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Vienna missed the 7 June 2026 deadline without passing legislation to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. However, Labour Minister Korinna Schumann (SPÖ) caught everyone off guard by...

23 June 2026

EU: transposition of the Pay Transparency directive at a standstill in the majority of Member States

While the pay transparency directive was due to be transposed by 7 June 2026, most EU Member States, including Germany and France, are lagging behind in the process. mind HR takes stock of the...

19 June 2026

Australia: minimum wage increase of 6% as of 1 July

The news. The Fair Work Commission, the independent Australian authority responsible in particular for setting the minimum wage, announced on 28 May a national minimum wage increase of 5.97% as of...

12 June 2026

Malta : final transposition of the pay transparency directive

The news. The transposition of the European pay transparency directive was published in the Official Gazette of Malta on 5 June 2026. It directly implements the individual provisions of the text...

11 June 2026

Germany: the executive would like to “adapt” the pay transparency directive

Germany has missed the 7 June 2026 deadline to transpose the EU directive aimed at ensuring equal pay between women and men. The conservative Family Minister Karin Prien, who is leading the...

9 June 2026

Luxembourg: minimum wage increased by 2.5% as of June 1

The news. The government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has announced a 2.5% increase in the minimum wage effective June 1st, 2026, following the publication of the consumer price index on June...

8 June 2026

New legislative texts in Greece and France ahead of the pay transparency directive transposition

After many months of inertia despite the looming deadline for transposing the pay transparency directive, member states are waking up. Greece presented a draft bill on 3 June, following Bulgaria...

5 June 2026

Several countries make progress in transposing the pay transparency directive

With only days left until the deadline to transpose the pay transparency directive, Lithuania and Italy have passed their draft bills just in time. Meanwhile, the Netherlands and Poland have...

3 June 2026

Employee benefits : towards a structural market reconfiguration

The French employee benefits market is undergoing a reshaping phase that goes beyond a simple redistribution of market share. Three forces are restructuring its foundations : The legal...

26 May 2026

Slovakia: adoption of an ambitious transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive

The news. On 15 April, in Slovakia, the National Council (the lower house) adopted the draft bill transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive. It was subsequently promulgated on 23 April by...

20 May 2026

France: minimum wage increased by 2.4% on June 1st

The info. French Labor Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou announced this Wednesday, May 13, a 2.4% increase in the minimum wage (Smic) effective June 1st, to counter rising inflation. Its gross monthly...

13 May 2026

Chile: the government proposes an inflation-linked increase in the minimum wage

The news. The Chilean government of José Antonio Kast (far right), the president who took office in March, presented a bill on April 30 to limit minimum wage increases to inflation trends...

12 May 2026

Italy: the “1 May decree” sets out the principles for a “fair wage”

The news. On 28 April, the Italian Council of Ministers approved a decree-law on labour, which defines the principles for a “fair wage”, using the most representative sectoral...

7 May 2026

Germany: transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive makes no progress

The European Pay Transparency Directive must be transposed into German law by 7 June 2026 at the latest. However, the draft bill promised for January 2026 has still not seen the light of day...

7 May 2026

EU: Belgium, Estonia and Greece have raised their minimum wage with effect from 1 April 2026

Almost all of the 22 EU Member States with a national minimum wage have now updated their rates for 2026. Belgium, Estonia and Greece announced increases effective from 1 April, with hikes ranging...

24 April 2026

Belgium: social partners reject partial wage indexation

The news. On 22 April, the Group des Dix (Group of Ten), which represents Belgium’s leading trade unions and employers’ organisations, reached an agreement rejecting a temporary limit...

23 April 2026

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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

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Ireland: minimum wage increase of 5,6% from 1 January 2027

The info. The Irish government has included a minimum wage increase of 79 cents in its Budget 2027, in line with recommendations from the Low Pay Commission. The rate will rise from €14.15...

13 October 2026

Denmark: government prepares implementation of pay transparency in March 2027

The news. On 8 October, the Danish executive submitted the bill transposing the European Pay Transparency Directive to the national Parliament. The text stems from an agreement between trade...

12 October 2026

EU: social partners put the Commission in the crossfire over quality jobs

The news. The second phase of social partner consultation on quality jobs ended on 28 September. A mandatory prerequisite for a social initiative in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning...

5 October 2026

China: draft bill to strengthen platform workers’ rights

On 8 October, the Chinese government published a draft bill open for consultation aimed at providing minimum guarantees to non-employee platform workers in terms of pay and working conditions. The...

23 October 2026

Is a global wage freeze at Volkswagen possible?

The existence of an option to implement a global wage freeze until 2030 has been confirmed by the management of the German group Volkswagen, which nevertheless provides no details and refers to...

20 October 2026

France: paid leave for victims of sexual and domestic violence finally adopted

The news. On 13 October, the French National Assembly unanimously approved, among voting members, the “comprehensive bill” aimed at protecting victims of sexual and gender-based...

14 October 2026