at Engie Energie Services on employment of older workers
On 19 December, the management of the energy company's services subsidiary and the CFDT, CFE-CGC, CGT and FO trade unions signed an agreement on older workers, focusing on the second part of the...
12 February 2025
Argentina: views diverge on potential pension reform
The director of Argentina's social security agency is proposing a reform of the pension system before the end of the year, including an increase in the legal retirement age. The president is...
Belgium: new coalition government plans to make work more flexible
The new coalition government led by prime minister Bart De Wever, leader of the Flemish Conservatives (N-VA), won a vote of confidence from the Chamber of Representatives in the early hours of the...
7 February 2025
France: TotalEnergies jobs and career management agreement emphasises on end-of-career planning
On 29 November, TotalEnergies management and the CFE-CGC, CFDT, CGT and CAT trade unions signed a long-awaited jobs and career management agreement (GEPP), with its predecessor having expired on 1...
4 February 2025
United States: under attack from 19 states, will Costco give in to the movement against diversity and inclusion?
On 28 January, 19 US states sent a letter to the chief executive of Costco, a brand name that is emblematic not only for its HR and pay policies, but also for diversity, equity and inclusion...
Spain: green light for new formulas to encourage partial, active and deferred retirement
On 22 January 2025, the Spanish parliament approved changes to the pension system designed to encourage people to work longer beyond the statutory retirement age. The text opens up several avenues...
28 January 2025
United States: Apple to continue diversity programmes despite political pressure
In a move that goes against the grain of several large US companies that have announced the end of their diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) policies in recent weeks, Apple has recommended...
United States: Meta and Amazon join Walmart in row back on inclusion
Meta and Amazon are backtracking in their fight against discrimination. After abolishing fact-checking in the US – the verification of information on its social networks – Meta...
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20 January 2025
A look back at 2024: addressing the skills shortage in every way possible
A whole range of levers were activated in 2024 to tackle the skills shortage currently affecting a large number of countries, from strengthening vocational training to keeping older people in work...
14 January 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