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On 16 May Spain’s government approved a decree making retirement options more flexible in a bid to encourage employees to voluntarily postpone their retirement dates beyond the legal retirement...

17 May 2023

Germany: whistleblower legislation finally adopted

La Commission de conciliation parlementaire entre le Bundesrat (Länder) et le Bundestag (députés) s'est accordée sur le projet de loi de protection des lanceurs d'alerte qui a été voté par les...

16 May 2023

United Kingdom: government plans to scrap requirement to report working hours

The UK government has rowed back on its plans to automatically revoke all European Union law at the end of 2023, pointing to a lack of time. Nevertheless, the government will publish a list of...

15 May 2023

Chile: Senate to vote on fresh minimum wage hike

Chile's Chamber of Deputies have approved a minimum wage rise of 22%, which will take effect on 1 July 2024. Passed by the lower house on Wednesday 10 May, the plans also provide for state...

12 May 2023

Corporate due diligence (part 1/2): six years on since French due diligence legislation came into force and essential fundamentals remain wanting

With the first wave of due diligence related lawsuits now appearing in the courts, mind RH has attempted to gauge just how much the 2017 landmark due diligence legislation has really changed the...

11 May 2023

Spain: social partners sign a major social agreement that provides for a 10% pay rise over three years

Management and unions have agreed in an National Framework Agreement on Employment and Collective Bargaining to a wage increase of 4% in 2023 and 3% in both 2024 and 2025, along with an annual 1%...

11 May 2023

Brazil: Chamber of deputies approves legislation strengthening pay parity

As Brazil’s government promised on 08 March, legislation was introduced to the Chamber of Deputies, the members of which approved on 04 May, requiring companies at least 20 employees to publish...

9 May 2023

United Kingdom: Co-op introduces flexible compassionate leave policy

The UK supermarket cooperative Co-op has launched a new compassionate leave policy for its 57,000 employees, granting them 10 days of leave – taken at any time and not necessarily in a single...

5 May 2023

Alain Li (Richemont): “In Asia-Pacific, we have focused on local hiring and talent development”

Over the last few years, Swiss luxury goods powerhouse Richemont has been growing rapidly in Asia-Pacific, where is has a presence in 10 countries. The region now accounts for 8,000 of its 35,000...

4 May 2023

Italy: agreement on hybrid working for the Generali Group

On 20 April, Generali Group, Italy’s global insurance and asset management provider, together with the unions First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca, FNA and SNFIA, signed a smart working agreement that...

3 May 2023

Portugal: Labour Code reform comes into force

On 01 May, Portugal’s Labour code reform called the Decent Work Agenda came into force. This reform was negotiated over a great many months, approved, and finally published in the Official Gazette...

3 May 2023

Italy: government makes fixed-term employment contracts more flexible and supports employees’ purchasing power

On 01 May, International Workers’ day Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a decree-law addressing various labour related issues. Included in the text is a relaxation of norms surrounding...

2 May 2023

France: Mutuelle Générale strengthens its policy in favour of people with disabilities

On 20 March, Mutuelle Générale, together with all its representative trade unions (CFDT, CFE-CGC, FO, Unsa), renewed the three-year agreement on the employment of those with disabilities. With...

27 April 2023

France: PwC launches a pilot programme to support staff as they deal with the challenges of parenthood

The major professional services and accounting firm is adding more benefits to its Family Care scheme that was set up in 2017. In July 2023 three new measures will be piloted to facilitate...

27 April 2023

Great Britain: an agreement to accompany change at Royal Mail

On 21 April the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced it had reached an agreement with Royal Mail Group. The ‘Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement’ grants a 10% pay rise...

26 April 2023

EU: European Parliament proposing a stronger version of the due diligence directive

On 25 April the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) adopted a text, which mind RH has obtained, that strengthens the Directive of the European Parliament and the Council, on...

25 April 2023

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United Kingdom: government urged to legislate against forced labour

After consulting victims, businesses and NGOs, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has published a report showing that the UK is lagging behind in the fight against forced labour. The...

13 January 2026

EU: European Parliament calls for a directive on just transition

On 20 January, MEPs approved, with 420 votes in favour, an own-initiative report calling for a just transition directive. The text calls for the protection of workers to be guaranteed in the...

20 January 2026