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Finland: bill to guarantee continuity of essential activities during strike action
On 13 March, the Finnish government submitted a bill to parliament aimed at ensuring the continuity of essential activities in the event of a strike. The text imposes a legal obligation on...
17 March 2025
United Kingdom: ethnic diversity slowly increasing on boards of directors
The Parker Review of ethnic diversity on the boards of directors of major UK companies, published on 11 March, highlights a significant improvement at those listed on the FTSE 250 in 2024...
14 March 2025
France: sustainable transport packages agreed at Allianz and SNCF
Insurance giant Allianz and railway operator SNCF have recently struck company agreements to provide sustainable transport packages for their employees in France. The scheme, approved in 2019...
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14 March 2025
Czech Republic: parliament adopts bill on labour flexibility
On 7 March, Czech MPs unanimously approved an amendment to the Labour Code aimed at bringing greater flexibility to labour relations. Among the main measures are a guarantee that an employee will...
13 March 2025
Argentina: government ends compulsory contributions paid to employer organisations
On 5 March, the Argentinian government published a decree banning clauses included in collective agreements that impose compulsory contributions on companies to fund employer organisations, even...
13 March 2025
EU: co-legislators take up the sustainability Omnibus package
While the European Commission is hoping for the rapid adoption of its Omnibus package, the co-legislators have already taken up the text. While the executive hopes to maintain a position that it...
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12 March 2025
China: labour administration declares an employer’s order for employees to marry as illegal
On 14 February, the local office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security declared unlawful a directive from the Shuntian Chemical factory requiring that its single status staff...
11 March 2025
Italy: collective agreement reached in construction industry on worker safety
On 21 February, the ANCE and COOP business organisations and the Feneal-UIL, Filca-CISL and Fillea-CGIL trade unions signed a deal to renew the collective agreement for the construction industry...
7 March 2025
United Kingdom: government introduces amendments to employment rights bill
After consulting with businesses and trade unions, the UK's Labour government introduced amendments to its employment rights bill on 4 March. The proposed changes aim to guarantee all employees...
6 March 2025
EU: a Union of Skills to combat the shortage
On 5 March, the European Commission presented a communication setting out a series of actions to boost European competitiveness through investment in training. The text sets new quantified targets...
5 March 2025
Luxembourg: reform of collective bargaining still pending
The Luxembourg labour minister met with the social partners on 4 March at the meeting of the Standing Committee on Labour and Employment (CPTE). However, the reform of collective bargaining...
5 March 2025
Austria: new government plans labour market adjustments
Austria's new coalition government took office on 3 March, after five months of negotiations. The coalition is made up of the country's conservative (ÖVP), social democratic (SPÖ) and liberal...
4 March 2025
EU: ETUC calls on judges to confirm validity of minimum wage directive
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has published a counter-opinion to the conclusions of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union, presented on 14 January...
3 March 2025
EU: Commission proposes major watering down of corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives
The European Commission has finally presented the proposed omnibus directive. It removes 80% of the companies concerned from the corporate sustainability reporting directive's (CSRD) non-financial...
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26 February 2025
United States: Trump administration redirects National Labor Relations Board policy
On 14 February, acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) William Cowen rescinded a dozen circulars issued under Democrat President Joe Biden, on the grounds of reducing...
26 February 2025
Germany: BAFA sets out instructions for supply chain due diligence law
While a complaint was filed at the end of February by a group of Thai workers against Otto, the German retail giant, the Federal Office of Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) has just...
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25 February 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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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...
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- News brief
12 March 2026
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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...
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EU: Council approves omnibus directive on sustainability
On 24 February, two months after the European Parliament, the Council of the EU adopted the omnibus package amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate...
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- News brief
24 February 2026
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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...
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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...
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6 March 2026
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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...
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20 March 2026