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EU: Hungary unveils social programme before taking over Council Presidency
Hungary will take over the Presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 July 2024 for six months. While Belgium had invested a great deal of effort in bringing to fruition directives rejected by...
21 June 2024
HR managers overwhelmed by managing emergencies (survey)
While HR managers are generally satisfied with their quality of life at work, they nevertheless complain that they spend a lot of time managing day-to-day issues. The international study...
21 June 2024
France: European Commission recommends better response to skills shortages in green professions
For the first time this year, the European Commission’s country-specific recommendations, sent out as part of the European Semester (coordination of member states’ economic and...
20 June 2024
EU: Sweden first to launch transposition of pay transparency directive
On 29 May, the Swedish government published a report on the implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive, which must be transposed by EU member states by 7 June 2026. The text, which is the...
19 June 2024
Poland: minimum wage to rise by at least 7.6% on 1 January 2025
On 13 June, the Council of Ministers approved a minimum wage rise of 7.6% from 1 January 2025, which would raise the level from PLN 4,300 to PLN 4,626 gross per month (or from €990 to...
19 June 2024
France: Leroy Merlin launches major redundancy plan
Leroy Merlin (€9.93 billion turnover in France in 2023, +1.3% year on year) has announced a reduction of around 500 positions in France, i.e. around 1.8% of the group’s workforce. The...
18 June 2024
Japan: law passed to facilitate labour immigration
On 14 June, the Japanese parliament adopted a law on development and employment, designed to remedy the serious skills shortage affecting the country. The aim of this law is to increase labour...
17 June 2024
EU: new action plan on carcinogens launched
The third European roadmap on carcinogens has been launched. Under the aegis of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, nine member states, the European Trade Union Confederation...
14 June 2024
Netherlands: government proposes new rules on child labour
The Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment is proposing new rules on child labour in order to offer children more employment opportunities. These were put out to an online public...
13 June 2024
France: KPMG to harness referrals to recruit people with disabilities
On 16 May, audit and consultancy giant KPMG signed a new three-year agreement (2024-2026) with the CFDT and CFE-CGC trade unions to promote the employment of people with disabilities. KPMG has set...
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12 June 2024
Finland: proposed increase in minimum income for foreign workers
On 6 June, the right-wing, four-party alliance government in Finland submitted a bill to Parliament aimed at raising the minimum wage required to obtain a “residence permit for employed...
11 June 2024
Germany: companies adjust to cannabis legalisation
Since 1 April, recreational cannabis has been legal for adults in Germany. In addition, limited production by associations will be possible from 1 July 2024. Although legal, cannabis still has...
10 June 2024
Estonia: bill to allow students and pensioners to work longer hours
On 3 June, the Ministry of the Economy and Communications presented a bill allowing employers to reach agreements on flexible working hours. The idea is that companies will be able to offer up to...
7 June 2024
Eramet launches a global base level of social protection
On 5 June 2024, Eramet announced the launch of a global social protection plan. These commitments take the form of an agreement signed with the social dialogue forum launched in 2023, the Eramet...
6 June 2024
Italy: Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit switch to a 37-hour week
At the end of May, Italy’s two largest banking groups, Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit, reached an agreement with the FABI, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions to reduce...
5 June 2024
Romania: single parents can no longer be forced to work nights
As of 3 June, single parents raising their children cannot be forced to work at night. This provision, which already applied to pregnant women, mothers and breastfeeding mothers, was extended to...
4 June 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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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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13 October 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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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 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
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France: government proposes suspending pension reform
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, reappointed on 10 October after resigning four days earlier, delivered his general policy speech to the National Assembly on 14 October. He announced the...