News brief
Trending topics
- Wages
- European Framework Agreement
- Skills
- EWC agreements and recast directive
- Gender equality
- Gig workers and the regulation of platforms
- hybrid work
- Older workers
- Global Framework Agreements
- Corporate sustainability due diligence
- Artificial intelligence
- Remote work regulations
- Collective agreement
- Managing the fallout of Covid-19
- CSRD
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
Germany: Volkswagen reduces the ‘guaranteed salary’ it promised to 18,000 managers
On 13 May Volkswagen’s middle management (some 18,000 mangers) learned that the variable part of their salaries would be reduced in 2020, due to the collapse of the group’s revenues...
14 May 2020
Solvay: solidarity fund set up by managers, employees and shareholders to help staff affected by the crisis raises €15 million
This significant sum – dedicated to the solidarity fund announced on 9 April and created at the end of the same month – was announced on 6 May by Solvay chief executive officer Ilhma...
- HR
- CSR
14 May 2020
Mexico: the auto industry and its subcontractors, classed as ‘essential activities’ and will resume business from 18 May.
On 12 May Mexico’s General Health Council delivered its opinion allowing ‘manufacturing transport equipment’ to resume business nationwide from 18 May. Alongside the automobile...
14 May 2020
Chile: legislative wrangling over the ban on state-supported companies from paying shareholder dividends
Will shareholders of companies receiving Covid-19 related state aid be prohibited from receiving dividends? The debate has been raging in Chile since the 06 May Parliamentary Joint Committee...
13 May 2020
Our mind news
France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
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
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.
1
France: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
2
AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
3
France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
22 September 2026
4
Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
5
Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
6
UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026