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Mexico: platform for reporting labour law breaches launched
On 4 September, Mexico’s labour ministry unveiled a new platform allowing workers to file confidential complaints over potential rights violations or health and safety risks. The system...
10 September 2025
Germany: Polish employees at Tesla factory get organised
Polish employees at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Grünheide near Berlin announced at the end of August their intention to present their own list for the forthcoming works council elections...
9 September 2025
Italy: non-biological mothers in same-sex couples entitled to paternity leave (ruling)
In a ruling on 21 July, Italy’s Constitutional Court struck down a provision of a 2001 law, which was amended in 2022 to make paternity leave compulsory but limited this right to fathers...
8 September 2025
United Kingdom: German discount chain Aldi keeps its promise to be the best-paying supermarket
The 28,000 British employees of German discount supermarket chain Aldi were handed a 1.9% pay rise on 1 September. In July, the retailer announced that the minimum hourly wage would rise from...
4 September 2025
New Zealand: employees now allowed to disclose their pay at work
New Zealand has banned retaliation against employees who disclose their salaries at work. The bill, introduced by a Labour opposition MP, was passed by Parliament before taking effect on 26 August...
3 September 2025
Czech Republic: minimum wage to rise by 7.7% on 1 January 2026
Czech labour minister Marian Jurečka, of the Christian and Democratic Union, announced on 29 August that the gross minimum wage will rise 7.7% from CZK 20,800 to CZK 22,400 (€916) per...
2 September 2025
Mexico: President Claudia Sheinbaum confirms plan to raise the minimum wage
The minimum wage in Mexico must be raised annually over the next few years to represent 2.5 basic baskets (a set of products and services considered essential for the survival and well-being of a...
1 September 2025
UN agencies publish guidelines to protect workers from heat
On 22 August, the World Health Organization and World Meteorological Organization released a joint report highlighting the rising risks that heat poses to workers amid climate change. The report...
28 August 2025
United Kingdom: step towards single minimum wage for all adult workers
On 5 August, the UK Labour government reviewed the remit of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) with a view to putting an end to age-related minimum wage differentials. Currently, 18–20-year-olds...
28 August 2025
France: age for progressive retirement to be lowered from 62 to 60 as of 1 September
The decree lowering the age of eligibility for progressive retirement will come into force on 1 September, having been published in the French official journal on 23 July, It will apply to...
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25 August 2025
Poland: new paid leave entitlement for female employees suffering a miscarriage
On 22 July, the Polish ministry of family, labour and social policy amended the regulations on maternity leave and benefits to extend them to women who have suffered a miscarriage. Until now, the...
24 July 2025
New Zealand: bill tabled in Parliament on due diligence to combat modern slavery
On 17 July, a bill to combat modern slavery was introduced in the New Zealand parliament. If adopted, companies with revenues in excess of NZ$50 million (approximately €26 million) will be...
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23 July 2025
Italy: new rights for employees with serious illnesses
On 8 July, the Italian Senate definitively adopted a bill creating a new leave allowance for workers with cancer, disabling illnesses (with a minimum disability threshold of 74%) and chronic...
22 July 2025
Austria: Federal Council gives final green light to new partial retirement scheme
On 17 July 2025, the Austrian Federal Council (Bundesrat) adopted the bill introducing the new partial retirement scheme by a two-thirds majority. This vote, which follows approval by the lower...
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21 July 2025
Slovenia: rules protecting employees from high temperatures extended to outdoor work
On 11 July, the Slovenian government published a regulation extending employers’ health and safety obligations during heat waves to all workers. Until now, these obligations only applied to...
18 July 2025
Netherlands: bill aims to protect employees in event of company bankruptcy
On 11 July, the Dutch Council of Ministers approved a bill aiming to better protect employees in the event of company bankruptcy, submitting it for review by the Council of State. The so-called...
16 July 2025
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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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31 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Italy: European pay transparency directive, a major step forward for businesses
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: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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France: government proposes suspending pension reform
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, reappointed on 10 October after resigning four days earlier, delivered his general policy speech to the National Assembly on 14 October. He announced the...