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France: banking group BPCE steps up efforts to promote professional equality with new agreement
On 16 June 2025, the management of French banking group BPCE's holding company and five trade unions signed a new agreement on professional equality. It renews the group's ambition by introducing...
9 July 2025
Netherlands: government introduces bill to combat bogus self-employment
The Dutch government has presented a bill aimed at combating bogus self-employment, which is thought to affect 200,000 people in the country. It proposes introducing a threshold of €36 per hour...
7 July 2025
Greece: government bill seeks to make employment more flexible and ‘revive the economy’
On 30 June, the Greek cabinet approved a labour bill to "revive the economy". The draft legislation simplifies recruitment procedures and introduces greater flexibility in the organisation of...
4 July 2025
France: agreement struck at Axa on social dialogue and artificial intelligence
On 13 June, the management of insurance company Axa France and the representative trade unions (CFDT, CFE-CGC and Unsa) signed a one-year agreement on social dialogue and artificial intelligence...
3 July 2025
France: Michelin cuts remote work limit to two days a week
On 18 June, the management of Michelin France reached a deal with all the trade unions present on a new four-year agreement governing remote work. It lowers the limit on remote working days from...
2 July 2025
Portugal: government seeks to reduce ‘rigidity’ of the labour code
The programme for government of Portugal's centre-right coalition, presented by prime minister Luís Montenegro, leader of the Democratic Alliance movement, was approved by the country's parliament...
2 July 2025
Colombia: reform seeking greater fairness in labour relations becomes law
Colombian president Gustavo Petro has enacted his ambitious labour reform bill, a flagship measure of his term in office. After a complicated legislative process, the bill was finally adopted on...
1 July 2025
Austria: major pension system reform proposed
On 18 June, the leaders of the parliamentary groups of Austria's governing parties (conservatives, social democrats and liberals) announced the broad outlines of a pension reform plan. The planned...
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27 June 2025
France: social partners reach agreement on retraining
It may not be a momentous day for professional transitions and retraining, but at least the French social partners reached an agreement on 25 June 2025. The text, which aims to make existing...
27 June 2025
Société Générale limits remote working to one day a week
Slawomir Krupa, the chief executive of French banking group Société Générale, has announced a reduction in remote working to one day per week, in a message addressed to all company employees...
25 June 2025
France: arduous work the sticking point in pension talks
After several months of negotiations, the 18th and final meeting of French social partners convened to improve the pension reform ended in failure on 23 June. While there was agreement on...
25 June 2025
EU: member states agree to push ahead with deregulation of sustainability reporting and due diligence directives
The omnibus directive has taken a step forward with the adoption of a common position by member states that would radically water down the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...
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24 June 2025
Luxembourg: OGBL and LCGB trade unions form a joint structure to oppose government plans
Luxembourg's two main trade union organisations have formalised their cooperation by creating an alliance named 'Union des syndicats OGBL et LCGB'. Through this joint structure, they hope to have...
24 June 2025
France: Manpower seeks to raise climate awareness among all its temporary workers
Since 22 April, temporary employment agency Manpower has been raising awareness of climate issues among its 70,000 temporary workers in France through a web series, in partnership with Axa...
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19 June 2025
France: La Poste loses appeal against conviction for breach of vigilance requirements
The Paris Court of Appeal has upheld La Poste's conviction for breaching its duty of vigilance under French law. This is the first decision by the specialised chamber for sustainability disputes...
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18 June 2025
Spain: government steps up efforts to prevent risks linked to summer heatwaves
On 11 June, Spanish labour minister Yolanda Diaz launched a national campaign to raise awareness among businesses about the risks of worker exposure to high temperatures. The country's labour...
16 June 2025
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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
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026