Employement and skills development

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

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

Canada: labour migration to be curbed in 2025

The measures announced by the government on 18 September to reduce labour immigration are coming into force. As of 1 January 2025, the spouses of foreign workers can only obtain a work permit if...

14 January 2025

Italy: aerospace and defence group Leonardo turns to referrals

Italian state-controlled aerospace and defence group Leonardo is struggling to find highly specialised staff and has decided to resort to co-optation, or staff referrals. “Dear colleague...

8 November 2024

Hélène Valade (LVMH): “Training is essential to driving the environmental transition”

On 2 October, French luxury goods giant LVMH, which has 214,000 employees, announced its goal of training 100% of its workforce on environmental issues until 2026. The group has developed both...

7 November 2024

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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

France: generative AI and older workers central to BPCE’s skills management strategy

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

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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts

On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...

1 December 2025

EU: Commission issues first recommendation on human capital as part of European Semester

In parallel with the European Semester adopted on 25 November, which proposes guidelines to member states on economic policies for the coming year, the European Commission has adopted an...

25 November 2025

France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees

The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...

19 December 2025

Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals

From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...

15 December 2025