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Spain: CCOO trade union critical of gender pay gap in fisheries canning sector
‘Pescar derechos’ (fishing for rights) is the slogan the CCOO trade union has adopted to launch a campaign calling for gender pay equality in the fishing-related canning industry...
21 January 2020
Italy: fashion and textile sector trade unions present platform of demands for collective agreement renewal
A 115-euro wage increase, efforts to combat dumping – a practice that remains commonplace at subcontracting companies, the development of second-level collective bargaining, and the...
20 January 2020
Spain: national securities supervisory authority calls for greater gender parity on company management boards
Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CMNV) in charge of supervising Spain’s stock markets wants listed companies to have at least 40% female representation on their boards of...
16 January 2020
Great Britain: one out of every five employees its banned from discussing their salary with co-workers
On 15 January a survey by the trade union confederation the TUC revealed that 18% of UK employees have to uphold salary confidentiality clauses. Called ‘pay secrecy’ or...
16 January 2020
Italy: mixed results in 2019 for the citizens’ income policy
A flagship introduced by the first coalition government led by Giuseppe Conte, the so-called citizens’ income (see article n°10970), which was officially launched in April last year, has...
14 January 2020
Hungary: grandparental leave introduced as of 01 January 2020
As of 01 January 2020 Hungary’s working grandparents can access parental leave periods. Grandparents still in employment and looking after grandchildren in place of parents can take parental...
9 January 2020
Mexico: a new standard for work-related musculoskeletal disorders came into force on 02 January 2020
The Mexican Official Standard 036 entitled (Spanish acronym, NOM), ‘Ergonomic risk factors at work’ will come into force on 02 January 2020. This decree from the Mexican Labor Ministry...
8 January 2020
Italy: 2020 budget law extends paternity leave to 7 days
Obligatory paternity leave for private sector employees, which was introduced as an experimental measure in 2013 and adopted permanently through a law in 2016, will be extended from 5 to 7 days...
7 January 2020
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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
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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
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
Most viewed articles of the month on mind HR
What readers clicked on the most last month.
What readers clicked on the most last month.
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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