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SCOR extends its European Charter on professional equality worldwide to the Group’s offices throughout the world (update of an article published on 09 November)
On 07 November, the French re-insurance and financial services company announced it was extending its commitments on professional equality between women and men, initially worked on by the SCOR SE...
22 November 2016
Sweden: an agreement in principle on flexible retirement in the service sector
Both the Unionen (private sector union) and Sveriges Ingenjörer (Swedish engineers) unions welcomed securing an agreement in principle on 11 November with the employers’ organization, Almega, and...
22 November 2016
Germany: Volkswagen plans to cut 23,000 jobs in Germany but hopes to create 9,000 new positions in the areas of e-mobility and digitalisation
On 18 November, after months of tense negotiations, the world’s largest car manufacturer and its general works council signed a ‘pact for the future’ which will kick-start the most comprehensive...
21 November 2016
India: temporary Workers must be paid equal wage for equal work as regulars, rules the Supreme Court
The Indian Supreme Court declared in a significant verdict on 27th October, 2016 that daily wagers, casual and contractual employees have the right to be paid equally with regular workers if they...
21 November 2016
Bulgaria: campaign launched to improve working conditions for suppliers and subcontractors for multinational companies
On 4 October, after more than six months of planning, Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CITUB) – Bulgaria’s largest trade union – launched a national campaign in partnership with two...
21 November 2016
News update as of November 17, 2016
On the menu : the European Commission asks star performer Member States to relax consolidation in a bid to boost overall investment, Directive on temporary work does not only apply to temporary...
16 November 2016
Italy: national tourism sector collective agreement is signed
On 14 November, following more than three years of negotiations, the employers’ bodies, Federturismo Confindustria and Confindustria Alberghi, together with the trade union bodies, Filcams-Cgil...
16 November 2016
Qatar 2022: union experts to inspect World Cup football project sites
On 15 November the organization responsible for delivering the infrastructure required for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), signed a Memorandum...
16 November 2016
EU: UNI Europa publishes the results from Germany of its ‘gig economy’ crowd working survey
Following on from the crowd working survey results published for the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands (c.f. article No. 9753), and then Austria (c.f. article No. 9806), the European...
16 November 2016
United States: services union SEIU ordered to pay a company for damage to its reputation as a result of its unionization campaign
In September, a civil court jury ordered the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to pay $7.8 million to the Professional Janitorial Service of Houston (PJS), ruling the union was too...
15 November 2016
Verallia: agreement to put an EWC in place
On 23 September 2016, Verallia, a world leader in glass packaging and former Saint Gobain subsidiary (sold in 2015), concluded an agreement (subject to French law) that institutes a European Works...
15 November 2016
Germany: the DGB’s 2016 quality of work index shows digitalization is weighing heavily on workers
On Thursday 10 November the Confederation of German Trade Unions (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, DGB) presented its annual ‘Gute Arbeit’ (Good Work) index, which pilloried the problems arising from...
14 November 2016
Spain: UGT and CCOO differ in approach to salary negotiations
The UGT and CCOO, the two trade union bodies, face the employers’ organisations side by side and united in their objective, to create jobs and improve working conditions and salaries. However...
14 November 2016
Italy: Finance Law intends to support 25,000 banking sector job losses
Italy’s 2017 Finance law, which has started out on its parliamentary process, sets aside €648 million over the next five years to assist the 25,000 banking sector employees forecasted to be laid...
11 November 2016
United Kingdom: Scotland comes to the rescue for trade unions facing the Trade Union Act
As fiercely independent as ever and never one to miss an opportunity to demarcate Scotland’s separateness, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has allocated trade unions £250,000 (€284,200) in...
11 November 2016
News update as of November 10, 2016
On the menu : French Multinational company duty of care requirements, a pre-agreement to unlock a dispute at Nissan in Catalonia (Spain), Commentary on 11 October 2016 Law recasting parental leave...
9 November 2016
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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