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France: 2021 data show major listed companies have only just over 25% female participation on their executive bodies
On 07 November, and in partnership with the Ministry of Gender Equality, HR consulting firm ConvictionsRH unveiled the rankings for female participation on corporate executive bodies from the 120...
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8 November 2022
Portugal: case law enshrines the right to rest on weekends for parents of children under 12 years of age
Portugal’s Supreme Court has ruled that a company cannot deny the right to rest on Saturdays and Sundays to an employee with children aged under 12 years. This decision follows a case...
8 November 2022
Austria: 7.44% pay rise in metal industry
The social partners in the largest branch of Austria’s metal industry – the business organisation Metaltechnology Austria (FMTI) and the PRO-GE and GPA trade unions – have struck...
7 November 2022
United Kingdom: Marks & Spencer offers four-day week option to managers
The emblematic British retailer Marks & Spencer has unveiled a new flexible working proposition for more than 3,000 retail managers, available from January 2023. Dubbed “Worklife”...
7 November 2022
Portugal: social dialogue on the four-day working week begins in earnest
Portugal’s government has created a pilot project to implement a four-day working week and on 03 November submitted it to the social partners for consideration and dialogue. Interested...
4 November 2022
Italy: remote work practised at 91% of large companies but only “true” agile working has positive effects
In 2022, 3.6 million Italian employees practised so-called “agile working”, marking a decline of 500,000 compared to 2021, a year during which there were more lockdowns due to the...
28 October 2022
Malta: implementation of the EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions
On 01 October 2022, Malta’s Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Regulations 2022 came into force. This text transposes the European Directive 2019/1152, and establishes an...
27 October 2022
Global Framework Agreement: Carrefour commits to fighting sexual orientation and gender-based discrimination
The global union federation UNI Global Union, and French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation Carrefour have announced a second renewal of their global framework agreement on the...
26 October 2022
“It is important to involve the elected representatives of the Economic and Social Committee (Works Councils) and the staff on climate issues”, Arnauld Héry, HR Director of Dekra France
Arnauld Héry joined Dekra France (4,600 employees) in 2021 as head of training, following a long career at McDonalds, notably as European head of training and subsequently as head of...
25 October 2022
Great Britain: Pregnant women and new parents will soon have greater protections from employment terminations
On 21 October the UK government announced it was backing the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill. Introduced as a private members bill by Labour MP Dan Jarvis, the...
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25 October 2022
Planet Labor becomes “mind RH”
Dear Planet Labor reader, For more than 15 years, Planet Labor has been providing a daily news feed – in French and English – covering the international industrial relations and human...
24 October 2022
United Kingdom: sexual harassment bill backed by EHRC
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the independent body tasked by the UK government with ensuring equality nationwide, urged the executive branch on 20 October to back the Worker...
24 October 2022
Romania: law transposes EU directives on transparent working conditions and work-life balance
Romania has adopted a new law to transpose the 2019 EU directives on transparent and predictable working conditions (see article n°10999) and on work-life balance for parents and carers (see...
24 October 2022
Finland: government tables reform ahead of European presumption of salaried status for false self-employed
A government bill, presented to the Finnish parliament on 13 October, aims to clarify the distinction between employees and self-employed workers. If adopted, a general interpretation of the...
21 October 2022
Romania: bill presented to allow both parents to take parental leave simultaneously
Romanian member of parliament Cristina Rizea, from the pro-European opposition party REPER (Renewing Romania’s European Project), this week presented a bill to parliament that would allow...
21 October 2022
Slovakia: introduction of a 14-day paid paternity leave entitlement
An amendment to Slovakia’s Labour Code provides for two weeks of paid leave (14 calendar days) for new fathers, which can be extended in cases where the child/children or mother are...
20 October 2022
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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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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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13 October 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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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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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Germany: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce
On 15 October, Germany’s cabinet approved draft legislation on ‘active retirement‘, which is expected to pass swiftly through Parliament. The bill would allow people who continue...
20 October 2025