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Airbus SE : the aeronautics group uses European and international social dialogue as a transformation lever
an international social dialogue forum in place, the Airbus Global Forum, in order to ‘strengthen a feeling of belonging across the Airbus entities’ and as a ‘lever for change...
26 September 2018
In brief, Spanish employers in the logistics sector to call on government to force Amazon to adhere to employment and transport legislation
According to the Spanish employers’ organisation, UNO, the digital economy cannot rely on “the limiting of workers’ rights, through practices that all other companies could...
2 July 2018
Australia : law tabled to stop modern slavery (brief)
A draft bill on modern slavery (here) was tabled in the Australian parliament on 28 June and is set to receive support from both sides of the house, guaranteeing its adoption. Once in force, 3,000...
Latest Brexit update: transitional period to last 21 months
After weeks of intense negotiations, Europe and the United Kingdom announced on Monday that they had reached an agreement over the post-Brexit transitional period. The period will begin on 29...
19 March 2018
In brief, United Automobile Workers, the American trade union for workers in the automobile industry, tables a request for a vote on trade union presence at the Nissan factory in Canton, Mississippi
On 11 July, the UAW announced that it had presented to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) a petition signed by 30 per cent of blue-collar workers at the Nissan factory in Canton...
17 July 2017
Briefly, India’s IT trade unions try to play a role against a backdrop of redundancies hitting the sector
The bodies that aim to organize India’s engineers are looking to succeed at a time when a significant wave of redundancies is hitting the country’s IT sector (for more on the...
6 June 2017
In brief, Uber is set to introduce sick pay for its UK drivers
The announcement, made yesterday on 27 April, comes amid significant scrutiny of the way Uber operates, from both public and legal authorities in the UK. The firm is planning to allow its drivers...
28 April 2017
Suspension of the information thread during Christmas break
Dear readers, as we approach the end of the year we inform you we will be suspending our regular service from the evening of 22 December until the morning of 02 January 2017. As always our...
21 December 2016
To our friends and colleagues in Brussels,
This note is to send you our heartfelt support and to share in your sadness, knowing, as we do, what these events entail. We may be ‘Planet’ in name but much of who we are resides in...
22 March 2016
Great Britain: new pay deal in the construction industry
The three main construction unions, the GMB, UCATT and Unite, are to recommend to their members covered by under the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) agreement acceptance of a new offer...
25 November 2013
Volkswagen: new “Temporary work Charter” will apply to all agency workers across the globe
which the IG-Metall said it was a milestone, Volkswagen, the German carmaker, is committing to reducing the level of temporary employment in the group and to gradually introducing equal pay...
4 December 2012
Belgium: preliminary draft bill allowing temporary work on grounds of integration and to limit successive day temporary work contracts
Council of Ministers approved an initial bill aiming to implement the agreement negotiated by the social partners at the National Labor Council (CNT) – the national social dialogue body in...
3 December 2012
EU: Parliament’s Employment Committee to prepare an own-initiative report on collective bargaining and social dialogue at transnational level
e Employment Committee gave Thomas Händel, from the Parliament’s Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left, a mandate to work on a draft resolution entitled...
27 November 2012
Spain: how Microsoft Spain and Wolters Kluwer Spain are implementing telework models
e latest labor reform (Decree Law 3/2012) constitutes a legal milestone of Spanish law as telework is regulated within a legislative framework for the first time, by modifying article 13 of the...
27 November 2012
EU: a draft directive on non-financial reporting could be adopted soon
European Commission should adopt a draft directive aiming at improving transparency in businesses, particularly in the areas of environment, human rights and sustainable development, and on ways...
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20 November 2012
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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: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026