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Italy: Milan court places Uber Italy Srl under judicial administration due to the working conditions of Uber Eats delivery riders
On 30 May the ‘preventive measures’ section of the Milan court appointed a judicial administrator to manage Uber Italy Srl for the period of one year, holding that the delivery riders...
4 June 2020
EU: CJEU rules against trade unions in their dispute with the DIA and Twins Alimentación group over arrangements for specific personal leave periods
The case decided by the CJEU on 04 June (ruling for Case C-588/18) arises from a dispute between the CCOO Services Federations plus the Fetico & FESMC-UGT unions (commerce) and the retail...
4 June 2020
Portugal: remote working no longer favoured from 1 June, as phase three of lockdown easing begins
As of 1 June, rules on remote working have reverted to those laid out in the country’s labour code. Under article 166 of the code, remote working must be the subject of a contract between...
1 June 2020
United Kingdom: immediate sick pay for employees told to self-isolate under new coronavirus test and trace system
Under the UK’s new ‘test and trace’ system to combat the spread of coronavirus, any person who has been in contact with someone infected with the virus or someone suspected of...
29 May 2020
United Kingdom: majority of employers plan to preserve remote working (study)
Despite encouragement from the UK government for business to gradually return to normal, only 4% of UK employers have made their employees come back to work since coronavirus lockdown rules were...
29 May 2020
Colombia: a proposed law on the right to disconnect in the wake of the coronavirus crisis
A bill on the right to digital disconnection and respect for the boundaries between work and personal life was tabled this week in Colombia’s House of Representatives. The legislation...
28 May 2020
EU: EU Commission Work Programme confirms a directive on minimum wages and another on pay transparency will be adopted before the end of 2020
On 27 May, and in addition to its recovery plan (c.f. article No. 11962), the European Commission adopted its 2020 Work Programme (here) which, as announced on several occasions, intends for the...
27 May 2020
Germany: CGB (Christian Trade Union) member, the DHV not authorized to negotiate collective agreements
On 22 May, the Hamburg regional court (LAG Hamburg) ruled that the DHV (Der Berufsgewerkschaft), which is a member of the small German Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (CGB), did not have...
27 May 2020
Mexico: State of Puebla goes against Federal Government advice and puts the brake on restarting the automobile industry
In contrast with a recent Federal government protocol that has authorized the gradual resumption of business for ‘essential’ economic activities, since 18 May, both the automobile and...
27 May 2020
France: on 01 June State financial cover for partial activity will fall from 70% to 60% of gross salary
“As of 01 June, the conditions for taking over the partial activity allowance will be revised”, confirmed the Ministry of Labor, in information sent to the press on 25 May. Even if...
26 May 2020
ILO publishes guidance for a safe and healthy return to work
‘The determining factors in any decision to return to work must be considerations of life and health and the anticipation and mitigation of risks. For the reactivation of economies to be...
26 May 2020
Italy: employers that adhere to protocols to protect workers from coronavirus will not be held responsible for contagion in the workplace
With Italy’s National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL) having classified Covid-19 contracted in the workplace as an accident at work, there have been major concerns...
25 May 2020
Argentina: government extends ban on layoffs for 60 days
Initially introduced via a decree from the beginning of April until the end of May (see article n°11793), the ban on layoffs has now been extended until 31 July, under a new decree published...
25 May 2020
Planet Labor updates are on pause and will recommence on the morning of 25 May
Dear readers, Planet Labor is taking a few days off over the long weekend (Ascension in France). No fresh updates will be published on 21 and 22 May. You can of course access all our previous...
20 May 2020
EU: SURE instrument adopted to support short-time working schemes
The EU has officially adopted its instrument that provides temporary financial assistance to help workers keep their jobs during the crisis. Following the EU ambassadors agreement during the week...
19 May 2020
Great Britain: more than 1 in 5 employers intend to lay off workers due to coronavirus
Job cuts, salary freezes and lower vacancy rates are what await the UK’s pandemic-stricken labor market, according to the latest quarterly analysis from the Chartered Institute of Personnel...
19 May 2020
Our mind news
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
Most viewed articles of the month on mind HR
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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 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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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Germany: legal battle at Tesla ahead of works council election
The Frankfurt/Oder labour court has postponed a mid-November hearing in the case between the IG Metall union and Michaela Schmitz, employee representative and head of the works council at the...
28 October 2025
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France: generative AI and older workers central to BPCE’s skills management strategy
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