Réglementaire EU: employment committee MEPs call for directive on algorithmic management European legislation The European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs has called on the European Commission to regulate algorithmic management, given the risks it poses to workers' mental and physical health. The legislative proposal calls for mandatory information for workers, human oversight and health risk assessments when employers use these technological systems.
France: agreement struck at Axa on social dialogue and artificial intelligence National industrial relations On 13 June, the management of insurance company Axa France and the representative trade unions (CFDT, CFE-CGC and Unsa) signed a one-year agreement on social dialogue and artificial intelligence. The agreement provides for regular information and consultation with employee representatives for the launch of each AI project.
Italy: collective agreement for gas and water sector launches new joint initiatives National industrial relations On 8 May, employer and trade union organisations in Italy's gas and water sector penned a deal to renew the sector's collective agreement, which covers around 50,000 employees in nearly 600 companies across the country. The new collective agreement provides for bilateral training projects on regulation and technological innovation, paves the way for a reduction in working hours with no loss of pay and increases the focus on vulnerable workers.
Italy: digital and ecological transition central to chemical and pharmaceutical industry collective agreement National industrial relations On 15 April, the Federchimica and Farmindustria employers' organisations and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec trade unions signed the renewal of the collective agreement for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, which covers around 180,000 employees. The agreement aims to accompany and anticipate changes in the sector, setting out guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in companies. The text also contains steps forward on diversity, inclusion and parenting.
Italy: Generali harnesses joint committees to adapt to major changes affecting work National industrial relations The agreement signed on 17 April by insurance giant Generali and the First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca, FNA and SNFIA trade unions establishes joint committees to steer major issues related to the impact of artificial intelligence on the organisation, environmental, social and governance criteria and intergenerational issues. The agreement, which covers the group's 13,000 Italian employees, confirma hybrid working practices and strengthens supplementary pension provision. The progress made at Generali is being closely monitored, as the insurance industry's social partners are due to renew their collective agreement.
France: banking industry anticipates impact of generative AI on jobs National industrial relations On 15 April 2025, the French banking industry jobs observatory, a joint organisation of the country’s banking federation and trade unions, published a study on the impact of generative artificial intelligence technology on nine major professions (customer-oriented,…
France: how insurer Maif is rolling out an action plan on generative AI built with employees Professional development In February, French mutual insurance group Maif unveiled a series of measures on generative AI. They take up the proposals resulting from an innovative process that brought together randomly selected employees and experts. Covering numerous themes of ethics, governance and training, they have been adopted almost in their entirety by the company. Evelyne Llauro-Barrès and Nicolas Siegler, deputy managing directors in charge of human resources and information systems, respectively, reveal the challenges for the insurance company when speaking to mind RH.
Interview Fabienne Arata (LinkedIn): ‘Three-quarters of recruiters are experiencing qualified skills shortages’ Professional development A few weeks after the AI summit in Paris, LinkedIn France Country Manager, Fabienne Arata, shared her analysis of labour market trends with mind RH . AI is emerging as both a real engine in transforming professions and a technology that is driving businesses’ recruitment and training efforts. While the platform's figures are evidencing a deterioration in the current economic environment, recruiters are nonetheless still struggling to find qualified candidates for technical jobs.
Deutsche Telekom to expand its ‘Growth Hub’ skills management platform globally Training/Professional development German telephone operator Deutsche Telekom is launching the global rollout in 2025 and 2026 of ‘Growth Hub’, its new AI skills and career management platform. For the group, the launch of this new tool marks a further step in the use of artificial intelligence, a technology the implementation of which now comes under DT’s ‘AI Manifesto’, namely a set of rules that will evolve and be negotiated with the company's social partners.
Netherlands: Facebook promotes gender inequality according to the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights Initiatives from the public authorities and other stakeholders The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights ruled on 18 February that Meta, the owner of Facebook, reinforces gender stereotypes through its algorithm for promoting job offers.…
