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EU: Commission to revise its draft after MEPs reject its proposed revision of the directive on working time for truck drivers
cted, on May 5, the proposition made by the European Commission to revise the directive on working time in road transport. Since the proposition didn’t include independent workers, the...
5 May 2009
Austria: trial of strength between the social partners on wage cut
blocked in seven branches with employers demanding more company agreements and a year with no or hardly any wage increases. At the same time certain firms, led by the Austro-Canadian car parts...
4 May 2009
Belgium: end of fierce negotiations in metallurgy
s of intense negotiations, the memorandum of understanding of the metallic manufacturing sector will be applied throughout Belgium, in spite of the opposition of the FGTB’s regional union...
29 April 2009
Club Med: agreement on fundamental rights and transnational mobility
erranee and the IUF and EFFAT unions should soon sign an agreement on fundamental rights at work and transnational mobility in the Euro-Africa zone, thus organizing the mobility of migrant workers...
28 April 2009
EU: conciliation on the revision of the working time directive failed
ill not be revised. At least not for now, or in six months. The 27 EU Member States and the European Parliament failed to reach a compromise last night during the last conciliation meeting...
28 April 2009
Italy: Cassa Integrazione becomes more flexible
al Welfare Institute (INPS) – with the consent of the Ministry of Labor – broadcasted new rules for the calculation of partial unemployment. The Cassa Integrazione Ordinaria (CIGO, see...
28 April 2009
Ukraine: foreign employees have a hard time getting a labor permit
hrough a very serious social crisis as a consequence of the global financial and economic crisis. This situation led the government and the lawmaker to limit access to the local market for foreign...
28 April 2009
Poland: uncertain future for LOT airlines
at the end of 2008, the national airline needs an emergency large-scale restructuring plan. Job cuts are inevitable: around 1,000 should be cut throughout the group. (Ref. 090462) The financial...
28 April 2009
Germany: employers seek another reform of partial unemployment
cies foresee a 6% drop in GDP this year, the two main employers’ federations, BDA and BDI, exhort the government to rapidly take further measures to halt the rise in unemployment. Employers...
27 April 2009
Germany: partial wage agreement for 250,000 in the banking sector
l 22, 2009 shows the impact of the crisis on collective bargaining: the social partners in the banking sector negotiated for almost a year before agreeing on a 2.5% wage increase. The agreement is...
27 April 2009
Spain: employers write a draft “crisis contract”
ation is surveying through political parties with a draft “crisis contract” in hand (less protective of employees, cheaper for employers) and is looking for Parliamentary support to...
27 April 2009
Mexico: General Motors plans eight weeks of technical unemployment and forced holidays for 4,600 workers
Silao, activity keeps being suspended: the third began last week and will last for two months as of mid-May. Employees who haven’t been put on technical unemployment are forced to go on...
27 April 2009
EU: home stretch for conciliation on the revision of the working time directive
e of April 23rd, negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers on the revision of the working time directive resumed on the basis of a proposition from the European...
24 April 2009
Italy: criticism over a provision of the decree-law amending the Testo Unico on health and safety
nst the provision of the decree-law amending the Testo Unico which, in case of a serious accident, removes the employers’ criminal liability if other employees are recognized liable...
23 April 2009
Germany: Federal Labor Court supports employees on a parental leave
al Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht – BAG) rendered a ruling (BAG, 9 AZR 391/08) which improves the position of employees on their parental leave (“Elternzeit”). In the future...
23 April 2009
EU : permanent adoption of the revision of the EWC directive
Agriculture, which met today, April 23rd, adopted the draft revision of the EWC directive. The UK abstained. The directive will enter into force 20 days after publication in the Official Journal...
23 April 2009
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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
Most viewed articles of the month on mind HR
What readers clicked on the most last month.
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
5 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
4 November 2025
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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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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
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: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025