News
Trending topics
- CSRD
- European Framework Agreement
- Remote work regulations
- Collective agreement
- Managing the fallout of Covid-19
- mind Exclusive
- Gig workers and the regulation of platforms
- Gender equality
- Corporate sustainability due diligence
- Older workers
- Artificial intelligence
- Global Framework Agreements
- Skills
- EWC agreements and recast directive
- hybrid work
Italy: a first experiment of workers on the board at Vitec Imaging Solutions
In what is to be a first in Italy, a country in which co-management remains unusual, the company agreement at Vitec Imaging Solutions (formerly Manfrotto), which was signed in April this year with...
14 December 2018
Spain: trade unions and government reach agreement to modify labour law (in brief)
An agreement has been reached by Spain’s employment ministry and the CCOO and UGT trade unions, though without the involvement of the CEOE and Cepyme employer organisations, who refused to...
14 December 2018
News update as of 13 December, 2018
On the menu : minimum salary level to rise by 22% in Spain, some weakening in protection for bankers from employment termination in Germany, legislation on overtime hours has been adopted in...
13 December 2018
Spain: data protection legislation recognizes workers’ right to disconnect
The organic law on personal data protection and digital rights, which transposes EU GDPR legislation into Spanish law, officially recognizes workers’ rights to privacy when using their employers’...
12 December 2018
India: growth in HR-tech in full swing
In India, HR technology advances are promising, and notwithstanding the difficulties companies are having in adopting these new advances, start-up companies are busily exploring their potential...
12 December 2018
Volkswagen: IndustriALL Global is ready to change up a gear in its dispute over the automaker’s US Chattanooga site (in brief)
In a press statement on 12 December, the global industry union federation indicated that on 30 November its executive committee had unanimously voted for a resolution calling on Volkswagen to...
12 December 2018
EU: IndustriALL Europe members adopt a Working Time Charter
During the IndustriALL Europe quadrennial conference hosted this year in Bratislava (Slovakia) from 06 - 07 December, on the topic of collective bargaining, a working time Charter was adopted that...
11 December 2018
Transnational company agreements, a win-win approach for companies and employee representatives (from a report as part of the joint ETUC-BusinessEurope project)
For the first time, trade unions, employers’ organizations and businesses have discussed the issue of transnational company agreements as part of a joint ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation)...
11 December 2018
France: President Macron announces a series of measures to appease the ‘gilets jaunes’ protest movement
On 10 December, French President Emmanuel Macron declared a ‘state of economic and social emergency’ and announced a series of measures aimed at addressing the ‘gilets jaunes’ crisis that has seen...
11 December 2018
Spain: government approves action plan to tackle youth unemployment and job insecurity
On 7 December, Spain’s council of ministers approved an ‘action plan against youth unemployment’. The plan has been negotiated with employer groups and trade unions, as well as regional...
10 December 2018
Germany: legislation set to come into force in 2019 (in brief)
As of 1 January 2019, employees in Germany will be entitled to request that their employer put them on part-time hours for a period of between one and 15 years, without providing a specific...
10 December 2018
Hungary: protests against proposed law that will allow companies to demand 400 extra hours of work per year (in brief)
Following calls from trade unions in Hungary, some 5,000 people turned out to protest in Budapest on Saturday 8 December against what has been dubbed the “slave law”. Tabled by policy-makers from...
10 December 2018
News update as of December 7, 2018
On the menu : European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs reinforces the rights of information, consultation and co-determination in the event of cross-border conversions, mergers and...
7 December 2018
Italy: mechanical and metals sector social partners mobilize to promote lifelong training
The mechanical and metals sector collective agreement that was renewed in November 2016 and that covers some 1.6 million workers (c.f. article No. 9941) includes ‘the individual’s right to...
6 December 2018
Great Britain: Is business paving the way for better mental health?
In the past few years the issue of workplace mental health has come to the fore in the UK. Mental health first aid training, manager awareness packs, even the Mental Health at Work website...
6 December 2018
News update as of December 5, 2018
On the menu : European citizens fleeing the UK leaves those recruiting worried, Ver.di seeking 6% pay rise during the upcoming banking negotiations as well as the right to lifelong learning, ...
5 December 2018
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: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
- HR
- CSR
- News brief
12 March 2026
2
2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
3
Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
4
Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
5
EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
- HR
- CSR
- News brief
20 March 2026
6
United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
- HR
- CSR
- News brief
6 March 2026