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Several signs suggest that Germany could be starting on a course for rising salary levels. With domestic inflation now at the high end of the Eurozone average, (7.4% April, 7.3% March) wage...

2 May 2022

France: trade unions preparing a humanitarian convoy to Ukraine

The humanitarian convoy may arrive by mid or late May, “at best”. Thus announced eight French trade union bodies (CFDT, CGE-CGC, CFTC, CGT, FO, FSU, Sud-Solidaires, and UNSA) during a...

20 April 2022

France: court fines Deliveroo for undocumented ‘concealed’ employment

On 19 April the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris found meal delivery company Deliveroo guilty of ‘concealed’, unreported employment. In accordance with the prosecution’s request, the...

19 April 2022

Orpea: global agreement on “ethical employment and trade union rights” is ill received

French nursing home group Orpea has penned a three-year global framework agreement with UNI Global Union, for a partnership covering ethical employment, social dialogue, collective bargaining and...

15 April 2022

Italy: Enel innovating labour relations by way of its ‘Status of the Person’

In paying attention to the profound transformations linked in particular to energy transition and digitalization, and in a bid to enhance the value of the individual in the workplace...

14 April 2022

BNP Paribas signs its European charter on telework

On 06 April, the French banking group, together with the UNI Europa Finance trade union federation, the European Federation of Credit Institution Executives (FEDEC), and the bank’s European Works...

13 April 2022

Germany: IG Metall is now the leading representative union on SAP’s Works Council

According to initial results released on 06 April, the IG Metall metalworking union’s electoral list for representation on German IT leader, SAP’s (German IT leader with 22,000...

8 April 2022

France: presentation of an ordinance setting out collective bargaining rules within the mobility platform businesses

On 06 April, in the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Ecological Transition together with the Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration presented an ordinance ‘strengthening the autonomy...

8 April 2022

Germany: chemical industry workers to receive a one-off €1,400 salary bridging bonus

While collective bargaining negotiations commenced in the first of Germany’s strategic economic sectors since the onset of inflation (7.3% March) and the war in Ukraine, on 04 April they...

7 April 2022

“Social dialogue is a source of progress and harmonization of working conditions within the European network”, François Nogué, Director of Human Resources, SNCF Group (interview)

On 21 February, in France’s second month of its 6-month EU presidency, and during the European Rail Summit, the SNCF Group HR division organized an event bringing all the rail sector’s European...

6 April 2022

Solvay: new global framework agreement signed that pre-empts corporate due diligence requirements

Belgian chemical group Solvay, which employs more than 23,000 employees worldwide, has renewed the global framework agreement (GFA) between itself and Industriall Global Union, the global union...

5 April 2022

United States: Amazon workers in New York vote to form first union

Marking a first in the history of e-commerce giant Amazon in the United States, employees at one of its New York warehouses voted to form a union on Friday 1 April. The vote, which finished 2,654...

4 April 2022

Germany: public banks pen collective agreement allowing more remote work

Against the backdrop of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the social partners in Germany’s public banking sector managed to tie-up negotiations and sign a new collective agreement on...

4 April 2022

Italy: new innovative collective agreement for the construction sector addresses training, safety, and sustainable development

With business booming across Italy’s construction sector due, both to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for infrastructure and other major works as well as tax incentives geared to...

31 March 2022

Germany: three major unions call for short-time working for industries affected by the war in Ukraine

On 29 March and faced with soaring energy prices and supply problems linked to the war in Ukraine, the presidents of the three main German industrial unions, namely, IG Metall (metallurgy), IG BCE...

30 March 2022

India: two-day strike for labour rights and better wages

Around a dozen or so Indian trade unions have called for a two-day strike spanning 28 and 29 March to protest the government’s economic policies and to advocate for workers’ rights...

29 March 2022

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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

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

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