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Barilla offers 12 weeks’ paid parental leave
On 10 October, the food group announced the launch of a new global company parental policy taking effect from 1 January 2024. The change, applicable to the company’s 8,7000 employees, will...
16 October 2023
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa publishes a generative AI model developed in-house
On 12 October, French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa announced the open-source publication of a generative AI model, specialised for almost 40 experimental cases, on the...
13 October 2023
Ireland: minimum wage to rise by 12% on 1 January 2024
During his 2024 budget speech on 10 October, Irish finance minister Michael McGrath announced an increase in the statutory minimum wage, which will take effect from 1 January next year. It will...
12 October 2023
EU: Employment Council adopts first text on mental health at work
One day on from World Mental Health Day, the topic is becoming even more of an issue at European level. On 9 October, the Council of the European Union meeting of labour and employment ministers...
11 October 2023
Netherlands: minimum wage to rise by 3.5% in January 2024
On 9 October, the Dutch government announced that the statutory minimum wage would be increased by 3.75% from 1 January, giving a gross hourly rate of €13.27 for employees aged 21 and over...
11 October 2023
AI primary concern in skills development (study)
The Cegos Observatory barometer on training reveals that HR professionals and employees see artificial intelligence (in particular generative AI) and data as the leading issue that will lead to...
10 October 2023
Portugal: minimum wage to rise by 7.9% on 1 January 2024
On 7 October, the Portuguese government signed a revised agreement to improve incomes and competitiveness with the trade union central União Geral de Trabalhadores (UGT) and three...
9 October 2023
Italy: smart working eligibility for “fragile” workers extended until 31 December 2023
A legislative decree published on 29 September in Italy’s official journal (Gazzetta Ufficiale) extends until 31 December 2023 the right to smart working for employees in the public and...
6 October 2023
EU: Parliament bolsters rules to protect workers from asbestos
On 5 October, MEPs approved the directive seeking to boost protection of workers against the risks of exposure to asbestos with a very large majority (614 votes in favour, two against and four...
4 October 2023
Croatia: minimum wage to rise in 2024
The Croatian government has announced a €100 increase in the gross minimum wage, which will rise from €700 to €800 on 1 January 2024, marking a 14.28% hike, the largest since 2008...
3 October 2023
EU: second phase of consultation with social partners on traineeships launched
On Thursday 28 September, the European Commission launched the second phase of the consultation with social partners to update the framework for traineeships. Almost two million people were paid...
2 October 2023
United Kingdom: CIPD issues guide to promote inclusion of transgender employees
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the trade association for human resource management professionals, recently published a guide on equality, diversity and inclusion of...
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2 October 2023
United Kingdom: minimum wage to rise from April 2024
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to announce today an increase in the national living wage – effective from 1 April 2024 – at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The figure...
2 October 2023
Argentina: minimum wage increases again in response to hyperinflation
Argentina’s government has announced a further increase in the national ‘minimum, living and mobile wage.’ In December 2023, it will rise a further 32% from the current...
28 September 2023
France: the government sets about tackling the escalation in sick leave
Presented on 27 September 2023, the Social Security Financing Bill 2024 provides the government with an opportunity to tighten controls over sick leave, alongside which the executive is also...
Belgium: leave period entitlement maintained in the event of illness during holidays
The law of 17 July 2023, published in the Moniteur belge (Official Gazette) on 31 July 2023 applies the provisions of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and CJEU jurisprudence, which require...
27 September 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
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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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