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Netherlands: deduction of accommodation costs from minimum wage to be gradually abolished
In a letter addressed to the House of Representatives on 6 February, Dutch employment minister Eddy van Hijum said he wants to prohibit companies that offer accommodation to their employees from...
18 February 2025
EU: MEPs call for just transition directive and stronger collective bargaining
On 28 January, MEPs in the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee adopted a report on the protection of jobs and social rights during corporate restructuring. They...
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17 February 2025
South Korea: parental leave extended to 18 months for each parent
On 11 February, the Korean government approved several decrees related to parenthood. From 23 February, parents will be able to take up to 18 months of parental leave each, instead of the previous...
17 February 2025
Companies commit to responsible AI in the workplace
During the AI Action Summit in Paris on 10 and 11 February, several dozen companies agreed on six objectives aimed at ensuring trust in the application of AI. These are in line with the...
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12 February 2025
Algorithmic management improves managers’ job satisfaction (study)
On 6 February, the OECD published a study on the prevalence of algorithmic management in the United States, Germany, France, Japan, Spain and Italy. According to the study, it is already present...
10 February 2025
Germany: court rules that electronic payslips and personal documents are sufficient
The German Federal Labour Court (BAG) has ruled against a supermarket sales assistant from the Edeka group who demanded to continue receiving her payslip on paper, contrary to the provisions of a...
10 February 2025
Italy: parental leave with 80% pay extended to three months
The 2025 budget has extended the period of parental leave in which private-sector employees receive 80% of their pay to three months, compared to two months in 2024. Optional parental leave lasts...
6 February 2025
United Kingdom: living wage and minimum wage to rise on 1 April 2025
On 4 February, the UK government introduced a bill confirming increases in the Living Wage and the Minimum Wage from 1 April. The Living Wage will rise from £11.44 to £12.21 gross per...
5 February 2025
Portugal: working group launched to reform vocational training
On 30 January, the Portuguese government set up a working group to propose a complete overhaul of the vocational training model in order to “adapt supply to the needs of economic...
3 February 2025
Netherlands: Senate postpones vote on transposition of EU minimum wage directive
On 28 January, the Dutch Senate decided to postpone the vote on the bill transposing the EU directive on adequate minimum wages into domestic legislation. This decision follows the submission on...
29 January 2025
Switzerland: popular initiative in favour of equal ‘family leave’
An alliance of representatives from business, social and political circles, including the Green Liberal Party (PVL), is proposing the creation of 18 weeks’ paid “family leave”...
28 January 2025
United Kingdom: new CAC decision on videoconferencing in European Works Councils
On 23 December, the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) handed down a decision on the holding of videoconference meetings as part of the information and consultation process for European Works...
27 January 2025
Slovenia: minimum wage rises in line with cost of living
On 24 January, labour minister Luka Mesec decided to raise the minimum wage in 2025, in the absence of an agreement between employers and unions. The gross monthly level will rise from...
27 January 2025
France: Safran SA increases remote work allowance
Since 1 January 2025, employees of Safran SA – an entity comprising 4,000 people in the aerospace group’s support and research functions – have been able to benefit from an...
24 January 2025
United States: Donald Trump repeals artificial intelligence rules
On 20 January, upon his arrival in the White House, US President Donald Trump repealed the executive order on artificial intelligence issued by Joe Biden in October 2023. The aim of this text was...
23 January 2025
Italy: BPER banking group gives all staff training on new technology
Italian banking group BPER announced in mid-January the creation of an ‘academy’, in partnership with the training group Digit’Ed, as it seeks to train its 20,000 employees on...
22 January 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