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France: bill tabled to develop testing for employment discrimination
A group of MPs in the presidential majority have put forward a bill that seeks to make the processes for identifying and remedying employment discrimination more efficient. Tabled by the MPs...
7 July 2023
Lithuania: agreement secured to raise minimum wage by 10% from 01 January, 2024
On 28 June the government agreed to increase the minimum monthly wage by 10%, meaning that from 01 January 2024 the monthly minimum amount will rise from €840 to €924. This boost...
5 July 2023
EU: French MPs back ambitious due diligence directive
On 28 June, the French National Assembly’s European Affairs Committee adopted a ‘political opinion’ on the proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, on the...
- HR
- CSR
4 July 2023
Ireland: right to caregiver leave comes into effect
The first part of the Work Life Balance Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 came into force on 03 July 2023. In line with what the executive detailed in 2022, every Irish employee can now take five...
4 July 2023
United Kingdom: government plans reform of paternity leave
On 29 June, in its response to the consultation on Parental Leave and Pay, launched in 2019, the UK government indicated its intention to make changes to the country’s statutory paternity...
3 July 2023
CSR: survey results suggest employees feel their company is not doing enough
Although CSR is becoming an increasingly central topic along with ecological transition and European regulations, Corporate Social Responsibility is still struggling to take a foothold within...
- HR
- CSR
29 June 2023
Spain: new leave periods to facilitate better work-life balance
Le gouvernement a approuvé par décret d’application immédiate, le 27 juin, une série de nouveaux congés pour une meilleure conciliation de la vie...
28 June 2023
Netherlands: a Guide for handling reports of sexual harassment in the workplace
The Dutch government has published a “Guide to reporting sexually inappropriate behaviour in the workplace.” The aim is to help companies manage these types of situations. The handbook...
- HR
- CSR
27 June 2023
Turkey: minimum wage to rise by 34%
Turkey’s minimum wage is to increase by 34% from the second half of this year, the country’s labour and social affairs minister Vedat Isikhan announced on 20 June during a press...
26 June 2023
United Kingdom: 200 companies named and shamed for not paying minimum wage
Having threatened to “name and shame” those companies that fail to pay their staff the minimum wage, the UK government kept its promise by publishing a list of over 200 employers on 21...
23 June 2023
Netherlands: 2% increase in monthly minimum wage as of 01 July
Starting 01 July 2023, the Dutch legal minimum monthly wage for those age 21 and over will rise from €1,934.40 to €1,995.00 (+ 2%), irrespective of the number of hours per week that is...
22 June 2023
Newsletter publications temporarily suspended
Dear readers, Technical issues have meant mind RH has been unable to publish our flagship newsletter briefings. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and expect to have resolved the...
20 June 2023
Luxembourg: right to disconnect introduced into labour code
The right to disconnect is to be enshrined in Luxembourg’s labour code, after the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy passed bill n°7890 on 13 June. Under this text, which was tabled...
20 June 2023
Toyota Material Handling Europe gets staff involved in ‘Start Your Impossible’ programme
Toyota Material Handling Europe, the subsidiary of the Japanese forklift truck manufacturer, is seeking to involve its 13,000 employees in the “Start Your Impossible” programme of...
19 June 2023
EU: Parliament adopts its position on the AI Act in plenary session
On 14 June the European Parliament adopted its position on the AI Act. This draft text aims to set a framework for AI tool features within the EU, comprising a set of prohibitions (biometric...
15 June 2023
EU: European Parliament urges European Commission to ban unpaid internships
On 14 June the European Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favour (404–78, 130 abstentions) of an own-initiative report on quality internships. The text covers voluntary traineeships...
15 June 2023
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
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
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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Greece: hospitality sector signs first collective agreement aligned with National Social Pact
The hospitality sector (125,000 employees), one of Greece’s largest industries after retail, signed a new two-year collective agreement on 17 March. The text, effective from 1 April 2026...
19 March 2026
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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Germany: crisis and transformation wage agreement in the chemical sector
Following a two-day marathon negotiation in Bad Breisig (Western Germany), the social partners of the German chemical and pharmaceutical industries—the IG BCE trade union and the BAVC employers'...
27 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026