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Australia: right to disconnect comes closer to introduction
On 8 February, the Australian senate adopted an amendment proposing the introduction of a right to disconnect, as part of its examination of a bill to reform industrial relations. The text...
13 February 2024
Belgium: ‘pension bonus’ for older workers wishing to extend their careers
The ‘pension bonus‘ announced in June last year will come into force on 1 July 2024 and will benefit people retiring on or after 1 January 2025. This is part of the pension reform and...
- HR
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12 February 2024
EU: co-legislators reach breakthrough on platform workers directive
While the refusal of a qualified majority of member states blocked the proposed directive on digital platform workers in December, the Council of the EU and European Parliament finally reached a...
9 February 2024
France: flexibility still a priority for employees (survey)
Work-life balance and the quest for autonomy in the workplace are top priorities for French workers. These are the findings of this year’s annual Great Insights survey of over 4,000...
7 February 2024
EU: step towards mandatory training for managers in detecting sexual harassment at work
On 6 February, EU member states and the European Parliament reached a political agreement on the proposed directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. The text is intended...
- HR
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7 February 2024
Mexico: government wants to guarantee minimum wage rises above inflation
On 5 February, president Andrés Manuel López Obrador proposed that the adjustment of minimum wage increases should be a constitutional provision. This measure was announced as part...
6 February 2024
Société Générale and Deutsche Bank announce redundancy plans
European banks are tightening their belts. Firstly, French banking group Société Générale announced on 5 February the elimination of around 900 head office positions...
6 February 2024
Peru: bill seeks to raise retirement age to 75
On 18 January, the Peruvian congress approved a bill to raise the retirement age from 70 to 75 at the request of the employee. The bill stipulates that this request must be made before the...
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5 February 2024
EU: worker protections in AI Act text relaxed
The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States (COREPER) today approved the compromise reached in trilogue talks on 9 December on the draft “AI Act” regulation. The...
2 February 2024
EU: Council wants to give Commission a central role in combatting import of products made with forced labour
Following in the footsteps of MEPs, the Council of the European Union has now endorsed the draft regulation aimed at banning the import of products made with forced labour. The negotiating mandate...
- HR
- CSR
29 January 2024
Slovenia: minimum wage rises by 2% with effect from 1 January
On 23 January, Slovenia’s labour minister announced a 4.2% increase in the minimum wage for 2024. The wage level will rise from €1,203.36 to €1,253.90 gross per month with effect...
25 January 2024
United Kingdom: two in 10 employees affected by burn-out (study)
Some 20% of employees missed work last year due to stress, according to ‘The Burnout Report‘ published by Mental Health UK. “Simply put, the UK is rapidly becoming a...
25 January 2024
EU: Belgian presidency proposes to relax the directive on platform workers in bid to break deadlock
The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU is working hard to unblock the Platform Workers Directive before the end of the current term in office. While the refusal of France and around 10...
24 January 2024
Denmark: employers to be required to set up working time recording system
On 23 January, the Danish parliament adopted new rules on the recording of working time, which will come into force on 1 July 2024. They create an obligation for employers to set up an...
24 January 2024
Ireland: Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council launches
The first meeting of Ireland’s AI Advisory Council was held on 17 January. The aim of the new institution, made up of 14 voluntary members appointed by the government, is to provide the...
23 January 2024
EU: Parliament seeks to bolster the mandate of the European Labour Authority
On 18 January, members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution aimed at granting new powers to the European Labour Authority. As we reported after the resolution was tabled in October, the...
22 January 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