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Slovenia: government clarifies rules on recording of working time
The Slovenian labour ministry has today published a note for employers on the application of the law on working time recording, which came into force on 23 April. It specifies the information that...
28 April 2025
Netherlands: minimum wage for young people to rise from 1 January 2027
On 24 April, the Dutch government confirmed the increase in the minimum wage for young people aged 16 to 20, as set out in the 2025 spring memorandum. This document, which contains an update of...
25 April 2025
Cyprus: law to prevent and combat harassment at work enters into force
The first Cypriot law on preventing and combating violence and harassment in the workplace came into force on 11 April. It aims to provide broad protection for employees and is based on ILO...
24 April 2025
Netherlands: government launches transposition of pay transparency directive
On 26 March, the Dutch government presented a bill transposing, among other things, the European directive on pay transparency. Companies with more than 50 employees will be subject to new...
18 April 2025
France: banking industry anticipates impact of generative AI on jobs
On 15 April 2025, the French banking industry jobs observatory, a joint organisation of the country’s banking federation and trade unions, published a study on the impact of generative...
16 April 2025
Belgium: government proposes to increase career length required for end-of-career employment
On 11 April, the Belgian council of ministers approved a draft royal decree that increases the length of career required to benefit from end-of-career employment. Under existing...
16 April 2025
Luxembourg: European directive on cross-border mergers and divisions transposed into labour law
The law that transposes into Luxembourg law the European directive aimed at facilitating the mobility of companies within the European area came into force on 1 April. This text introduces new...
15 April 2025
EU: postponement of application of corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives finalised
Just over a month and a half after it was presented by the Commission, the first part of the omnibus package on sustainability was definitively adopted by the Council of the EU on Monday 14 April...
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14 April 2025
Czech Republic: labour market flexibility bill passed by parliament
The draft law on labour flexibility was definitively adopted by the Czech Parliament on 9 April. The text extends trial periods from three to four months and from six to eight months in the case...
10 April 2025
France: incomes of platform delivery workers in free fall
The income of food delivery workers fell by 10% between 2023 and 2024 for the three main delivery companies (Deliveroo, Stuart and Uber Eats) in France, according to a report by the...
9 April 2025
Norway: new measures to facilitate immigrants’ access to employment
On 8 April, the Norwegian minister of employment and inclusion Tonje Brenna announced several amendments to the law on the integration of immigrants in order to facilitate their access to...
9 April 2025
United Kingdom: government calls for input on legislation for pay equality regardless of origin
On 7 April, the UK government launched a call for evidence to identify obstacles to equal opportunities for people from ethnic minorities and people with disabilities. It is seeking testimonies...
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8 April 2025
Austria: gradual retirement remains under threat
Last week, Austrian social affairs minister Korinna Schumann (SPÖ) announced in the media that part-time working for seniors (Altersteilzeit), also known as “gradual retirement”...
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7 April 2025
Poland: premature birth leave enters into force
Adopted by the Polish parliament on 27 November last year, the bill introducing additional leave for parents whose child is born prematurely or requires hospitalisation after birth came into force...
1 April 2025
Netherlands: KPN employees can decide when to take holiday
As of 1 January 2025, the 10,000 employees of the Dutch telecommunications company KPN have the option of deciding for themselves how long their holidays will be. The measure was introduced in the...
26 March 2025
EU: heads of state and government press co-legislators on omnibus package
The conclusions of the last European Council, dated March 20, indicate support from the heads of state and government for the competitiveness-focused initiatives launched by the Commission. They...
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25 March 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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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”
In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...
21 January 2026
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EU: social partners split over competitiveness and action on job quality
The European Trade Union Confederation and BusinessEurope have published their response to the consultation document on the European Commission's upcoming EU quality jobs initiative. The two...
4 February 2026
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Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry
Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...
3 February 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026