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Great Britain: GPs no longer only medical professional who can certify employee ‘sick notes’
In addition to regular general practitioners, as of 01 July nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists will be able to certify fit notes, i.e. the certificate required to...
6 July 2022
Denmark: minimum wage required for non-European workers cut
In order to address the current labour shortage in Denmark, the government and a majority of parties in the Danish parliament reached an agreement on 29 June that aims to foster international...
4 July 2022
Australia: Uber joins forces with Transport Workers Union in push for better working conditions in gig economy
US ride hailing giant Uber and the Transport Workers Union of Australia have penned an historic agreement in which they jointly call for the creation of an independent body tasked with setting...
1 July 2022
Netherlands: minimum wage increases as of 1 July 2022
As of 1 July, the gross statutory minimum wage for those over the age of 21 in the Netherlands has risen from €1,725 to €1,756.20 per month, representing a pay rise of 1.81%. The latest...
1 July 2022
France and Switzerland consider new rules allowing cross-border workers to continue teleworking
Even though the health-related state of emergency is over, the expiry date for a derogatory agreement between France and Switzerland, concluded on 13 May 2020, that allowed border and cross-border...
30 June 2022
Great Britain: gender pay gap on the rise in 2 out of 5 companies (study)
Auditing giant PwC has analysed data from 10,282 UK companies that were required to report their annual gender pay gaps by April 2022 (c.f. article No.12460). According to its calculations, 53% of...
29 June 2022
Luxembourg: Covid-19 related social security regulations for cross-border teleworking extended to 31-Dec-2022
On 24 June, a week before the series of exceptional telework agreements in terms of Luxembourg social security affiliation were due to come to an end on 30 June (c.f. article No. 13108)...
28 June 2022
EU: social partners establish the basis for a directive on telework and the right to disconnect
In Brussels on 28 June, the European social partners are signing their joint 2022-2024 work program. In it is an ‘historic agreement’ between the European Trade Union Confederation...
28 June 2022
Norway: limitations to be placed on temporary employment
From 1 July, companies in Norway will only be able to hire workers on fixed-term contracts in certain circumstances. These circumstances are listed in section 14.9(2) of the Norwegian Working...
27 June 2022
United States: employers move to protect abortion access
It’s official. The right to an abortion is no longer guaranteed across the United States, following a ruling by the Supreme Court, which allows each US state to put in place its own...
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27 June 2022
EU: large companies to be required to report on their social policies
On 21 June, the European Parliament and Council of the EU reached an agreement on a text amending the 2013 directive on financial information that companies with over 250 employees are required to...
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23 June 2022
Luxembourg : unrestricted telework for border workers coming to an end
After more than two years of unrestricted teleworking, almost 216,000 German, Belgian, and French border workers will have to return to work in Luxembourg companies. This is because extraordinary...
21 June 2022
Portugal: whistle-blower protection legislation comes into force
Law No. 93/2021, published in the Diário da República (Official Gazette) on 20 December 2021, entered into force six months later on 18 June. Under this new law, which transposes the...
20 June 2022
France: the ‘Barème Macron’ (‘Macron scale’ – employment termination compensation corridor) weakened by the European Committee of Social Rights
The European Committee of Social Rights (previously, the European Committee of Social Rights) established under the auspices of the Council of Europe, has challenged the capping of industrial...
20 June 2022
Austria: KPMG hands €3,000 pay rise to all employees
From 1 July 2022, all employees of the Austrian business of audit and consulting giant KPMG will see their annual base salaries increase by €3,000. This one-off pay rise – the figure...
17 June 2022
Poland: draft legislation proposed to combat alcoholism in the workplace and provide the basis for remote working
On 07 June a bill amending the Labour Code was submitted to Poland’s lower house of Parliament (Sejm), which enables employers to utilise preventative means to curb employee alcoholism...
16 June 2022
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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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20 October 2025
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France: Crédit Agricole to tighten remote work rules
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
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2026 TRENDS – Pay transparency becomes a reality for European companies
mind RH is taking a look at the trends that will shape 2026. Many countries remain behind schedule in transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, leaving companies in a state of uncertainty as...
27 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026
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Vincent Lecerf (Orange): “Equality and diversity are competitive advantages for us”
Following the signing of a new agreement on professional equality and diversity in December, the chief HR officer of French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange Group, Vincent...
13 January 2026
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2026 TRENDS — Social dialogue, a major challenge in the deployment of AI in companies
mind RH is analysing the trends that will shape 2026. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a force that goes far beyond efficiency gains and productivity improvements. It is reshaping tasks...
4 February 2026
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France: transposition of the pay transparency directive takes shape
The transposition of the European directive on pay transparency into French law is entering a decisive phase. The Minister of Labour, Jean-Pierre Farandou, wants to present the bill to Parliament...
21 January 2026