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Italy: the labour market remains very traditional
The Italian labour market, described in the annual report of the statistical institute Istat, made public on May 24, remains far from the Lisbon objectives. "The Italian employment model is still...
31 May 2006
Daihatsu could locate a new factory in the Czech Republic or in Slovakia
The Japanese car producer wants to build small cars in Eastern Europe. (Ref. 06547)
31 May 2006
Netherlands: a large campaign for the hiring of disabled people
A vast publicity campaign was launched on May 29 by the ministry for Social Affairs and Employment, in favor of disabled or partially invalid people (more than 35 %). (Ref. 06544)
31 May 2006
Spain: network of illegal labor is dismantled in the construction industry
A network of illegal labour trafficking has just been dismantled on the Spanish coast. Hundreds of immigrants worked without papers on the construction site of the tourist complex Marina d'Or, in...
31 May 2006
France : the employee that usually executes his work in another Member State cannot submit a case to the Labour Court of his own place of residence
The regulation 44/2001 of December 22nd 2000 concerning the judicial competence, the regognition and exectution of orders for civil and commercial matter grants the employee with an advantage in...
30 May 2006
A scenario of crisis’ end for the working hours directive
The Austrian presidency of the EU hopes to break the deadlock in the directive bill about working hours that revises a directive of 1993, during the Council of the Social Services Ministers that...
30 May 2006
The Twenty-five agree on the draft “services” directive
On 29 May, the Finance Ministers of the EU 25 finally reached an agreement on the "services" directive. According to the Council, the text presented by the Austrian presidency respects the...
30 May 2006
Publication of the joint position on the recasting of the equal treatment directives
The joint position for the adoption of the directive relative "to the implementation of the equal treatment principle and that of equal opportunities between men and women at work (recasting)...
30 May 2006
Spain: the broad outline of the coming pensions reform
The Spanish government should conclude this week the negotiations with employers and the trade unions on the reform of the retirement pensions system. The agreement should be signed before next 9...
30 May 2006
Germany : the federal employment Agency launches the « apprenticeship day » to fight against the shortage of apprentices’ jobs
While a new controversy broke out in Germany about the recurring shortage of apprenticeship jobs, the federal employment Agency (BA) repeated, on May 29th, its « apprenticeship day », aiming at...
30 May 2006
Netherlands: trade unions opposed to partial opening of the labour market to new EU workers
The Federation of Dutch trade unions (FNV), the largest federation of the country (1,2 million members), said it was opposed to the opening of borders to workers of the new EU Member States. (Réf...
29 May 2006
The EU is still far from the Lisbon objectives in the fields of education and training
The progress done since 2000 by the Europeans systems of education and training towards the objectives laid down in the Lisbon strategy is insufficient, notes an annual report of the European...
29 May 2006
Germany: for the DGB, the fight against decreasing memberships is an absolute priority
The congress of the federation of German trade unions (DGB) gave a progress report on its initiative launched in 2005, to fight against decreasing membership. Six projects were introduced, aimed...
29 May 2006
Germany: trade unions want to revive the debate over the EU Constitution
During his keynote speech, the president of the federation of German trade unions (DGB), Michael Sommer, proposed a revival of the debate over the European Constitution and demanded a harmonized...
29 May 2006
Netherlands: college graduates start working with low wages
The wages of young college graduates beginning their career did not increase in 2005, according to a study of Hay Group. For some diplomas, the level of wages even dropped. (Réf. 06530)
26 May 2006
Great Britain: government unveils the long-awaited pensions reform
The British government presented, last May 25, the last version of its project to reform retirement pensions. Introduced by the Minister for Work and Pensions, John Hutton, the project is largely...
26 May 2006
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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
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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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- News brief
12 March 2026
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
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EU: Council approves omnibus directive on sustainability
On 24 February, two months after the European Parliament, the Council of the EU adopted the omnibus package amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate...
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24 February 2026
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026