Labour relations

On 2 April 2025, the management of French company RTE, which has 10,000 employees, and the CFDT, CFE-CGC and FO trade unions signed a fourth agreement on professional equality. It sets targets for...

15 May 2025

Italy: digital and ecological transition central to chemical and pharmaceutical industry collective agreement

On 15 April, the Federchimica and Farmindustria employers' organisations and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec trade unions signed the renewal of the collective agreement for the chemical...

14 May 2025

Italy: Generali harnesses joint committees to adapt to major changes affecting work

The agreement signed on 17 April by insurance giant Generali and the First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca, FNA and SNFIA trade unions establishes joint committees to steer major issues related to the...

5 May 2025

France: Enedis grants salary supplements based on employees’ place of residence

In an agreement signed on 4 April 2025 with the CGT, CFE-CGC and FO trade unions, French electricity distribution grid operator Enedis pledged to introduce salary supplements (up to €200 per...

24 April 2025

Spain: construction sector adopts protocol combating discrimination against LGBTI+ people

The new collective agreement for the Spanish construction sector will include two annexes designed to guarantee equal treatment and combat harassment and violence in the workplace against LGBTI...

23 April 2025

France: new disability agreement at Orange aims to improve accessibility to premises

On 24 March, after tense negotiations, the management of telecommunications group Orange (72,000 employees in France) and the CFDT, CFE-CGC and CGT trade unions finally signed a new collective...

18 April 2025

France: banking industry anticipates impact of generative AI on jobs

On 15 April 2025, the French banking industry jobs observatory, a joint organisation of the country’s banking federation and trade unions, published a study on the impact of generative...

16 April 2025

mind RH analysis: Pay rises shrink at France’s large companies

In France, compulsory annual salary negotiations are being disrupted by the growing number of redundancy plans. As inflation returns to normal levels, mind RH sought to ascertain the impact of the...

16 April 2025

France: social partners readjust roadmap for pension negotiations

In order to revive discussions on the evolution of the French pension system, after the departure of the CGT and FO trade unions and the U2P on the employers' side, the social partners still at...

11 April 2025

France: Pierre Fabre Laboratories focus on keeping disabled employees in work

The pharmaceutical group Pierre Fabre Laboratories (5,500 employees in France) and the CFE-CGC, CFTC, CGT, FO and Solidaires trade unions have signed a new three-year company agreement on...

11 April 2025

France: how insurer Maif is rolling out an action plan on generative AI built with employees

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

France: incomes of platform delivery workers in free fall

The income of food delivery workers fell by 10% between 2023 and 2024 for the three main delivery companies (Deliveroo, Stuart and Uber Eats) in France, according to a report by the...

9 April 2025

France: La Poste signs new agreement on forward-looking management of jobs and career paths

On 31 March, the management of La Poste and the CFDT, FO and CFE-CGC trade unions signed a majority agreement on the management of jobs, career paths and the diversity of roles. The text, which...

8 April 2025

Stellantis halts production at factories in Mexico and Canada in response to increased US tariffs

On 3 April, car manufacturer Stellantis announced the temporary halted production at its assembly plants in Mexico and Canada. The reason for this is the 25% tariff imposed by the US government on...

7 April 2025

Sweden: insurer Folksam offloads Tesla shares due to its anti-union stance

On 2 May, the Swedish insurer Folksam (3,524 employees) announced that it was selling all of its shares in Tesla. It cites issues at the American car manufacturer owned by Elon Musk with regard to...

4 April 2025

Austria: spring collective bargaining for 155,000 industrial workers kicks off

Social partners in several important sectors of Austrian industry have commenced wage negotiations. Talks are taking place in an uncertain and tense climate, after two years of increases well...

2 April 2025

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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