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The Employment Permits Act 2024, enacted on 25 June, comes into force on 2 September. The aim of the legislation is to introduce a more “modern, flexible” work permit system in...

30 August 2024

H&M and industriALL Global Union bolster agreement on subcontracting practices

Nine years after a first agreement aimed at developing representation and collective relations among suppliers, H&M, the Swedish trade union IF Metall and the global federation industriALL...

29 August 2024

Australia: right to disconnect comes into force

On 26 August, six months after the enactment of changes to the Fair Work Act, the right to disconnect came into force in Australia. Employees will be legally entitled to refuse to respond when an...

28 August 2024

Spain: automatic dismissal due to permanent disability abolished

On 23 July, the Council of Ministers approved a bill abolishing the automatic termination of employment contracts in the event of an employee’s permanent disability being recognised. From...

27 August 2024

Daily briefing paused from 22 July to 26 August inclusive

mind RH team is taking time off to enjoy the summer break in Europe. Our news feed will recommence on the morning of 27 August. You can of course access all our previous articles, features and...

22 July 2024

United Kingdom: union fails in bid for recognition at Amazon

The GMB union failed to secure a sufficient number of votes to officially represent staff at Amazon’s Coventry warehouses, which would have forced the American online retail giant to...

19 July 2024

EU: re-elected, Ursula von der Leyen unveils agenda for new term in office

On 18 July, the European Parliament approved Ursula von der Leyen’s candidacy for re-election as president of the European Commission until 2029, by 401 votes to 284. In her speech to MEPs...

18 July 2024

United Kingdom: workers’ rights at the heart of the King’s speech

At the opening ceremony of the UK parliament this morning, King Charles III outlined in his speech the legislative programme of the new Labour government led by Keir Starmer. Several measures...

17 July 2024

Germany: 11% of companies offer a four-day week

According to a survey carried out jointly by Randstad’s German subsidiary and the IfO Institute for Economic Research in Munich among a panel of 1,000 human resources managers, one German...

17 July 2024

Malta: new law on health and safety at work imposes tougher penalties for violations

On 15 July, Malta’s parliament unanimously adopted a bill on health and safety at work. Described as “revolutionary” by Prime Minister Robert Abela (Labour Party), the bill aims...

16 July 2024

Luxembourg: €500 bonus for banking sector employees in 2025

After six months of difficult negotiations, the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and the Aleba, LCGB and OGBL trade unions announced on 11 July that they had reached an agreement on...

15 July 2024

Norway: adoption of the law on transparent working conditions

The law on transparent and predictable working conditions has been adopted in Norway on 1 July. This legislation imposes new requirements for written employment contracts. It lists the information...

10 July 2024

France: Labor Code now includes heatwave as a reason for short-time working in the construction sector

A decree published on 29 June 2024 in the Official Journal specifies the climatic conditions that entitle workers to short-time working with re-imbursement by the Caisse d’indemnisation du...

9 July 2024

Luxembourg: transposition of the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions

On 26 June 2024, the Chamber of Deputies first vote unanimously upheld the bill transposing the European directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. Among...

9 July 2024

United Kingdom: Court of Appeal paves the way for forced labour due diligence proceedings

In a decision handed down on 27June 2024, the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal overturned a decision by the National Crime Agency (NCA), which specialises in the fight against organised...

8 July 2024

Luxembourg: lower minimum wage for hiring highly qualified workers from a third country

The law of 04 June 2024, which transposes the European directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment, came into...

8 July 2024

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Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...

9 September 2026

Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code

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31 August 2026

France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations

The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...

24 September 2026

Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures

The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...

7 September 2026