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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
EU: insurance sector social partners commit to addressing violence and harassment at work
The news. The trade union UNI Europa Finance and the employers’ federations Insurance Europe, Amice and Bipar signed an addendum to their 2022 joint declaration on diversity and inclusion on...
18 September 2026
France : PwC strengthens its diversity policy despite the shadow of Trump
The info. Questioned by mind HR on the HR strategy of the audit and advisory firm PwC regarding AI (7,000 employees), the HR Director of its France and Maghreb subsidiary Sophie Mouhieddine also...
16 July 2026
France: how GE Healthcare structures an LGBTQIA+ inclusion policy around an “employee resource group”
The French branch of the pharmaceutical group GE Healthcare (2,700 employees) has been supporting an "employee resource group" for two years, which carries out awareness-raising initiatives on...
10 July 2026
Germany: towards a “minimum” reform of the harassment and anti-discrimination act
The Federal Ministry of Justice and the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth have presented the long-awaited draft amendment to the General Act on Equal Treatment...
UK: towards mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting
The news. The British Labour government announced on 25 March that it will introduce a bill to make ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting mandatory for companies with 250 or more employees...
14 April 2026
United States: Trump bans federal contracts for companies engaged in race-based DEI programmes
The news. On 26 March, US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his hostility towards corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies. He signed an executive order prohibiting employers...
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9 April 2026
France: CMA-CGM seeks to adapt professional equality to seafaring roles
The news. On 23 March 2026, the shipowner CMA-CGM (17,600 employees in France) and the CFDT, CFE-CGC, and FO unions signed a gender equality agreement for the 2026-2030 period, as identified by...
30 March 2026
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
France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
Spain: government and unions set framework for supporting transgender employees
On 26 February, Spanish Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz, alongside the CCOO and UGT trade unions and the National LGBTQ+ Federation, ratified a model framework agreement for businesses. This protocol...
3 March 2026
Carrefour and UNI Global Union renew global agreement on promoting social dialogue and diversity
On 17 October, Carrefour, one of the world’s largest retailers, with nearly 500,000 employees worldwide, and global union federation UNI Global Union renewed their global agreement on...
3 November 2025
France: La Poste broadens equality agreement to include LGBT+ people
French postal group La Poste, which employs 200,000 people in France, has signed a new professional equality agreement with four trade unions. Covering 2025–2027, it expands efforts to tackle...
4 September 2025
United States: Trump administration tells EU companies to end diversity policies
On 28 March, several large EU companies received a letter from the US government asking them to abandon their diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) programmes, or risk losing their contracts...
2 April 2025
[mind RH news] Veolia strikes European agreement on diversity and inclusion
Veolia, the French multinational providing water, energy and waste recycling management services, is to sign a European framework agreement on diversity and inclusion with the European Federation...
26 March 2025
United Kingdom: ethnic diversity slowly increasing on boards of directors
The Parker Review of ethnic diversity on the boards of directors of major UK companies, published on 11 March, highlights a significant improvement at those listed on the FTSE 250 in 2024...
14 March 2025
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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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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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Germany: Employers’ representatives seek to limit the rights of works councils
The Employers' Federation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände - BDA) published a report at the end of September in which it proposes a...
8 October 2026
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France: National Assembly votes for mandatory bargaining on sexual and gender-based violence
The news. On 8 October, French MPs voted to extend the scope of mandatory annual negotiations to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). In practice, in addition to pay, working hours and...
9 October 2026
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France: Iliad structures its skills management around AI
The news. On 9 April, Iliad (11,600 employees in France), the parent company of telecoms operator Free, concluded an agreement on jobs and career path management with its representative trade...
21 October 2026
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France: how CDC Habitat aims to better promote the expertise of its employees
The housing division of the French public group Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, CDC Habitat (10,800 employees), established new measures on skills in July. They are set out in two agreements...
15 October 2026
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France: La Poste strengthens regional management of jobs and skills
La Poste’s 2026-2028 agreement on the management of jobs, professional pathways and gender diversity in occupations puts the emphasis on supporting mobility and career changes, relying on a...
22 October 2026