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Italy: new collective agreement in electricity sector emphasises value of people
After six months of negotiations, social partners in Italy's electricity sector signed an agreement on 18 July that introduces a protocol on "the value of people in companies" into the national...
21 July 2022
France: Bain & Company provides its consultants with 40 hours of climate training
Committed for several years to an eco-responsible approach, Bain & Company, the American management consulting company headquartered in Boston, is stepping this approach up a gear. Since the...
19 July 2022
Ireland: paid parental leave extended to 7 weeks
Since 01 July, parents of children under the age of 2 in Ireland can take 7 weeks of paid leave under the Parent's Leave and Benefit scheme. Previously, only 5 weeks could be taken through this...
19 July 2022
Mexico: employers to evaluate suitability of teleworkers home-work settings
NOM-037, the new telework norm, is now set to enter its public consultation phase, marking the final step prior to its implementation. The text, which complements the Federal Labour Law, aims to...
18 July 2022
Great Britain: government backs bill for specific paid ‘premature birth’ leave
On 15 July the UK government announced its backing for the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill that was introduced in the House of Commons in June. The 12-week paid leave, which is set to cover a...
18 July 2022
Brazil: C6 Bank recognized for its comprehensive LGBT+ inclusion policy
Since its inception in 2019, the Brazilian online bank, C6 Bank, has been implementing a comprehensive policy promoting the inclusion of the LGBT+ community, all the way from HR management through...
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13 July 2022
France: Dalkia turns to Mailoop to reduce volume of email traffic between employees
In an initiative that pre-dated the Covid-19 pandemic, EDF Group's energy services subsidiary Dalkia embarked on a push to reduce the level of email correspondence among the 2,500 people employed...
8 July 2022
Argentina: the government is not renewing double job-severance pay
Argentina’s centre-left ruling government (centre-left) has confirmed it is the definitive end for the ‘double indemnity’ provision that was in place for employment dismissals and which expired on...
6 July 2022
Italy: social inclusion being promoted in the chemical-pharmaceutical sector’s new collective agreement
On 13 June the chemical-pharmaceutical sector’s social partners signed a new collective agreement that includes provision for a significant increase in minimum wages along with a specific...
5 July 2022
Spain: Valencia region opens its door to the four-day working week
Spain’s Valencia region has published the details of a support mechanism to assist companies in reducing the number of staff working-hours. With it companies that move to a 32 hour working week...
5 July 2022
Germany: employment contracts to become far more detailed from 1 August 2022
As part of the transposition of the 2019 European Union Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions, Germany's Bundestag passed a law on 23 June 2022 that imposes new obligations...
4 July 2022
France: PwC to offer paid miscarriage leave
On 2 June, the French business of audit and consulting giant PwC signed the Parental Challenge charter, which comprises 12 commitments designed to better support parenthood. By signing up to the...
1 July 2022
Spain: employment dismissal restrictions extended for companies benefitting from the ‘anti-crisis’ plan
Spain’s government has extended and strengthened the anti-crisis plan put in place to support the economy as it grapples with the effects of the war in Ukraine, and to cushion the potential impact...
30 June 2022
France: the Inter Mutuelles Assistance insurance group (IMA) is encouraging staff to combat sedentary lifestyles
The French insurance specialist is using a mobile application’s ongoing series of physical challenges to encourage its almost 5,000 staff in France and abroad to walk regularly. The Kiplin tool...
28 June 2022
United Kingdom: government to allow companies to hire agency workers to limit impact of strikes
UK legislation has until now prohibited employers from turning to agency workers to fill gaps during industrial action. However, as the UK grapples with a historic rail strike that risks bringing...
27 June 2022
United Kingdom: National Living Wage has failed to boost productivity but has reduced inequality
The UK's Low Pay Commission has for the first time analysed the impact of the introduction of the National Living Wage, with the measure having achieved its initial target: to represent 60% of...
23 June 2022
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”
In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...
21 January 2026
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EU: social partners split over competitiveness and action on job quality
The European Trade Union Confederation and BusinessEurope have published their response to the consultation document on the European Commission's upcoming EU quality jobs initiative. The two...
4 February 2026
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Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry
Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...
3 February 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026