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United Kingdom: extended protection against dismissal during maternity leave
New provisions designed to provide better protection against dismissal for employees who are pregnant or on maternity leave come into force on 6 April. Employees will benefit from protection from...
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2 April 2024
Netherlands: guide published to combat sexual harassment and violence in the workplace
Mariëtte Hamera, the Dutch government’s commissioner responsible for gender-based harassment and sexual violence, has published a new guide to help companies “create a safe...
28 March 2024
Belgium: minimum wage to rise to €2,000 on 1 April
The minimum wage in Belgium will be increased by €35.70 from 1 April, taking the level of pay from €1,994.18 to €2,029.88 gross per month. This increase was ratified during the...
27 March 2024
EU: employers air concerns to MEPs ahead of their review of the European Works Councils Directive
Business Europe and five European sectoral employer federations wrote to MEPs on 22 March, asking them to water down the proposed revision of the European Works Council Directive, on which they...
26 March 2024
Netherlands: bill seeks to provide more security for precarious workers
On 15 March, Dutch minister for social affairs and employment Karien Van Gennip sent a bill entitled “more security for precarious workers” to the Council of State for its opinion. The...
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26 March 2024
Denmark: additional parental leave for parents of twins
On 19 March, the Danish parliament unanimously adopted a bill amending the legislation on parental leave. The bill grants biological and adoptive parents of twins (or more) 26 weeks of additional...
25 March 2024
EU: hospitality sector social partners sign joint declaration on skills shortages
In a joint text published on 19 March, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) and HOTREC, the hotel sector employer federation, come together to call on the...
22 March 2024
EU: launch of an action plan to tackle labour shortages
On 20 March, the Commission presented an action plan to combat the labour and skills shortages that have become more acute over the last ten years in the Member States. This was one of the main...
21 March 2024
EU: Council adopts directive to protect whistleblowers
The draft “anti-SLAPP” directive (strategic lawsuits against public participation) put forward by the European Commission to combat ‘gagging’ lawsuits was adopted by the...
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20 March 2024
ILO reaches first agreement on issue of living wages
On 13 March, the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization approved an agreement on the issue of living wages, reached during a meeting of experts, made up of representatives of...
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19 March 2024
United Kingdom: government unveils measures to boost apprenticeships
On 18 March, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak unveiled measures designed to boost apprenticeships. To this end, the Conservative government has pledged to cover the full cost of training under-21s at...
19 March 2024
Australia: paid parental leave extended to 26 weeks
On 18 March, the Federal Parliament passed the bill extending paid parental leave, which has been supported by the Labour government since 2022. In line with the government’s wishes, the...
18 March 2024
France: step forwards towards right to four weeks paid leave per year for non-occupational illnesses and accidents at work
Following a positive opinion from the Conseil d’État, France’s highest administrative court, the government presented on 15 March an amendment to its bill to adapt to European...
18 March 2024
EU: Parliament adopts new rules to facilitate legal labour immigration
The European Parliament today adopted new rules on obtaining a single permit (combined work and residence permit) for third-country nationals. These amend the 2011 directive to make it easier for...
13 March 2024
UK: employers may share employees’ personal data in the event of a mental health emergency
The Information Commissioner (ICO), the UK body responsible for data protection and information rights, has published new guidelines to give “employers greater certainty about sharing...
13 March 2024
United Kingdom: new rules to cut labour immigration take effect
On 11 March, the government announced the entry into force of new regulations designed to “radically” reduce immigration. To this end, foreign care workers will no longer be able to...
12 March 2024
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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