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France: Equans (Bouygues Group) encourages its employees to join the National Guard
On 11 January 2023, the energy and industry services group Equans, which employs almost 27,000 employees in France, signed an agreement with the National Guard, which brings together reservists...
17 January 2023
Germany: judgment makes it easier to keep unused paid leave
In a potentially landmark ruling, issued on 20 December 2022, the German Federal Labour Court (BAG) decided that employees remain entitled to unused paid leave for an indefinite period, if their...
16 January 2023
EU: a company cannot refuse to give contracts to a self-employed person on the grounds of sexual orientation (CJEU)
In a judgment passed on 12 January, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in favour of a Polish television editor who claimed a nationwide broadcaster declined to renew his contract for...
13 January 2023
Italy: labour inspectorate clarifies application of work-life balance rules
The Italian national labour inspectorate (Ispettorato Nazionale del Lavoro, INL) has provided details on how the decree-law transposing the European directive 2019/1158 on work-life balance, in...
13 January 2023
South Korea: parental leave extended from 12 to 18 months
On 28 December 2022, South Korea’s government announced several measures to respond to both issues of the falling birth rate and the ageing population. From among these is an extension of...
11 January 2023
Portugal: four-day working week pilot project commences
A four-day working week trial programme has kicked off in Portugal. During the first six months of 2023, companies wishing to participate in the experimental pilot project will be subject to a...
9 January 2023
United States: pay transparency rules enter into force in Washington, California and Rhode Island
Employers in the US state of Washington with 15 employees or more must now detail salary ranges in all job postings, under a new law that took effect on 1 January 2023. Firms are also required to...
6 January 2023
Great Britain: Atom Bank permanently adopts the shorter four-day working week
After more than a year of testing the four-day working week, UK online retail bank Atom Bank has decided to permanently implement the shorter working period. As a reminder, the group started...
5 January 2023
Spain: special visa for digital nomads comes into force
New legislation aimed at fostering the ecosystem of emerging companies, known as the Start-up Law, came into force on 01 January 2023. The law seeks to establish a favourable regulatory framework...
4 January 2023
EU: whistle-blower protection implemented in another four EU Member States
While EU Member States had until 17 December 2021 to transpose into national law EU Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of whistle-blowers, some have countries waited more than a year after the...
3 January 2023
Finland: new law to foster employment of over-55s takes effect
A new law aiming to foster integration of over-55s into the labour market has entered into force in Finland as of 1 January 2023, having been adopted by the country’s parliament on 21 April...
2 January 2023
News feed paused from 19 to 30 december inclusive
The team at mind RH will be taking a few days off at the end of an action-packed year of news. We will resume publication on the morning of Monday 2 January 2023. Our news archives will of course...
16 December 2022
Germany: Deutsche Bahn pays €150 bonus to staff proposing energy saving ideas
Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway operator and a huge consumer of electricity, revealed on Wednesday 14 December that its search for good ideas to reduce energy waste, launched in...
16 December 2022
Great Britain: younger retirees return to work in the face of inflation
On 13 December, the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that between August-October 2022, the number of economically inactive fell 0.2% to 21.5% compared to the previous three...
14 December 2022
Germany: Chancellor Scholz looking to halt early retirement
One phrase uttered by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reignited the debate on pensions and the reforms being prepared for 2023. “We need to increase the share of those who can actually...
13 December 2022
United States: UAW to represent workers at General Motors battery plant
Representatives of the United Auto Workers, the automotive sector trade union, have just won their first victory in the sector of electric vehicle batteries. Employees of Ultium, a Ohio-based...
12 December 2022
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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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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026