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European charter of fundamental social dialogue principles signed at Clariane (formerly Korian)
Clariane, the French retirement home and private clinic group, has agreed to a charter on social dialogue. Signed on 25 October 2023, it aims to extend trade union freedoms in countries where they...
27 October 2023
Germany: IG Metall rejects company pensions without guaranteed returns
On 25 October, the delegates' assembly of the major German metalworkers' union IG Metall, which met in Frankfurt, decided to reject any future negotiations on company pensions without guaranteed...
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27 October 2023
France: 2023 agreements on older workers focus mainly on support towards retirement
With social partners soon to sit down to negotiate a national inter-professional agreement (ANI) on the employment of older workers, mind RH has analysed the company agreements signed since the...
25 October 2023
EU: further delay in negotiations over joint framework agreement on telework
The European social partners have still not managed to reach an agreement on a text that was to serve as the basis for a EU directive on telework. The negotiating session on 23 October was the...
24 October 2023
France: Icade renews agreement for disabled employees
On 27 September, the French property developer (1,200 employees) signed a new agreement with its trade unions (SNUHAB-CFE-CGC, CGT, FO-FEC and Unsa) for the professional integration and continued...
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20 October 2023
Agreement to set up a European works council signed at Ramsay Santé
Ramsay Santé, the private hospitalisation group with 38,000 employees in five European countries, will now have a European works council, four years on from the first negotiations. The text...
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18 October 2023
AI primary concern in skills development (study)
The Cegos Observatory barometer on training reveals that HR professionals and employees see artificial intelligence (in particular generative AI) and data as the leading issue that will lead to...
10 October 2023
Crédit Agricole extends social rights with new global agreement
French banking group Crédit Agricole has stepped up its commitment on social topics by signing a new global agreement with UNI Global Union, covering human rights, fundamental labour rights, trade...
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10 October 2023
Italy: new Italcementi/Heidelberg Materials agreement focuses on parenthood and environment
The agreement signed on 25 September by Italcementi, the Italian cement manufacturer employing 1,700 people in the country, owned by Germany's HeidelbergCement, and the Fillea-Cgil, Filca-Cisl and...
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9 October 2023
France: the government sets about tackling the escalation in sick leave
Presented on 27 September 2023, the Social Security Financing Bill 2024 provides the government with an opportunity to tighten controls over sick leave, alongside which the executive is also...
United Kingdom: Information Commissioner’s Office issues guidance on protecting workers’ health data
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance for employers on the processing of workers’ health information. The UK’s independent authority set up to...
25 September 2023
France: agreement struck to regulate suspensions of independent delivery drivers from platforms
Drivers for ride-hailing services such as Uber have struck a deal whereby conditions for their suspension will be regulated by collective bargaining, just a few months after couriers for delivery...
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22 September 2023
Germany: government seeks to promote the use of AI in the world of work
In Munich on 12 September 2023, Germany’s Federal Minister of Labour Hubertus Heil (SDP) launched the first ‘AI Studios’ project at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and...
13 September 2023
Great Britain: TUC turns to the ILO to challenge UK’s Minimum Service Levels requirement during strike action
En plein congrès annuel, la confédération syndicale TUC a annoncé le dépôt d'une réclamation devant l'Organisation Internationale du Travail (OIT) contre la loi imposant un service minimum.
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12 September 2023
Spain: AI assumes greater prominence in collective bargaining
Trade unions in Spain are working actively to develop employees' right to information as regards the use of artificial intelligence, with the aim of incorporating this into collective agreements...
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11 September 2023
Accor makes climate training an integral component of employee compensation
In 2022 French multinational hospitality group Accor launched a training session geared to its head office staff that focused on climate issues. Course completion was included as a necessary...
4 September 2023
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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
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025