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2 January 2017
France: flagship measures come into force as part of labour law reform
Of the measures contained in the reform to France’s labour law, which were adopted in July last year (see article n°9784) and came into force at the very start of 2017, that regarding the right to...
2 January 2017
Argentina: health cover for workers in the informal economy
The first step has been taken towards setting up health cover for workers employed in Argentina’s ‘popular’ economy. The government has indicated, via the press, that it is positively oriented...
2 January 2017
News update as of 22 December 2016
On the menu : veto referendum jeopardizes some of the Jobs Act’s key measures (Italy), government Rajoy’s labor reforms also under threat (Spain), could the due diligence requirement be...
21 December 2016
Suez: European agreement signed over employment and skills management
On 21 Decembre 2016, management at the Suez group (water treatment, electricity, natural gas, and waste management) signed a European agreement on employment and skills management with a part of...
21 December 2016
EU: administrative authorization for collective redundancy is only in line with EU law when it does not deprive employers of any possibility to make workers redundant
Greek law states that in the absence of an agreement on a 'social plan' with the workers' representatives employers can only undertake any collective redundancy procedures if the labor...
21 December 2016
Germany: only a very few refugees are managing to find jobs
Integrating refugees into Germany’s labor market is a gradual process. First reports provided on 19 December by Joachim Möller, head of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), indicate that...
21 December 2016
Italy: unemployment benefits system set to change on 01 January 2017
The final sections of the Fornero reform and the Jobs Act are set to come into force on 01 January 201. They will bring about significant changes to the country’s ‘social buffers’ and aim to...
21 December 2016
EU: guide to address physical and psychosocial risks in the retail sector
On 19 December EuroCommerce and UNI Europa, two European social partners, presented a 30-page study on health and safety in the workplace in the retail and wholesale sector. We initially reported...
21 December 2016
China: employee loyalty, an HR priority
Both an ageing population coupled together with growing demands from China’s millennials are now forcing corporations to rethink the way they approach Chinese employees, as retaining talent is key...
20 December 2016
Sweden: changes to legislation on posted workers in an effort to strengthen the Swedish Model
Conscious of the fact that Sweden’s economy still has to promote worker exchanges and the posting of workers, on 14 December the government decided to propose a series of legislative amendments...
20 December 2016
Spain: from 01 January 2017 paternity leave is to be extended from two to four weeks
As of 01 January 2017, paternity leave will be extended from two to four consecutive weeks regardless of whether the child is born to the family, is adopted, or fostered. The measure is to ‘match...
20 December 2016
Daimler: new company health agreement introduces controversial attendance bonus
On Wednesday 14 December, Daimler announced that a company health agreement had been struck between the company’s management and the central European works council. The agreement, which will be...
16 December 2016
Denmark: a policy to better govern firms with a working environment certification
In spring of this year, several companies bearing the so-called ‘green smiley’ (Krone Smiley) – a certification issued by the Danish Working Environment Authority (Arbejdstilsynet), which is...
16 December 2016
Legrand: signs an amendment to its EWC
The amendment signed on 22 June amends the 21 November 2000 agreement, which has already undergone two revisions (first in 2008 and then in 2013).
15 December 2016
Visteon: the automotive electronics supplier has renegotiated a new EWC agreement placing it under British law
Transferring Visteon’s EWC to operate under British law has been one of the American global automotive electronics supplier’s longstanding goals (c.f. article No. 120351). Significant changes in...
15 December 2016
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.
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026