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Italy: social partners in the insurance industry define guidelines for agile work in the future
Since the pandemic, 98% of Italy’s approximately 47,000 insurance sector workers have been working remotely. On 24 February, and in a bid to move beyond the smart working arrangements that emerged...
2 March 2021
Ukraine: Labor Code regulates long-term teleworking
Following President Volodymyr Zelensky’s promulgation of Law No. 4051, Ukraine now has a legal framework for the practice of teleworking. Passed in early February by the Verkhovna Rada parliament...
2 March 2021
ASOS: joint statement signed with IndustriAll Global to support the economic and social recovery of the global garment industry
The garment industry has been hit by an unprecedented crisis, resulting most notably from the cancellation of orders by major brands and retailers. Many workers in supply chains have lost work as...
1 March 2021
UNI Global publishes guide for trade unions to defend the rights of remote workers
International trade unions are addressing the issue of remote work. On Wednesday 23 February, UNI Global Union, the international services sector trade union federation, published a set of...
26 February 2021
EU: trade unions and NGOs lobby to ensure European subsidies to agricultural firms help improve working conditions for workers in the sector
How could a common EU policy, which represents a third of the European budget, ignore the plight of workers to such an extent? That is the question posed by 300 signatories – including unions...
26 February 2021
EU: neutral dress code policies in the workplace should be able to distinguish between ‘discreet’ and ‘conspicuous’ religious signs (conclusions of the Advocate General of the CJEU)
The Court of justice of the European Union (CJEU) has previously ruled on the ban on wearing religious signs in the workplace and on its consistency with discrimination related legislation (c.f...
25 February 2021
Sweden: another step towards reforming employment termination legislation
Sweden’s government is taking another step towards significant reform of it ‘employment protection’ legislation. It has just set up a number of working groups to formulate details for a reform of...
25 February 2021
EU: European Commission launches its first phase consultation of social partners on platform workers
On 24 February and as part of its considerations on how best to improve working conditions for platform workers, the European Commission launched its first phase consultation of the European...
24 February 2021
Belgium: negotiations over a national inter-professional agreement continue to stall with a second day of trade union action on the cards
Amid difficult negotiations over the 2021-2022 national inter-professional agreement, Belgium’s social partners continue to lock horns over the calculated maximum allowed salary increase ceiling...
23 February 2021
Finland: parental leave reform announced to boost uptake by fathers
At a press conference held on 16 February, Finland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa Pekonen announced a reform of the country’s parental leave system, which would extend parental...
22 February 2021
United Kingdom: Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are “workers”
After years of legal proceedings, the UK’s Supreme Court, the country’s highest court, ruled on 19 February that the drivers operating via the US application Uber should not be considered as...
19 February 2021
Spain: agreement in principle on Renault Spain’s new collective agreement
Management at Renault Spain together with the UGT, CCOO and SCP trade unions have reached a preliminary agreement on the content of the company's collective agreement for the period 2021-2024...
18 February 2021
United States: lawsuit filed against chocolate manufacturers for forced child labor
The International Rights Advocates (IRA), a human rights firm, has filed a lawsuit in Washington DC against major chocolate internationals Nestlé, Cargill, Barry Callebaut, Mars, Olam, Hershey and...
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18 February 2021
Italy: study shows company agreements in Covid-19 times are focusing on smart working and occupational health & safety
During the Covid-19 pandemic, sector and company level collective bargaining (excl. national collective agreement renewals) has adapted to issues specifically pertaining to the new circumstances...
18 February 2021
Italy: Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s policy statement to Parliament outlines a wide-ranging program for a ‘new Reconstruction’
Mario Draghi, Italy’s newly sworn in Prime Minister and head of a ‘unity government’ that ranges from the left to the extreme right, is committed to “fighting the pandemic and to fighting the...
17 February 2021
Great Britain: a new CAC decision on European Works Councils and the transfer of a corporate management’s representative agent to Ireland post-Brexit
On 16 February, the CAC* (Central Arbitration Committee, is the first instance that deals with disputes over collective rights) handed down a new decision (here) on a case concerning a company...
17 February 2021
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France: Crédit Agricole to tighten remote work rules
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
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2026 TRENDS – Pay transparency becomes a reality for European companies
mind RH is taking a look at the trends that will shape 2026. Many countries remain behind schedule in transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, leaving companies in a state of uncertainty as...
27 January 2026
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TRENDS IN 2026 — Reducing workplace absence at all costs: a major challenge for Europe
Workplace absence is on the rise across Europe, particularly among women, older employees and, since the Covid-19 pandemic, young people under the age of 30. Faced with this growing problem, some...
14 January 2026
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Vincent Lecerf (Orange): “Equality and diversity are competitive advantages for us”
Following the signing of a new agreement on professional equality and diversity in December, the chief HR officer of French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange Group, Vincent...
13 January 2026
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2026 TRENDS — Social dialogue, a major challenge in the deployment of AI in companies
mind RH is analysing the trends that will shape 2026. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a force that goes far beyond efficiency gains and productivity improvements. It is reshaping tasks...
4 February 2026
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France: transposition of the pay transparency directive takes shape
The transposition of the European directive on pay transparency into French law is entering a decisive phase. The Minister of Labour, Jean-Pierre Farandou, wants to present the bill to Parliament...
21 January 2026