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France: trade unions push for social dialogue to promote proper use of AI
Convinced that employee representatives have a major role to play in the introduction of an artificial intelligence project within a company, so as to “establish and guarantee trust“...
9 January 2025
Axa France launches social dialogue on artificial intelligence
In a statement of conclusions adopted jointly on 19 November 2024, the management of the insurance company Axa France IARD (34,000 employees for the group in France) and the social partners have...
13 December 2024
ILO praises effectiveness of social dialogue in protecting workers against inflation
On 11 December, the International Labour Organization (ILO) published its second report on social dialogue, this time focusing on the national and sectoral levels. The study shows that 87% of the...
12 December 2024
Germany: collapse of governing coalition sees several bills fall by the wayside
With Germany's coalition government losing its parliamentary majority, bills on areas including pension reform, regulation of the use of artificial intelligence in recruitment and the calculation...
19 November 2024
BNP Paribas strengthens social floor with a new global agreement
On 4 November, BNP Paribas and the global union federation UNI Global Union signed a new agreement that strengthens the social floor common to all the French banking group's 182,656 employees. The...
14 November 2024
EU: candidate for Commission Vice-President for People, Skills and Preparedness outlines her roadmap
Roxana Minzatu, nominee for the post of Vice-President for People, Skills and Preparedness (taking over the portfolio of the Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights), spoke at a hearing with...
13 November 2024
Ireland: nine authorities to ensure protection of fundamental rights in context of AI
On 31 October, Ireland’s Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary, published a list of nine public authorities designated to protect fundamental...
8 November 2024
France: Adecco launches AI-based tool to prevent workplace accidents among temporary workers
To optimise workplace accident prevention, the Adecco Group has developed a predictive tool based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology. This management support, currently deployed in all its...
4 November 2024
Germany: bill presented to protect employees against AI and surveillance
On 16 October, Germany's labour and interior ministries set out the broad outline of a bill to protect employees' personal data in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) use in the workplace...
22 October 2024
G7 labour ministers agree action plan for trusted, human-centred AI
Following their meeting in Italy from September 11 to 13, the G7 labour and employment ministers signed a joint declaration focusing on artificial intelligence. The declaration contains an action...
France: AI-related social and environmental risks absent from duty of vigilance plans
On 23 September, the Intérêt à Agir association unveiled a report on the use of artificial intelligence and the French duty of vigilance law. This group of legal experts...
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24 September 2024
How Crédit Agricole is harnessing partnership with LinkedIn Learning to accelerate its transformation
The French banking group and LinkedIn have set up an unprecedented partnership that will give employees access to 24,000 training courses on the platform. Using generative artificial intelligence...
3 September 2024
United Kingdom: workers’ rights at the heart of the King’s speech
At the opening ceremony of the UK parliament this morning, King Charles III outlined in his speech the legislative programme of the new Labour government led by Keir Starmer. Several measures...
17 July 2024
Italy: government adopts bill to regulate artificial intelligence
A legislative package adopted by the Italian government, which must be examined and approved by Parliament, devotes two articles to the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace. In...
Looking back at 2023: the advent of ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI
ChatGPT and the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools put in place by businesses are revolutionising the way we work. However, while these new technologies make it possible to create...
France: Acorus promotes teams’ use of ChatGPT
French construction and civil engineering group Acorus, which specializes in the renovation of real estate assets, is training staff on ChatGPT and promoting use of the AI tool by identifying use...
19 December 2023
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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
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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EU: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
4 December 2025
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EDF bans alcohol on all its sites
From 1 January 2026, French energy giant EDF (180,000 employees) will prohibit alcohol consumption at all internal and external corporate events, from social gatherings to seminars. The policy...
26 November 2025
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France: wage increases set to fall in 2026
Despite expectations of higher inflation next year – 1.8% compared with 1.3% in 2025 according to the OFCE, the French observatory of economic cycles – wage increases are set to slow...
18 November 2025
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Germany: report previews draft bill to transpose EU Pay Transparency Directive
On Friday 7 November, Germany’s commission for a 'less bureaucratic implementation' of the EU Pay Transparency Directive — made up of employer and trade union representatives — submitted its...
17 November 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025