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France: following the post-Covid boom, large companies scale back on remote working

In the post-pandemic context, large French groups multiplied generous remote working agreements before reversing the trend from 2024 onwards. What is the extent of this phenomenon? mind RH...

29 October 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

EU: Parental Leave, a Patchwork System

While all 27 EU member states now provide paid parental leave in line with the directive on work-life balance for parents and carers, the way the measure is implemented varies widely across the...

22 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

France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees

The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...

19 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

mind RH study – Average annual minimum wage rise exceeds inflation in the EU

As of 1 July 2025, the average annual increase in the national minimum wage in the European Union is well above the rise of the cost of living. It stands at 6.4% for an annual inflation rate of...

24 July 2025

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

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

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

mind RH analysis – Average annual minimum wage increase above inflation in the EU

As at 1 January 2025, the annual increase in the minimum wage in the European Union was still well above the average increase in the cost of living. The levels have risen by more than 7%, compared...

30 January 2025

Employment of older workers grows slowly in Europe as the retirement age rises

The employment rate among the over-55s is growing steadily as a result of the gradual rise in the retirement age in most European countries. The rate of employment remains, however, significantly...

16 September 2024

mind RH study – Annual minimum wage rises hold steady in the EU despite falling inflation

Even as inflation rates slowly declined compared to 2023 in most European Union countries, the average level of minimum wage increases has remained more or less the same over the past year. Five...

11 July 2024

mind RH study – French large groups have not cut back on the frequency of teleworking since 2020

In recent months, the first generation of post-lockdown agreements on telework have come up for renegotiation. More than four years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, are companies...

6 June 2024

France: professional equality index reveals a persistent glass ceiling for women in several sectors

For the fourth time, mind RH has analysed data on the professional equality index that employers in France are required to publish. While the average score continues to improve, some sectors are...

29 March 2024

[mind RH study] EU: parental leave continues to vary greatly from country to country

With French president Emmanuel Macron having announced that he wants to replace parental leave with a new, shorter but better-paid birth leave scheme by 2025, mind RH takes a look at how parental...

29 February 2024

[mind RH study] EU: why the pay transparency directive may not be enough to close the pay gap

By 2026, all European Union countries will have to transpose the directive on pay transparency. While all countries have a legal requirement for equal pay, the gap between the wages paid to men...

4 December 2023

EU: ahead of adoption of the minimum wage directive, what policies are operating in the Member States?

In October 2020, the European Commission presented a directive on adequate minimum wages in order to ensure an upward convergence of salary levels for workers in the EU Member States. Given their...

26 November 2022

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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

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

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

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France: following the post-Covid boom, large companies scale back on remote working

In the post-pandemic context, large French groups multiplied generous remote working agreements before reversing the trend from 2024 onwards. What is the extent of this phenomenon? mind RH...

29 October 2026

Germany: Employers’ representatives seek to limit the rights of works councils

The Employers' Federation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände - BDA) published a report at the end of September in which it proposes a...

8 October 2026

France: Iliad structures its skills management around AI

The news. On 9 April, Iliad (11,600 employees in France), the parent company of telecoms operator Free, concluded an agreement on jobs and career path management with its representative trade...

21 October 2026

France: National Assembly votes for mandatory bargaining on sexual and gender-based violence

The news. On 8 October, French MPs voted to extend the scope of mandatory annual negotiations to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). In practice, in addition to pay, working hours and...

9 October 2026

France: how CDC Habitat aims to better promote the expertise of its employees

The housing division of the French public group Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, CDC Habitat (10,800 employees), established new measures on skills in July. They are set out in two agreements...

15 October 2026

France: La Poste strengthens regional management of jobs and skills

La Poste’s 2026-2028 agreement on the management of jobs, professional pathways and gender diversity in occupations puts the emphasis on supporting mobility and career changes, relying on a...

22 October 2026