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On 9 October, the international trade union federation UNI Global Union published a letter it had sent the previous day to BNP Paribas. It calls on the French banking group (182,000 employees) to...

10 October 2025

Ireland: minimum wage to rise by nearly 5% on 1 January 2026

In its 2026 budget, presented on 7 October, the Irish government accepted the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission report on the minimum wage. The minimum wage will therefore rise from...

10 October 2025

EU: Parliament finally adopts revision of European Works Council Directive

By 414 votes to 139, MEPs approved the revision of the European Works Council Directive presented by the European Commission in early 2024. “This is the culmination of a process that has...

9 October 2025

EU: concerns mount around Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

With the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee set to vote within days on the proposed omnibus directive, supporters of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...

8 October 2025

France: Auchan Retail job protection plan ruled invalid due to lack of consultation with trade unions

As Auchan Retail moves ahead with plans to cut its store floor space by 25%, the Lille Administrative Court on 23 September annulled its job protection plan (PSE). The retailer, whose...

6 October 2025

Netherlands: bill seeks to allow use of partial unemployment during times of crisis

On 26 September, the Dutch Council of Ministers submitted a bill to the Council of State “on preserving the workforce in times of crisis”(Wpc). The aim of this bill is to help...

3 October 2025

EU: MEPs want to tackle the gender pay gap

In 2023, women in the EU still earned on average 12% less per hour than men. In a report presented to the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee on 29 September, two...

2 October 2025

Poland: parliament gives final approval to bill on professional seniority

“On 26 September, Polish MPs gave final approval to a bill that allows specific activities to count towards professional seniority, including self-employment, entrepreneurship, paid work...

2 October 2025

Norway: law proposed to facilitate union membership during parental or sick leave

On 25 September, Norway’s government put forward draft legislation to help employees maintain union membership while on maternity, parental, sick or training leave. The proposal would allow...

29 September 2025

Belgium: Royal Decree sets average pay rises for companies at 0% for 2025-2026

As the social partners were unable to agree on the maximum margin of the wage cost evolution for the years 2025-2026, the Belgian government has set the so-called ‘wage norm’ –...

25 September 2025

EU: Parliament calls for tougher regulation of traineeships

Members of the European Parliament are seeking to strengthen the regulatory framework for professional traineeships — those not tied to university courses — beyond what the European...

24 September 2025

Poland: 3% minimum wage hike confirmed for 2026

On 15 September, the Polish Council of Ministers published in the official journal its regulation setting the gross monthly minimum wage from 1 January 2026. The wage level will increase from PLN...

24 September 2025

Diversity and inclusion affected by social and political trends in 2025

Nearly a quarter of HR directors (24%) say their organisation’s diversity and inclusion policies are being influenced by social and political trends, including anti-diversity, equity, and...

23 September 2025

Austria: social affairs minister proposes quotas for hiring senior citizens

On 21 September, Austria’s social affairs minister Korinna Schumann, of the Social Democratic Party, proposed on public broadcaster ORF the introduction of a quota system for workers over...

22 September 2025

Poland: Government seeks to end unpaid internships

On 16 September, the Hungarian government presented a bill aimed at ending unpaid internships (both professional and end-of-study) in companies, in order to ‘protect young people, especially...

18 September 2025

Mexico: bill tabled to allow donation of leave to colleagues

Left-wing Mexican MP Carina Piceno Navarro presented a bill on 9 September to allow employees of the same company to donate leave days to colleagues. This donation, which must be made anonymously...

18 September 2025

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8 December 2025

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United Kingdom: government urged to legislate against forced labour

After consulting victims, businesses and NGOs, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has published a report showing that the UK is lagging behind in the fight against forced labour. The...

13 January 2026

EU: European Parliament calls for a directive on just transition

On 20 January, MEPs approved, with 420 votes in favour, an own-initiative report calling for a just transition directive. The text calls for the protection of workers to be guaranteed in the...

20 January 2026