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Alstom/Schneider Electric: interview of Bart Samyn, EMF deputy general secretary, about the European agreement on social guarantees within the framework of the purchase of Areva T&D
ederation (EMF) should sign, today, July 7th, the agreement negotiated with the managements of Alstom and Schneider Electric on social commitments within the framework of their purchase of the...
6 July 2010
Morocco: interview with Mohamed Horani, head of the General Confederation of Enterprises in Morocco (CGEM)
the General Confederation of Enterprises in Morocco (CGEM) for one year. At 57, this engineer co-founded and is the CEO of the electronic banking company, Hightech Payment Systems (HPS), where 90%...
17 May 2010
Great Britain: union alliances and users associations to protect jobs in public services in the face of planned budget cuts
there is currently some elementary appreciation that to effectively fight the cuts and privatisation agenda that the new government will implement in the public sector alliances of the providers...
10 May 2010
Morocco: Abdel-Ilah Jennane, Executive Director at the Diorh-IRH firm, says that”most often, moving failures in Morocco are based on little things”
tor of the Moroccan human resources firm Diorh-IRH, gives a few keys for a successful move and mentions the rise in skilled Moroccan workers’ expectations. (Ref. 100365) Which advice would...
4 May 2010
International: commitment in favor of well-being at work and the universal right to health
ervatory (OSI) recently published a “commitment in favor of well-being at work and the universal right to health.” This document has already been signed by a dozen businesses and trade...
27 April 2010
Germany: the collective agreement signed in chemistry provides for a wage freeze over 11 months
stry, the IG BCE union and the BAVC (Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie) employers’ organization reached an agreement yesterday, April 21. The collective agreement, negotiated for 11 months...
22 April 2010
Great Britain: labor aspects of the manifestos of the three political parties running for election
l Democrats published their manifestos for the general election on May 6. There are common themes: focus on flexible labor, remove default retirement, and create thousands of jobs. The Tories and...
19 April 2010
France: Easyjet fined for employing 170 employees on British contracts at Orly airport
teil, Val de Marne, found Easyjet guilty of hidden labor, offenses to employee representation and lack of registration. The company will have to 1.4 million euros in damages to the unemployment...
15 April 2010
Thales: interview with Bart Samyn, EMF deputy general secretary, on Thales’ European agreement on the annual discussion
lworkers’ Federation (EMF) signed, on April 14, a European framework agreement on “Transparent annual Activity Discussion for mutual Listening and developing professional...
15 April 2010
Spain: government tries to revive negotiations on the labor market reform
submitted a new document to the social partners to get ahead with the discussions on the draft labor market reform. It notably proposes to increase recruitment incentives for the young, new...
13 April 2010
Great Britain: Equality bill passes through Parliament
th April, the Members of Parliament adopted the Equality bill, one year after its introduction to the House of Commons. Last step: the law will be sent to the Queen in order to request her...
7 April 2010
Belgium: Opel Antwerp unions want to look into the possibility to welcome part of the production from other subsidiaries while they find a final solution
m unions rejected their plant’s recovery plan as proposed by Opel. They want to postpone the shutdown of the factory, in exchange for production transfers from Germany and Poland to the...
10 March 2010
Opel/Vauxhall: six metalworking union leaders and EMF agree on claims for the group’s restructuring
February 23 by the European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF), which gathered union leaders from Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, signed a declaration asking...
25 February 2010
EU: MEPs from the Committee on Women’s Rights still want to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks
omen’s Rights adopted, on Tuesday, February 23, with 19 votes for, 13 against and 1 abstention, the report developed by socialist MEP Edite Estrela on the draft revision of the maternity...
24 February 2010
Spain: mild support for the demonstrations against the pension reform
on February 23 by Workers’ Commissions and UGT in the country’s largest cities to protest against the draft pension reform were relatively successful. Unions say that 200,000 people...
24 February 2010
Portugal: closer monitoring of businesses appealing to short-time working
mprove control over the application of short-time working in businesses. Unions have been asking for this measure, regularly criticizing abusive appeal to “lay-off.” (Ref. 100177)...
24 February 2010
Our mind news
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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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026