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EU: Danish presidency promises little on social matters
The Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, which begins on 1 July, promises to be light on social issues. While the Nordic centre-left government has indicated that it wants to defend free...
1 July 2025
Germany: minimum wage to rise by 14% over two years
On 26 June, the German minimum wage commission published its proposal on adjustments for the next two years. It calls for raising the minimum wage to €13.90 gross per hour on 1 January 2026...
1 July 2025
EU: Council seeks to limit the regulation of traineeships
On 19 June, member states adopted a negotiating mandate on last year’s proposed directive to combat disguised employment in the context of traineeships. It relaxes the framework devised by...
26 June 2025
New Zealand: bill to make labour relations more flexible presented to parliament
On 17 June, New Zealand employment minister Brooke van Velden, of the right-wing ACT party, presented a bill to parliament with changes to labour relations. The aim of the bill is to...
26 June 2025
ILO introduces new convention on biological hazards at work
The 113th International Labour Conference, held in Geneva from 2 to 13 June, resulted in the adoption of the 192nd ILO Convention. Delegates approved a text that calls for biological hazards to be...
23 June 2025
EU: Commission calls on France to comply with the Working Time Directive
The European Commission announced in a statement on 18 June that it has sent a formal notice to France for its failure to comply with the provisions of Directive 2003/88 on working time. The...
23 June 2025
EU: Commission refers Spain to CJEU for failing to fully transpose rules on transparent working conditions
The European Commission is seeking financial penalties against Spain, which is accused of failing to comply with its obligations regarding transparency and predictability of working conditions by...
20 June 2025
Germany: two collective agreements for temporary work sector merge
The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) and the General Association of Personnel Service Providers (GVP) have signed a new joint collective agreement for the temporary work sector, which...
19 June 2025
Netherlands: minimum wage to rise by 2.42% on 1 July
The Dutch social affairs and employment ministry today published the gross minimum wage rates applicable from 1 July 2025. The minimum wage has been increased by 2.42%, rising from €14.06 to...
18 June 2025
Slovenia: bill passed making it easier for older employees to work
The Slovenian government today adopted a bill on labour market regulation. One of the objectives of the draft law is to increase the employment rate among older people. To this end, it increases...
17 June 2025
Poland: government proposes 3% minimum wage rise for 2026
On 12 June, Poland’s coalition government proposed a 3% increase in the gross minimum wage from 1 January 2026, in line with next year’s inflation forecast. This would raise the...
16 June 2025
Italy: Stellantis employees get 6.6% pay rise in 2025-2026
On 6 June, Stellantis, Ferrari, Iveco (commercial vehicles and heavy goods vehicles) and CNHI (agricultural machinery) signed an agreement with the FIM-Cisl, UILM, Fismic, UGL and AQCF trade...
13 June 2025
Australia: minimum wage increase of 3.5% from 1 July
The Fair Work Commission, Australia’s independent wage-setting body, announced on 3 June a 3.5% increase in the legal minimum wage from 1 July 2025. It will rise from A$24.10 to A$24.94 per...
6 June 2025
Argentina: court blocks decree restricting the right to strike
On 2 June, a first instance judge blocked a decree that severely restricts the right to strike in Argentina. Article three of the presidential decree, published on 21 May, has been suspended on a...
4 June 2025
France: La Banque Postale signs agreement on caregiver employees
On 27 May, France’s La Banque Postale (32,500 employees) signed its first two-year company agreement with the CFDT, CGT, FO, and SNB/CFE-CGC trade unions on employees with caregiving...
3 June 2025
Netherlands: centre of expertise on arduous work for early retirement launched
At the request of the country’s labour ministry, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) launched a centre of expertise for arduous work on 28 May. Its aim is to...
3 June 2025
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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
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
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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
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2026 TRENDS – Pay transparency becomes a reality for European companies
mind RH is taking a look at the trends that will shape 2026. Many countries remain behind schedule in transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, leaving companies in a state of uncertainty as...
27 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026
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Vincent Lecerf (Orange): “Equality and diversity are competitive advantages for us”
Following the signing of a new agreement on professional equality and diversity in December, the chief HR officer of French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange Group, Vincent...
13 January 2026
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2026 TRENDS — Social dialogue, a major challenge in the deployment of AI in companies
mind RH is analysing the trends that will shape 2026. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a force that goes far beyond efficiency gains and productivity improvements. It is reshaping tasks...
4 February 2026
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France: transposition of the pay transparency directive takes shape
The transposition of the European directive on pay transparency into French law is entering a decisive phase. The Minister of Labour, Jean-Pierre Farandou, wants to present the bill to Parliament...
21 January 2026