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United Kingdom: automatic bereavement leave for fathers in the event of the mother’s death
The Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act was passed by Parliament on 24 May. The legislation provides for automatic and immediate bereavement leave for the father (or non-biological partner) in the...
3 June 2024
Australia: minimum wage to rise by almost 4% on 1 July
The Fair Work Commission, Australia’s independent wage-setting body, announced this morning a 3.75% increase in the minimum wage from 1 July. It will rise from $23.23 to $24.10 an hour...
3 June 2024
France: Biomérieux signs new teleworking agreement
On 10 April 2024, the chemical company, which has 4,000 employees, and the trade unions signed a teleworking agreement, renewing that signed in 2021. While the weekly frequency of a maximum of two...
29 May 2024
Canada: parliament passes bill to ban scab labour
On 27 May, Canada’s House of Commons unanimously passed a bill to amend the labour code. It seeks to step up the fight against anti-strike practices, in particular the use of replacement...
29 May 2024
EU: a European Company can legally circumvent negotiations on employee involvement (CJEU)
In a ruling handed down on 16 May, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that a European Company (SE), a status that provides a single legal regime in all member states, could be...
28 May 2024
EU: due diligence directive ratified by the Council
On 24 May, one month after the European Parliament, the EU member states gave their final approval to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The adoption of this flagship project of...
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24 May 2024
Argentina: minimum wage increased by more than 15%
The government has decided to increase the minimum wage by 15.53%, after the National Wage Council, which brings together the government and social partners, failed to reach an agreement. The...
23 May 2024
EU: Council gives definitive green light to artificial intelligence regulation
The EU regulation on artificial intelligence has been definitively adopted, following final approval by the Council of the EU on Tuesday 21 May. It will apply in the member states two years after...
21 May 2024
Belgium: draft legislation on adequate minimum wages approved
On 17 May, the Council of Ministers approved a draft bill on adequate minimum wages. This text, put forward by Belgian labour minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne, partially transposes the European...
21 May 2024
Belgium: employers will have to introduce a comprehensive MSD prevention policy
A new regulation on workplace ergonomics and the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) will come into force on 25 May in Belgium. The aim is to improve the prevention of MSDs by requiring...
17 May 2024
United Kingdom: companies soon to be required to provide single-sex toilets
On 6 May, the UK government announced a reform of building standards: all new non-domestic buildings will have to be equipped with separate toilets for men and women. Kemi Badenoch, Minister for...
16 May 2024
Romania: tripartite consultation to define mechanism for setting the appropriate minimum wage
On 14 May, labour minister Simona Bucura-Oprescu convened a meeting of employee and employer representatives to draw up a draft legislative act on the transposition of the European directive on...
15 May 2024
Netherlands: ‘staff retention in the event of a crisis’ bill put out to online consultation
On 14 May, the Dutch government launched an online consultation on a draft law on “staff retention in the event of a crisis”. The aim of the bill is to offer “greater security...
15 May 2024
Belgium: conditions for recognition as a company in difficulty altered
On 3 May, the Council of Ministers approved a draft royal decree which modifies the conditions for recognition as a company in difficulty or undergoing restructuring, which enables the...
14 May 2024
Italy: social security contribution exemption for hiring young people and women in precarious situations
The ‘Cohesion’ decree, adopted by Italy’s Council of Ministers on 30 April and published in the official journal on 7 May, offers employers new incentives for recruiting...
13 May 2024
France: Engie Green signs an agreement to encourage employee commitment on the environment
Engie Green, a subsidiary of the French energy group specialising in the development of renewable energy projects (600 employees), signed an agreement on 12 March dedicated to the ecological...
7 May 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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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 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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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Germany: legal battle at Tesla ahead of works council election
The Frankfurt/Oder labour court has postponed a mid-November hearing in the case between the IG Metall union and Michaela Schmitz, employee representative and head of the works council at the...
28 October 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025