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Turkey: minimum wage rises 49% from 1 January 2024
The minimum wage in Turkey has risen sharply at the start of this year, from 11,500 to 17,000 Turkish lira (€521) per month. This 50% hike is due to rampant inflation in the country, which...
5 January 2024
EU: platform workers directive on hold
Although the Spanish Presidency of the European Union (which ran until December 31) had reached a compromise in trialogue talks on a proposed directive to improve working conditions for platform...
5 January 2024
Chile: right to telework introduced for parents and carers
On 29 December 2023, the law on the “protection of maternity, paternity and family life” was published in Chile’s official gazette. In an effort to improve work-life balance, the...
4 January 2024
News feed suspended from 25 December to 5 January inclusive
The mind RH team is taking a few days off after a busy year. Our December recap, which will be sent out tomorrow evening, will be our last publication of the year. We’ll be back on 8 January...
21 December 2023
France: minimum wage to rise by €20 a month
On 1 January, the gross minimum wage will rise by 1.13%, from €1,747 to €1,767 per month. This increase, validated by the Council of Ministers on 20 December, is the automatic result of...
21 December 2023
Belgium: Brussels regional parliament approves draft ordinance on economic migration
The economic affairs committee of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium has approved a draft ordinance on economic migration tabled by employment minister Bernard Clerfayt. The...
21 December 2023
France: bill adopted on entry of foreign workers in shortage occupations
On Tuesday 19 December, French MPs passed a bill ‘to control immigration and improve integration’. Under article 4, prefects – state representatives in a department or region...
20 December 2023
Spain: government allows women to accumulate up to 28 days’ breastfeeding leave
On 19 December, the Council of Ministers approved a draft reform of breastfeeding leave. All workers (women as well as men) will now be able to accumulate breastfeeding hours and benefit from paid...
20 December 2023
Chile: bill on formal recognition of professional skills adopted
On 18 December, Chile’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved a bill designed to strengthen and modernise the national system for certifying professional skills. The aim of this reform is...
19 December 2023
EU: common understanding signed with Switzerland defines rules for the posting of workers
After 18 months of negotiations, Switzerland and the European Union signed an agreement on 15 December setting out the framework for their bilateral relations, particularly in terms of economic...
18 December 2023
United Kingdom: ICO completes guidelines on the protection of personal data
On 12 December, the UK’s Information Commissioner (ICO) published two new draft guidelines on the retention and use of employees’ personal data. The first relates to the keeping of...
18 December 2023
Czech Republic: minimum wage to rise from 1 January 2024
On 13 December, Czech labour minister Marian Jurecka announced an increase in the minimum wage that will take effect from 1 January 2024. The wage level will rise from 17,300 to 18,900 koruna per...
14 December 2023
EU: whistleblower protection measures come into force in companies with more than 50 employees
The provisions of the European directive on the protection of whistleblowers have now been transposed into the legislation of the 27 EU Member States and apply to all companies with 250 employees...
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12 December 2023
Australia: new visa to be created for highly skilled workers
On 11 December, home affairs minister Clare O’Neil announced a series of measures designed to halve immigration over the next two years. In particular, the government will be raising the...
12 December 2023
EU: international groups join unions and NGOs in calling for an ambitious corporate sustainability due diligence directive
In a joint call published on 11 December, several international industrial groups (L’Oréal, Unilever, Scania, Ericsson, Ikea, Novo Nordisk and Maersk) have joined forces with European...
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- CSR
11 December 2023
New Zealand: trial period extended to 90 days for all employers
On 11 December labour relations minister Brooke Van Velden introduced a bill allowing all employers to extend the trial period for new recruits to a maximum of 90 days. Until now, this...
11 December 2023
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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
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31 October 2025
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20 October 2025
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France: Crédit Agricole to tighten remote work rules
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
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2026 TRENDS – Pay transparency becomes a reality for European companies
mind RH is taking a look at the trends that will shape 2026. Many countries remain behind schedule in transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, leaving companies in a state of uncertainty as...
27 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026
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Vincent Lecerf (Orange): “Equality and diversity are competitive advantages for us”
Following the signing of a new agreement on professional equality and diversity in December, the chief HR officer of French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange Group, Vincent...
13 January 2026
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2026 TRENDS — Social dialogue, a major challenge in the deployment of AI in companies
mind RH is analysing the trends that will shape 2026. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a force that goes far beyond efficiency gains and productivity improvements. It is reshaping tasks...
4 February 2026
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France: transposition of the pay transparency directive takes shape
The transposition of the European directive on pay transparency into French law is entering a decisive phase. The Minister of Labour, Jean-Pierre Farandou, wants to present the bill to Parliament...
21 January 2026