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Italy: judges have significant leeway when setting employment dismissal compensation amounts (in brief)
On 08 November, Italy’s Constitutional Court published the grounds for its ruling of 26 September that reverses measures within the Jobs Act and the Dignity Decree law (c.f. article No. 10787)...
13 November 2018
News update as of November 12, 2018
On the menu : Google announces change to its policy on sexual harassment, following global protest movement on 1 November, launch of European network of companies against domestic...
12 November 2018
News update as of November 9, 2018
On the menu : Robots at work in HR Department at PostNL, more robots, this time at Amazon US, only 10% of companies have started upskilling staff so they can manage the impact of robots and...
9 November 2018
Great Britain: Lloyds Banking Group’s landmark digital social plan
Is new technology more of a threat to jobs than Brexit? Some in the UK are asking this question after private banking group Lloyds announced on 06 November a major shake-up in jobs as part of a...
8 November 2018
Germany: Milla an intelligent online training platform (in brief)
Conservatives within the German government are backing the creation of Milla (Modular Interactive Lifelong Learning for All), a 'lifelong training platform' that will be managed by artificial...
8 November 2018
Great Britain: government gives the green light to consultations on Dutch-type collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes
On 06 November the Department for Work and Pensions launched a consultation to shape legislation for collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes, which in contrast with individual defined...
7 November 2018
Italy: ‘smart working’ is on the rise
According to the annual report published on 30 October by the Politecnico di Milano School of Management Observatory, over a year after the approval of Law 81 2017 that regulated ‘agile working’...
7 November 2018
Finland: university thesis examines new technology based recruitment methods
In May 2018, Reija Oksanen at the University of Tampere Faculty of Management presented a Master’s thesis on new technology based recruitment methods that in particular examines those phases in...
7 November 2018
Spain: Carrefour bolsters its equality plan
On 30 October, Fetico, CCOO, UGT et Fasga unions signed a second equality plan for Carrefour Spain’s hypermarket/supermarket outlets that includes 120 new measures and implements positive...
6 November 2018
EU: the Court of Justice of the European Union rules that the allowance in lieu of annual leave not taken by a worker due to death should be paid to that worker’s estate
On 06 November a CJEU ruling in two joint German cases applied EU Directive 2003/88 on working time, which runs counter to German legislation that leads to the loss of annual paid leave untaken by...
6 November 2018
Italy : 2019 budget proposal now omitting the citizen’s income and the pension reforms (in brief)
With the European Commission calling on Italy to re-submit its 2019 budget proposal or risk sanctions for excessive debt levels, the revised text started out on its parliamentary route on 05...
6 November 2018
News update as of November 5, 2018
On the menu : Google employee walkouts in protest against sexual harassment and for equal pay, Memorandum on union rights signed with IndustriALL Global and the IUF with Unilever, Voluntary...
5 November 2018
News update as of October 31, 2018
On the menu : IndustriALL Global has filed a complaint with the OECD US national contact point against GE over ‘serious and ongoing abuse of workers in Algeria.’ , in the UK Lloyds Banking Group...
31 October 2018
Great Britain: minimum wage to go up by almost 5% in 2019
On 29 October Chancellor P. Hammond delivered his final budget speech to the House of Commons before the UK formally leaves the EU and with it he hailed ‘The era of austerity is finally coming to...
30 October 2018
EU: EU Commission concludes that progress is being made in terms of wage convergence
Published on 25 October, the annual EU Commission report on the Labour Market and Wage Developments that extends beyond 200 pages re-iterated the importance of productivity in boosting wage...
30 October 2018
Japan: a shake up in the way young graduates are usually recruited
For the new president of Keidanren, (Japan’s Business Federation) there is no doubt whatsoever that Japan’s graduate recruitment system (the Shukatsu system), which has been operating since 1953...
30 October 2018
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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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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
5 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
4 November 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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EU: Court of Justice largely upholds directive on adequate minimum wages
On 11 November, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld most of the directive on adequate minimum wages, rejecting Denmark’s claim that it infringed on national sovereignty over wage...
12 November 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