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Spain: chemical industry social partners circulate their ‘recommendations for the protection of workers’ health in the face of Covid-19’
On 27 April, the employers’ organization, Feique, together with the Fica UGT and CCOO Industria trade unions presented a joint document (here) containing recommendations for protecting...
28 April 2020
Belgium: a plan to exempt overtime hours in ‘crucial’ sectors from social security contribution payments
On 25 April, Belgium’s Council of Ministers approved a preliminary draft Royal Decree (which has yet to be submitted to the Council of State) that provides for financial support for workers...
28 April 2020
Hungary: agreements at Audi and Mercedes to mitigate the economic consequences of the production stoppage
On 23 April, a new agreement was concluded between the Audi manufacturer and the independent Audi Hungary trade union (AHFSZ) that seeks to mitigate the economic consequences of the Covid-19...
28 April 2020
United Kingdom: Trades Union Congress demands risk assessment at every company before return to work
With the UK set to be under lockdown until 7 May at the very least, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has begun to voice concern about the easing of the lockdown and is calling on the government to...
27 April 2020
Germany: disagreement over creation of ‘right’ to work remotely
When presenting an array of plans to modernise the world of work last September, Germany’s minister of employment and social affairs Hubertus Heil (of the SPD) announced his intention to...
27 April 2020
Germany: coalition parties agree on a gradual increase in the short-time working allowance
Following a meeting of the ruling coalition leaders on 22 April, an increase in the short-time working allowance, which at the start of the week 20 April looked like being an intractable point of...
23 April 2020
Poland: the anti-crisis emergency law is overlooking temporary workers
According to Polskie Forum HR, the professional umbrella organization for temporary employment companies, more than 75,000 temporary workers risk losing their jobs. The emergency ‘Crisis...
23 April 2020
Mexico: employers’ confederation calls on the State to cover part of salary outlays in a bid to avoid redundancies
Mexico’s employers confederation body, Coparmex, is seeking the establishment of a ‘solidarity salary’ for Mexican workers that are being hard hit by the Covid-19 related...
23 April 2020
Denmark: financial sector agreement giving more flexibility to companies and employees to resume activity
On 17 April, the Financial Sector Employers’ Association (FA) and the Finansforbundet trade union reached an agreement that sets a framework for the gradual reopening of workplaces in the...
22 April 2020
France: banking sector social partners issue a joint declaration on employee and customer safety
Not an agreement, and nor a protocol at branch level, but instead a joint declaration signed on 20 April by the French Banking Federation (FFB) and the main banking sector unions namely, the...
22 April 2020
Spain: Seat to test its 15,000 employees for Covid-19 before resuming production
Volkswagen Group’s Spanish car producing subsidiary Seat, has announced it will carry out mass screening of its assembly line staff. Testing will be carried out gradually at a rate of 3,000...
22 April 2020
Argentina: Government extends access to wage subsidy to all companies
Argentina’s government has decided to pay up to 50% of workers’ net salary for companies with reduced or halted business activity due to the Covid-19 lockdown that has been in place...
22 April 2020
Spain: broadens access to short time working
On 21 April, the Spanish government announced a series of additional measures to complete, correct and adjust the emergency provisions (c.f. article No.11729) that were put in place at the...
22 April 2020
Great Britain: coronavirus boom in trade union membership.
On 20 April, one of the UK’s largest trade unions, Unison (public sector), released a statement showing a record number of people seeking to take out membership. Since the start of 2020...
22 April 2020
United Kingdom: Covid-19 job retention scheme extended
The UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to be extended until the end of June, the government announced on 17 April. Under the scheme, UK firms can ask the state to cover 80% of its...
20 April 2020
France: mutual insurance companies encourage employees to take days off during the health crisis with donations to charity for each day taken
While French companies sway back and forth between negotiation and unilateral measures to organise the use of annual leave, as they strive to manage this ongoing period of declining activity (on...
17 April 2020
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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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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
5 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
4 November 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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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