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On 5 July 2024, French food company Danone signed a forward-looking agreement on the management of jobs and career paths (GEPP). The agreement notably fleshes out details for the global DanSkills...

26 September 2024

Nadège Plou (Clariane): “Social dialogue on the ground is a hallmark of the company”

One year after the launch of Clariane, replacing the former brand Korian, the private retirement and healthcare company's HR director for France talks to mind RH about its challenges. The...

19 September 2024

France: Dalkia commits to achieving 6% employment rate for disabled employees by 2026

French energy company Dalkia and its trade unions (CGT, CFDT and CFE-CGC) have renewed their agreement on the "employment, professional integration and career development of people with...

13 September 2024

Italy: Poste Italiane paves way for four-day week and endometriosis leave

Poste Italiane, Italy's postal service provider and the country's largest employer with 120,000 staff, renewed its collective agreement at the end of July. The agreement makes it possible to trial...

12 September 2024

Germany: collective bargaining kicks off in metalworking industry

Collective bargaining in the metalworking industry between the IG Metall union and the employers’ federation Gesamtmetall began on Wednesday 11 September in the districts of...

12 September 2024

Germany: Volkswagen terminates collective agreement on job security in force for 30 years

Volkswagen management has formally terminated a number of collective agreements, including the job security agreement, which has been in force since 1994 and is valid until 2029. Redundancies may...

11 September 2024

United Kingdom: government urges unions and employers to unite

The UK’s Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed the annual meeting of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton, south-east England, on 10 September. He was the first British head of...

11 September 2024

Italy: retail sector collective agreement introduces new professional profiles

The collective agreement for Italy's mass market retail sector has finally been renewed, five years after its predecessor expired. The main new feature is an overhaul of the job and salary grid to...

10 September 2024

Germany: IG Metall floats idea of four-day week at Volkswagen

Since Volkswagen's shock announcement last Thursday of likely redundancies and plant closures in Germany for its flagship VW brand, trade unions and politicians have been bracing themselves for...

9 September 2024

Netherlands: unions plan week of strikes in push to maintain the early retirement scheme

On 7 September, the Dutch trade unions FNV, CNV and VCP launched a week of strike action to reach an agreement with the government and employers on maintaining the Early Retirement Scheme (RVU)...

9 September 2024

Fashion retailer New Look commits to human rights due diligence measures

New Look and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) announced on August 27 that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to introduce due diligence measures for...

6 September 2024

Italy: gender equality at heart of new footwear sector collective agreement

The social partners in Italy's footwear sector, which employs around 75,000 people, reached an agreement in July to renew their collective agreement. In addition to an average pay rise of €191...

6 September 2024

Germany: battle for jobs in the offing at Volkswagen

The iconic German carmaker has sparked fury among employees and staff representatives by announcing the possible closure of factories in Germany, the termination of the job guarantee agreement and...

5 September 2024

France: La Poste commits to harnessing skills acquired by caregiving employees

On 12 July 2024, French postal service group La Poste signed a new agreement with the CGT, CFDT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC and UNSA trade unions to support its 5,200 postal workers who provide care. The...

5 September 2024

Italy: new food industry collective agreement focuses on purchasing power

The collective agreement for Italy's food industry, which was renewed this spring, covers numerous categories and sectors (including, for example, coffee and food supplements), representing some...

4 September 2024

How Crédit Agricole is harnessing partnership with LinkedIn Learning to accelerate its transformation

The French banking group and LinkedIn have set up an unprecedented partnership that will give employees access to 24,000 training courses on the platform. Using generative artificial intelligence...

3 September 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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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”

On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...

3 December 2025

Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle

In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...

2 December 2025

Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining

On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...

2 December 2025

EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI

On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...

18 December 2025

France: construction sector turns to long-term partial activity scheme

Amid the ongoing economic crisis hitting France’s construction sector, social partners in the public works industry (350,000 employees) signed an agreement at the end of October enabling companies...

21 November 2025

Inditex European works council mobilises on value sharing

In a joint statement, 10 trade unions comprising the European works council of the Inditex clothing group are calling for rallies in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany...

24 November 2025