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Belgium: resignation notice periods capped at 13 weeks
A law dated 20 March 2023 and published on 28 April 2023 in the Moniteur belge (official journal) clarifies the rules applying to employee resignations. It specifies that a resignation notice...
26 May 2023
Great Britain: union membership continues to fall in percentage and absolute terms
On 24 May the UK government published updated figures on trade union membership for the period 1995-2022, and according to which the proportion of union affiliated workers has fallen for the...
26 May 2023
EU: European Agency for Health & Safety at Work publishes recommendations for coping with heatwaves
As the effects of climate change become more apparent, several economic sectors are increasingly having to cope with managing the steadily rising number and intensity of heat wave periods The...
23 May 2023
Great Britain: government launches consultation on reforming labour laws
At the end of 2023 some 600 EU regulations currently in place in the UK will cease to operate. The UK government has just published the list of those destined to be abolished and recently...
22 May 2023
Ireland: Vodafone introduces paid leave for caregivers
On 15 May, Vodafone Ireland, the UK telecommunications giant’s wholly owned Irish subsidiary announced its new ‘Caring for Vulnerable Others’ policy. The scheme will allow the...
17 May 2023
United States: United Steelworkers union marks major breakthrough at the Blue Bird electric school bus plant in the Southern state of Georgia
Blue Bird, which builds electric school buses in Fort Valley, Georgia has become the first significant group (1,400 employees) to join the United Steelworkers union (USW). On 12 May workers in a...
17 May 2023
Brazil: setting criteria for access to the ‘special’ hazardous work pension
On 10 May Brazil’s Senate house unanimously approved a bill that establishes new rules to access a specific hazardous work related retirement pension, amending the originally instituted Law...
16 May 2023
Spain: outdoor work in particularly high temperatures banned
The Spanish government has announced a new rule to regulate outdoor work during periods of high temperatures, when the national meteorological agency Aemet issues an orange or red alert. Until...
15 May 2023
EU: Parliament proposes that introduction of AI systems at work should be subject to prior information-consultation
Yesterday members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs approved their report on proposed rules on artificial intelligence, presented by the...
12 May 2023
China: gig economy workers set to see rights bolstered
Chinese president Xi Jinping is “concerned” about the working conditions of those performing taskwork, according to the front page of People’s Daily, the main propaganda channel...
12 May 2023
Belgium: approval passed for profitable companies to pay staff a purchasing power bonus
Although workers will not receive any salary increases in 2023 and 2024 beyond those already linked to inflation, Belgium’s Council of Ministers has approved the possibility for profitable...
9 May 2023
EU: MEPs demand more ambitious push to protect workers against asbestos
On 26 April members of the European Parliament in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs unanimously adopted a report on the European Commission’s proposal for a revision of the...
5 May 2023
Italy: banking sector social partners agree to extend their collective agreement renewal date
On 26 April, and with procedures for the renewal of the banking sector national collective bargaining agreement (NCA) falling behind schedule, both the employers’ organisation (ABI –...
4 May 2023
EU: European Economic and Social Council calls for a new directive on preventing psychosocial risks at work
On 27 April, the European Economic and Social Council (EESC) adopted a resolution calling for a directive on the prevention of psychosocial risks at work. At the vanguard since July 2022, Spain...
2 May 2023
France: three agreements reached on working conditions for platform-based delivery drivers
Three months after a landmark agreement that set a minimum income for ride-hail drivers, three new agreements have been reached under the aegis of the newly formed Platform Employment Industrial...
26 April 2023
Mexico: online platform launched for businesses to report their labour regulations compliance
On 20 April, Mexico’s Ministry of Labour launched its voluntary labour verification programme (VELAVO). It will operate as an alternative mechanism to the labour inspectorate intervention...
25 April 2023
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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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Germany: pensioners in work already common practice, study shows
As the German government steps up measures to encourage people to stay in work beyond the legal retirement age, a new study by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) – an independent...
6 November 2025
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Spain: government approves creation of ‘intern status’
The Spanish government has paved the way for the creation of a new status for "persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies, institutions or public or private organisations...
7 November 2025
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France: social conference on labour and pensions to proceed without main employers’ group
The preparatory meeting ahead of the social conference on labour and pensions, which is set to decide on the pension system model and the funding thereof, was held on 4 November at France's labour...
5 November 2025
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Luxembourg: two pension reform bills submitted to parliament
After lengthy negotiations with the social partners, in mid-October the Luxembourg government submitted two bills to parliament aimed at reforming the pension system to ensure its long-term...
6 November 2025
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Candice Guillot (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”
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