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Portugal: pension reductions for early retirement abolished for individuals with long careers
Individuals in Portugal who have had lengthy careers will be able to take early retirement, without seeing their pension reduced. Around 15,000 people will be affected by this first phase of...
2 October 2017
Belgium: banking sector collective agreement for 2017-18 targets industry response to digitalisation
On 29 September, social partners from the Belgian banking sector reached a deal on a new collective agreement. For the first time, the agreement includes a supplementary pay rise guarantee and...
2 October 2017
Spain: ‘civic work stoppage’ and general strike planned in Catalonia tomorrow (brief)
On 2 October, the leadership of the regional strands of the CCOO and UGT – Spain’s largest trade union groupings – announced that an agreement had been reached in principle on the previous day to...
2 October 2017
Spain: Balearic Islands’ hotel sector breaks with trend of wage moderation with a 17% pay rise spread over four years
The Federación Empresarial Hotelera de Mallorca, a hotels federation on the Spanish island, reached a deal on quality employment in the hotel sector with the CCOO and UGT trade unions on 28...
29 September 2017
United Kingdom: employers and unions join forces to demand that citizens’ rights be guaranteed after Brexit
While negotiations over the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union continue to stagnate, with EU negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday estimating that it would take months for talks to...
29 September 2017
United States: Supreme Court again to examine payment of union fees (brief)
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to once again study the obligation for public-sector employees to pay union fees. So-called fair share fees are paid by non-members to unions that strike...
29 September 2017
News update as of September 28, 2017
On the menu : Canada is looking to insert 'strong mechanisms of protection relating to work at the very heart of the agreement' in the futur NAFTA, Irish government looking to ban zero hours...
26 September 2017
France: decree published raising legal rate of dismissal compensation
In the 26 September Journal Officiel a decree is published raising the legal rate of dismissal compensation to 1/4 of monthly salary per career year for the first ten career years which is the...
26 September 2017
A foretaste of the G7 29 and 30 September Labor meeting (Turin, Italy)
Between 25 and 30 September, Turin is hosting G7 Innovation week, including three key ministerial meetings, namely Industry/ICT (25-26 Sept), Science (27-28 Sept), and Labor and Employment (29-30...
26 September 2017
United States: trade unions gain ground in Vice Media
Trade unions have successfully gained a presence at Vice Media; an up and coming New York online media empire. 430 writers and producers at the company have decided to join the writers guild of...
26 September 2017
EU: Commission ready to adopt legislation on minimum rights for all workers by year end
The European Commission has just launched the second phase of consultation with social partners on a possible revision of the so-called Written Statement Directive, which applies to employment...
25 September 2017
Brexit: negotiations recommence Monday, following May’s first public call for a transition period
The fourth round of Brexit negotiations are scheduled to commence today, Monday 25 September, in Brussels. The recommencement of talks comes days after a speech from UK prime minister Theresa May...
25 September 2017
France: government publishes labour law reforms
On Saturday 23 September, the French government published a series of labour law reforms, to be enacted via five ordonnances (ordinances). The reforms were adopted at the end of last week by the...
25 September 2017
News update as of September 22, 2017
Spain/Government proposes discussion with social partners over temporary contract with rising protection. With social partners having recommenced dialogue on Monday 18 September, the Spanish...
21 September 2017
EU: employers have to consult employee representatives as soon as they intend to unilaterally amend working conditions that could lead to a termination in the employment contract (CJEU)
On 21 September in a ruling handed down in Polish case the CJEU affirmed the principle whereby an employer is obliged, in line with the EU directive on collective redundancies, to consult with...
21 September 2017
Generali: joint European declaration promoting teleworking
Italy’s insurance group Generali is looking to develop teleworking as one of the aspects of smart working. Management and the EWC select committee signed a declaration on 16 May 2017 whereby they...
21 September 2017
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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