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Netherlands: minimum wage rises by 2.7% on 1 January 2025
The gross statutory minimum wage in the Netherlands has been increased by 2.73% with effect from 1 January. The wage level rises from €13.68 to €14.06 an hour for full-time employees...
7 January 2025
Argentina: minimum wage to rise gradually in 2025
In the absence of agreement within the National Council for Employment, Productivity, and the Adjustable Minimum Living Wage – a body comprising representatives of employers, trade unions...
6 January 2025
France: social agreement struck at Renault amid crisis in automotive sector
On 19 December, carmaker Renault and the CFDT and CFE-CGC trade unions signed a new social agreement for the period 2025-2027. It covers skills, work organisation, social protection and non-wage...
20 December 2024
Romania: first-ever sectoral agreement for bank employees
The first sectoral agreement signed in Romania since 2011 came into force on 27 November 2024 with its publication in the official gazette. Signed in May, it was extended by the government in...
18 December 2024
EU: trade unions speak out against “deregulation”
In a joint statement, 12 European employee federations, led by the European Trade Union Confederation, are attempting to counterbalance lobbying against the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...
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17 December 2024
United States: Senate report condemns working conditions in Amazon warehouses
After 18 months’ work, 135 interviews and 1,400 documents collected, a US Senate committee led by Bernie Sanders has published a report on working conditions in Amazon warehouses. It found...
17 December 2024
Axa France launches social dialogue on artificial intelligence
In a statement of conclusions adopted jointly on 19 November 2024, the management of the insurance company Axa France IARD (34,000 employees for the group in France) and the social partners have...
13 December 2024
Italy: public fund worth €731 million to train employees for ecological and digital transitions
The decree issued by the Ministry of Labour on 5 December launched the third edition of the ‘new skills’ fund, which has been allocated over €730 million to fund in-company...
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13 December 2024
ILO praises effectiveness of social dialogue in protecting workers against inflation
On 11 December, the International Labour Organization (ILO) published its second report on social dialogue, this time focusing on the national and sectoral levels. The study shows that 87% of the...
12 December 2024
Italy: 7,500 new hires and stabilisation of precarious staff at Poste Italiane
The reorganisation of Poste Italiane, Italy’s largest company in terms of the number of employees (around 120,000), is taking shape through a series of agreements signed on 27 November with...
11 December 2024
France: Engie increases remote work allowance
While the agreement on remote work signed in 2021 by Engie SA allowed only one or two days of teleworking per week, the new version, signed on 28 November 2024 for a period of two years, raises...
10 December 2024
Greece: transposition of minimum wage directive proves controversial
On 5 December, the Greek parliament voted in favour of the bill transposing the European directive on minimum wages. The bill introduces a new method for calculating minimum wages, based on a...
9 December 2024
Mexico: government eyes rights for platform workers
After the minimum wage, Mexico’s new president Claudia Sheinbaum, who came to power in early October, is now tackling digital platforms. A bill was submitted to the Chamber of...
6 December 2024
EU: Parliament’s employment committee ready for trilogue on EWC directive
After defining its position in March, the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs voted on 3 December to open negotiations for an agreement on the revision of the...
6 December 2024
Mexico: minimum wage to rise by 12% in 2025
On 4 December, the National Minimum Wage Commission, made up of the government, trade unions and employers’ federations, decided to increase the minimum wage by 12% from 1 January 2025. It...
5 December 2024
France: what are the consequences of the likely vote of no confidence in Barnier’s government?
With the opposition having announced their support for the left-wing motion of no confidence, to be debated on 4 December, Michel Barnier’s minority government is likely to be toppled. The...
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4 December 2024
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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
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
6 November 2025
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
5 November 2025
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
6 November 2025
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
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