News
Trending topics
- Managing the fallout of Covid-19
- European Framework Agreement
- Collective agreement
- Wages
- Older workers
- Gender equality
- Corporate sustainability due diligence
- Gig workers and the regulation of platforms
- Remote work regulations
- Artificial intelligence
- CSRD
- Skills
- Global Framework Agreements
- hybrid work
- EWC agreements and recast directive
Ireland: Lidl becomes first supermarket to adopt new Living Wage
German supermarket chain Lidl announced on 20 October that it will increase the minimum wage across its operations in Ireland to €13.85 per hour. With this move, Lidl becomes the first major...
21 October 2022
Germany: chemical sector crisis agreement secures a 6.5% salary increase plus €3,000 tax-free bonus
On 18 October the chemical sector’s social partners announced they had secured a ‘crisis agreement’ that will run for 20 months until June 2024 and will cover 580,000 employees in an industry that...
19 October 2022
Portugal: visa for “digital nomads” introduced
Portugal is introducing a "digital nomad" visa to encourage remote workers to settle in the country. As such it joins some 25 countries around the world with specific legislation of this kind...
17 October 2022
Diageo: mental health app made available to all staff
The UK-headquartered alcoholic beverage giant Diageo announced on 10 October that its 27,000 employees worldwide will have access to the mental health application Unmind, which aims to help...
17 October 2022
France: HR managers on the front line amid rising inflation and union demands
Faced with a still dynamic labour market and rising prices, human resources directors are under more pressure than ever on the issue of pay. The issue is causing an increase in quarrels among...
14 October 2022
Mexico: reform proposed to cut working hours and increase holiday allowance
On 20 September, Mexico's ruling Morena party presented various labour law amendments related to human rights. The changes presented to the Mexican senate by President Andres Manuel Lopez...
14 October 2022
Great Britain: Virgin Media O2 creates its own carer leave
On 06 October, the UK telecommunications giant unveiled a series of measures to support employees. Among them is a financial boost to cope with inflation, leave time for neonatal birth, and also a...
13 October 2022
Germany: DIY chain Hornbach introduces tailor-made work
After a three-month pilot phase, Germany’s third-largest DIY chain (by revenues) decided to offer its 11,000 employees a ‘tailor-made work system.’ In it are five cumulative options for adjusting...
13 October 2022
Great Britain: Deloitte employees can opt to access a portion of their supplementary pension funds before they retire
On 04 October, the international professional services network giant headquartered in London announced that its 22,000 UK employees will now be able to receive the firm’s company pension...
12 October 2022
France: BPCE banking group’s corporate project, the ‘Well’ programme, focuses on re-imagining office spaces
By the start of 2023, 9,000 employees of the Banque Populaire - Caisse d'Epargne* Paris region banking group will have moved into two brand new office towers. In addition to this commercial...
12 October 2022
Inditex strengthens its global framework agreement with IndustriALL Global Union
On the 15th anniversary of its first framework agreement signed with industry global union federation, IndustriALL Global Union, Spanish multinational clothing and textile group Inditex, which...
11 October 2022
Great Britain: government sets its sights on recasting and removing European legislation
On 05 October, during the Conservative Party's Autumn Conference, PM Liz Truss confirmed her firm intention to get free as quickly as possible from European regulations that have been carried over...
11 October 2022
Italy: confusion surrounds new standards for transparent working conditions
The decree-law transposing the European Union directive on transparent working conditions into Italian legislation, which came into force on 13 August, has started to be applied in a climate of...
10 October 2022
France: Air France to shut head office on Fridays to save energy
In order to save energy and meet so-called "energy sobriety" requirements, Air France is asking employees working at its headquarters not to come to the office on Fridays. The measure, which will...
7 October 2022
Italy: right-wing coalition upholding a liberal labour program while seeking more pension system flexibility
Italy’s latest right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni (nativist, Eurosceptic), which won the nation’s parliamentary elections on 25 September and is expected to form a government by the end of...
6 October 2022
Spain: creation of an eight-week parental leave period available until child reaches 8 years of age
The Spanish government is preparing the introduction of a new parental leave period to facilitate work/life balance and co-responsibility within families. The draft is expected to be presented by...
6 October 2022
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.
1
Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
2
France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
- HR
- CSR
- News brief
24 September 2026
3
Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
- HR
- CSR
- News brief
7 September 2026