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Estonia: minimum wage to rise by 13% in 2024
Trade unions and employer organisations have reached an agreement on the minimum wage, which will rise by €95 to €820 on 1 January 2024. The Bank of Estonia estimates that this figure...
16 October 2023
Bulgaria: minimum wage to rise on 1 January 2024
On 11 October, Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers decided to increase the minimum wage in the country from 1 January 2024. The figure will rise from 780 Lev (€398) to 933 Lev (€477)...
16 October 2023
Barilla offers 12 weeks’ paid parental leave
On 10 October, the food group announced the launch of a new global company parental policy taking effect from 1 January 2024. The change, applicable to the company’s 8,7000 employees, will...
16 October 2023
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa publishes a generative AI model developed in-house
On 12 October, French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa announced the open-source publication of a generative AI model, specialised for almost 40 experimental cases, on the...
13 October 2023
Ireland: minimum wage to rise by 12% on 1 January 2024
During his 2024 budget speech on 10 October, Irish finance minister Michael McGrath announced an increase in the statutory minimum wage, which will take effect from 1 January next year. It will...
12 October 2023
EU: Employment Council adopts first text on mental health at work
One day on from World Mental Health Day, the topic is becoming even more of an issue at European level. On 9 October, the Council of the European Union meeting of labour and employment ministers...
11 October 2023
Netherlands: minimum wage to rise by 3.5% in January 2024
On 9 October, the Dutch government announced that the statutory minimum wage would be increased by 3.75% from 1 January, giving a gross hourly rate of €13.27 for employees aged 21 and over...
11 October 2023
AI primary concern in skills development (study)
The Cegos Observatory barometer on training reveals that HR professionals and employees see artificial intelligence (in particular generative AI) and data as the leading issue that will lead to...
10 October 2023
Portugal: minimum wage to rise by 7.9% on 1 January 2024
On 7 October, the Portuguese government signed a revised agreement to improve incomes and competitiveness with the trade union central União Geral de Trabalhadores (UGT) and three...
9 October 2023
Italy: smart working eligibility for “fragile” workers extended until 31 December 2023
A legislative decree published on 29 September in Italy’s official journal (Gazzetta Ufficiale) extends until 31 December 2023 the right to smart working for employees in the public and...
6 October 2023
EU: Parliament bolsters rules to protect workers from asbestos
On 5 October, MEPs approved the directive seeking to boost protection of workers against the risks of exposure to asbestos with a very large majority (614 votes in favour, two against and four...
4 October 2023
Croatia: minimum wage to rise in 2024
The Croatian government has announced a €100 increase in the gross minimum wage, which will rise from €700 to €800 on 1 January 2024, marking a 14.28% hike, the largest since 2008...
3 October 2023
EU: second phase of consultation with social partners on traineeships launched
On Thursday 28 September, the European Commission launched the second phase of the consultation with social partners to update the framework for traineeships. Almost two million people were paid...
2 October 2023
United Kingdom: CIPD issues guide to promote inclusion of transgender employees
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the trade association for human resource management professionals, recently published a guide on equality, diversity and inclusion of...
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2 October 2023
United Kingdom: minimum wage to rise from April 2024
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to announce today an increase in the national living wage – effective from 1 April 2024 – at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The figure...
2 October 2023
Argentina: minimum wage increases again in response to hyperinflation
Argentina’s government has announced a further increase in the national ‘minimum, living and mobile wage.’ In December 2023, it will rise a further 32% from the current...
28 September 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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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Germany: IG Metall demands 5% pay rise amid severe pressure
Despite the crisis hitting the automotive industry, the leadership of the German trade union IG Metall announced on Wednesday 23 September that it would be asking for a 5% pay increase as well as...
23 September 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026