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Ireland: a ‘Brexit-proof’ budget for 2019
Unveiled by the Irish government on Wednesday 10 October, the country’s latest budget contains a series of measures geared towards countering the negative repercussions of the UK’s impending exit...
12 October 2018
United Kingdom/ Will companies soon have to publish their ethnicity pay gap? (in brief)
On 11 October, UK prime minister Theresa May revealed her intention to require employers in the country to report their ethnic pay gap, just as companies have been obliged by law to reveal their...
12 October 2018
News update as of October 11, 2018
On the menu : Towards due diligence legislation during the 2018-2023 parliamentary term in Luxembourg, in Spain Nissan launches a center to train own and suppliers’ staff in occupational risk...
11 October 2018
EU: “In terms of working time, what we want to move towards is a fair distribution of working time and that workers have a say,” interview with Oliver Roethig, UNI Europa Regional Secretary
"The current culture of working time is harming the fabric of society. In many cases, a worker’s desired working time does not correspond with actual working hours.” Thus, UNI Europa and its...
10 October 2018
Germany: both the EVG union and Deutsche Bahn (DB) draw positive conclusions from the 2016 collective agreement that allows employees to choose between more money and more free time
Germany’s rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) caused a furore when it signed a collective agreement back in December 2016 with the major rail union the EVG that in a landmark move, offered 100,000...
10 October 2018
Brexit: UK services companies recruitment numbers at 25 year lows (in brief)
With less than six months to go before the UK leaves the EU, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has observed that job creation is at a standstill. In its third quarterly report published on 08...
10 October 2018
News update as of October 9, 2018
On the menu : according to the ECJ, parental leave cannot be part of actual working time. Swiss trade unions calling for higher salaries, a 'generous' agreement in order to lock the doors at the...
9 October 2018
CSR: using blockchain technology to combat forced labor
Blockchain technology enables several sectors to access a single register that is decentralized, transparent, and by its construction, really tough to hack. In both the US and Europe, companies...
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8 October 2018
Germany: how digitalization is changing the face of recruitment
During the ‘Labor.a 2018’ conference that focused on digital transformations within the world of work that was held in Berlin on 13 September, Anna Sauter-Getschmann, Innovation Manager at...
8 October 2018
Italy: trade union prevalence even across social media networks
Social media network and especially Facebook, Twitter, and more recently Instagram are becoming staples on the communications menu of the trade union confederations (Cgil, Cisl, and Uil), their...
8 October 2018
News update as of October 4, 2018
On the menu : in Italy, Constitutional Court rules against Jobs Act article on dismissals compensation, Auto industry sets up a sector-specific competences council in Poland, US tax breaks have...
4 October 2018
Great Britain: government focusing on employed parents
What if companies always had to state if a job was flexible or not? Thus one of UK PM Theresa May’s new proposals as her government appears to want to take care of employed parents ahead of the...
3 October 2018
Carrefour: global framework agreement renewed
On 03 October the French multinational retailer renewed its 2015 global framework agreement struck with Uni Global Union (see our article n°9283). In this agreement that both Carrefour CEO...
3 October 2018
Spain: government announces new employment equality legislation
The goal is to rapidly progress towards employment equality, bolster the right to reconcile work with non-work periods as well as that to non-discrimination in terms of recruitment, training, and...
3 October 2018
Brexit: employers ill-pleased by PM Theresa May’s immigration announcements (in brief)
The number of low-skilled immigrants, both from and outside Europe will fall after Brexit. This was the promise made by PM Theresa May on 02 October that has angered UK’s employers. The...
3 October 2018
News update as of October 2, 2018
On the menu : German Grand coalition agrees broad thrusts of future economic immigration legislation, a wave of strike action in Finland for week commencing October 01 protesting draft...
2 October 2018
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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...
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France: Crédit Agricole to tighten remote work rules
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
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2026 TRENDS – Pay transparency becomes a reality for European companies
mind RH is taking a look at the trends that will shape 2026. Many countries remain behind schedule in transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, leaving companies in a state of uncertainty as...
27 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026
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Vincent Lecerf (Orange): “Equality and diversity are competitive advantages for us”
Following the signing of a new agreement on professional equality and diversity in December, the chief HR officer of French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange Group, Vincent...
13 January 2026
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2026 TRENDS — Social dialogue, a major challenge in the deployment of AI in companies
mind RH is analysing the trends that will shape 2026. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a force that goes far beyond efficiency gains and productivity improvements. It is reshaping tasks...
4 February 2026
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France: transposition of the pay transparency directive takes shape
The transposition of the European directive on pay transparency into French law is entering a decisive phase. The Minister of Labour, Jean-Pierre Farandou, wants to present the bill to Parliament...
21 January 2026