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mind RH analysis – Agreements focused on older workers more common in France but still heavily focused on end-of-career arrangements
At a time when a bill on the employment of experienced workers is about to be adopted in France, mind RH has analysed French company agreements on the employment of older workers that have been...
17 July 2025
Germany: interest in diversity is declining, and not just because of Donald Trump’s anti-DEI policy
The US President's executive order and pressure over companies' diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) programmes are continuing to have an impact on Germany's major multinationals. This time it...
- HR
- CSR
9 July 2025
First European health and safety agreement signed at Clariane
On 26 June, French retirement home group Clariane signed a health and safety agreement with its European Works Council and the European Federation of Public Service Unions. The agreement extends a...
4 July 2025
Germany: what impact will the return of military service and efforts to boost reserve forces have on businesses?
Germany wants to significantly increase its military personnel to bolster its ability to defend itself. This push will involve reintroducing military service, either voluntary or compulsory, and...
3 July 2025
Germany: early retirement under fire
Early retirement is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. However, more and more often, people who opt for this scheme then go on to receive benefits designed to keep older people in work...
- HR
- CSR
20 June 2025
France: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners allows certain factory employees to work remotely
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, the independent bottler of American giant Coca-Cola, has signed its first agreement in France on remote work since Covid-19, with all of its trade unions. The...
17 June 2025
France: Apicil bolsters diversity policy with new agreement
French insurer Apicil (2,000 employees) signed a new four-year agreement on diversity and inclusion with the CFDT, CFE-CGC and UNSA trade unions on 18 February 2025. Through this agreement, the...
10 June 2025
Pascal Canfin: “Companies that see the value of the CSDDD and CSRD should make their voices heard”
The European Parliament has embarked on its review of the fundamental revisions to the corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives (CSRD and CSDDD), which are set to be...
- HR
- CSR
5 June 2025
EU: what will change with the revision of the European Works Council Directive
The publication of the agreement reached in trilogue talks over the revision of the European Works Council Directive clarifies the scope of the changes that will affect transnational information...
4 June 2025
mind RH study – Parental leave allowances still not compliant with EU directive in all member states
Six EU member states amended their legislation between July 2024 and March 2025 to encourage more parents, especially fathers, to take parental leave. To this end, Cyprus, Ireland and Italy have...
22 May 2025
Dominique Laurent (Schneider Electric France): “The employment of older people is one of the most complex subjects to tackle”
As the French government embarks on a major campaign to promote the employment of older workers, Dominique Laurent, director of human resources for France at energy management equipment specialist...
20 May 2025
Sébastien Mandron (Worldline): “If the CSRD were easy, it would be meaningless”
Sébastien Mandron, administrator of the French "Collège des directeurs du développement durable" (sustainable development directors group), spoke to mind RH after the presentation of the omnibus...
- HR
- CSR
30 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: 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: gender equality index in companies remains high but is under threat
The French labour ministry has published the seventh annual professional equality index, which has been weakened by its complexity and the upcoming entry into force of the European directive on...
28 March 2025
Germany: complaint filed against Edeka over lack of social and environmental due diligence in Guatemala
Two NGOs filed a complaint at the end of February against Edeka, one of Germany's leading retail chains (approximately 400,000 employees in 11,000 stores), with the country's Federal Office of...
- HR
- CSR
24 March 2025
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
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
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
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
Most viewed articles of the month on mind HR
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France: LinkedIn reveals most sought-after HR skills
LinkedIn is revealing the most sought-after HR skills in 2026 in a study to be published on 24 February, which mind RH is previewing. Internal communication, training planning, occupational health...
24 February 2026
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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Germany: accelerated professional integration in sight for asylum seekers
Germany’s interior minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced plans to accelerate the professional integration of asylum seekers in Germany. “The best integration is the one that starts...
23 February 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation
On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...
2 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026