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6 January 2020
Spain: extension of paternity leave to 12 weeks comes into effect
Spain’s new paternity leave provisions took effect on 1 January 2020. With the application of the decree-law containing urgent measures to guarantee equal treatment and equal opportunities...
6 January 2020
South Korea: Samsung Electronics board chairman Lee Sang-hoon jailed for anti-union activity
On Wednesday 18 December, South-Korean electronics giant, Samsung Electronics apologized for the actions of its leaders. The day before, its chairman Lee Sang-hoon, along with his vice-president...
19 December 2019
Italy : the union Cgil will sue food delivery platform Deliveroo because its algorithm discriminates workers who joined strikes
On December 18, the three union federations Filt, Filcams and Nidil CGIL communicated to have pressed charges against the food delivery platform Deliveroo at Bologna courthouse. The reason for...
19 December 2019
Netherlands: CNV trade union confederation is considering moving to a 30-hour working week
Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond, the National Federation of Christian Trade Unions (CNV) is the country’s second largest trade union body with a support base of over 350,000 members and it...
18 December 2019
United Kingdom: companies allow staff to book ‘hangover days’
With the festive season fast approaching, a digital marketing start-up in the north-west of England has attracted attention for offering its employees “hangover days”. The idea behind...
16 December 2019
Germany: IG Metall abandons effort to bring 35-hour week to former East Germany
For German metals sector union IG Metall, making the industry’s working hours in former East Germany (currently 38 hours per week) the same as those in what used to be West Germany (35 hours...
13 December 2019
EU: postal sector social partners pen joint declaration on training
On 6 December, the European social dialogue committee for the postal sector adopted two joint declarations. The first covers the revision of the postal services directive and the second regards...
13 December 2019
Spain: unions claim new Ryanair contracts break the law
Sign the new deal or lose your job. This was the offer Ryanair made to the 164 employees at its base in Girona, north of Barcelona. The airline company had announced the closure of four sites in...
13 December 2019
Italy: Milan Appeals Court argues that working on public holidays is not obligatory, even in the tourist sector
On 05 December, in an appeal hearing, the Milanese Tribunal confirmed an initial court decision from July 2018 that had ruled in favor of two female workers for the Autogrill group, who had...
12 December 2019
EU: European Commission presents its Green Deal that focuses on employment
Prior to her investiture, the President of the European Commission had announced her desire for the EU ‘to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050’. On the morning of 11...
11 December 2019
Italy: does the ‘permanent employment contract with rising levels of protection’ that was instituted by the Jobs Act discriminate in situations of collective dismissals?
At the end of November the Naples Appeals Court referred certain measures in the Jobs Act, to both the Italian Constitutional Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The issue lies...
6 December 2019
Switzerland: draft federal legislation en route for adoption that looks to offer caregivers two paid leave periods
On 04 December, Switzerland’s second legislature house, the Council of States, followed the example of its first, the National Council that on 23 September adopted draft legislation to...
5 December 2019
France: mass mobilization in public protest at pension reforms
On 05 December France embarked on a period of instability, the length of which is hard to predict. Although it is the transport workers, lawyers, doctors, gas and electricity workers and public...
5 December 2019
Austria: salary increases and a reorganization of salary categories in store for 130,000 workers in the Commerce sector
On 27 November, the Austrian Economic Chambers (WKO) Commerce sector together wit the services union Vida agreed on salary increases and a reorganization of salary categories for 130,000 workers...
4 December 2019
United Kingdom: bonuses for TSB bank managers and executives to be cut for missing its gender balance targets
On 03 December, The Guardian daily newspaper revealed that executives and managers at the Edinburgh-headquartered TSB bank will likely see their 2019 bonuses cut for failing to meet its targets...
- HR
- CSR
4 December 2019
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
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EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report...
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13 October 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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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
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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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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: ‘active retirement’ law adopted to encourage seniors to remain in the workforce
On 15 October, Germany’s cabinet approved draft legislation on ‘active retirement‘, which is expected to pass swiftly through Parliament. The bill would allow people who continue...
20 October 2025