Employement and skills development

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

Finland: bill seeks to withdraw work permits from foreigners after three months’ unemployment

On 17 September, the new right-wing coalition government submitted draft amendments to the Aliens Act to Parliament. It proposes withdrawing work permits from foreigners after three months of...

22 October 2024

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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

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

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France: LinkedIn reveals most sought-after HR skills

LinkedIn is revealing the most sought-after HR skills in 2026 in a study to be published on 24 February, which mind RH is previewing. Internal communication, training planning, occupational health...

24 February 2026

Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs

In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...

5 March 2026

Germany: accelerated professional integration in sight for asylum seekers

Germany’s interior minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced plans to accelerate the professional integration of asylum seekers in Germany. “The best integration is the one that starts...

23 February 2026

Spain: a bill to regulate internships

On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...

13 March 2026

EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation

On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...

2 March 2026

Block to slash workforce by nearly half

The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...

6 March 2026