Employement and skills development

On 30 June, the Danish government announced the introduction of a new measure for the recruitment of certain foreign employees. Companies will now have to have a collective agreement between the...

7 July 2025

Société Générale limits remote working to one day a week

Slawomir Krupa, the chief executive of French banking group Société Générale, has announced a reduction in remote working to one day per week, in a message addressed to all company employees...

25 June 2025

United Kingdom: youth employment plan seeks to reduce reliance on foreign workers

Addressing skills shortages and reducing skilled immigration are the objectives of the plan announced on 27 May by UK education secretary Bridget Phillipson. The plan is backed by a £3...

28 May 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

France: how insurer Maif is rolling out an action plan on generative AI built with employees

In February, French mutual insurance group Maif unveiled a series of measures on generative AI. They take up the proposals resulting from an innovative process that brought together randomly...

10 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...

9 April 2025

Poland: law passed to limit employment of foreign workers

The Polish parliament passed a bill on the employment of foreigners on 20 March. The text has two objectives: on the one hand, it aims to combat the fraudulent obtaining of work permits and, on...

21 March 2025

United Kingdom: Tesco develops apprenticeships and grants pay rises above inflation

After committing in mid-February to bolstering its apprenticeship programme for the start of the next academic year, UK supermarket chain Tesco signed an agreement with the Union of Shop...

20 March 2025

United Kingdom: new rules on skilled immigration from 9 April 2025

On 12 March, the UK Home Office issued a statement on changes to immigration rules applicable from 9 April. It concerns skilled workers and in particular the recruitment of foreign employees in...

18 March 2025

Fabienne Arata (LinkedIn): ‘Three-quarters of recruiters are experiencing qualified skills shortages’

A few weeks after the AI summit in Paris, LinkedIn France Country Manager, Fabienne Arata, shared her analysis of labour market trends with mind RH . AI is emerging as both a real engine in...

12 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

Cyprus: government relaxes regulations on employment of foreign workers

On 19 February 2025, Cyprus’ Council of Ministers approved a framework for the employment of foreign workers, the aim of which is to “create the conditions for full employment and meet...

25 February 2025

France: Emeis (formerly Orpea) launches ‘solidarity solutions’ programme for employees

France's second largest retirement home operator (28,000 employees) will soon become a mission-driven company. To embody its desire to assert itself as a "company with an extended social mission...

14 February 2025

Italy: BPER banking group gives all staff training on new technology

Italian banking group BPER announced in mid-January the creation of an ‘academy’, in partnership with the training group Digit’Ed, as it seeks to train its 20,000 employees on...

22 January 2025

United States: new regulations to facilitate recruitment of highly skilled foreign workers come into force

The new regulations on visas for highly skilled foreign workers (H-1B), announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on 17 December, came into force on 17 January. The aim is to enable...

21 January 2025

Mercadona hikes wages for all staff by 8.5%

From 2025, Spanish retail leader Mercadona (turnover 2023: €35.53 billion, up 15% year on year. 1,681 stores) is increasing the salaries of its 104,000 employees in order to increase their...

17 January 2025

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France: Crédit Agricole to tighten remote work rules

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

France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval

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

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

Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”

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

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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers

During a visit to India earlier this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the strategic importance of attracting Indian workers to Germany, signing a series of cooperation agreements...

15 January 2026

France: 2026 budget expected to maintain employer contribution relief

On 19 January 2026, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu decided to invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass France's 2026 budget without a vote in the National Assembly. Three days...

20 January 2026

EU: Cyprus unveils its six-month presidency programme

Cyprus has set out its priorities for its six-month presidency of the Council of the EU. On the social front, the centre-right government will focus on the Union of Skills, which aims to boost...

23 January 2026

Informal economy and slow wage growth hamper decent work, ILO says

The International Labour Organisation published its Employment ans Social Trends 2026 on 14 January. It anticipates unemployment stabilising in 2026 and employment growth of 1%, driven by...

16 January 2026