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Taïwan va mettre en place une politique de lutte contre le travail forcé
L’accord commercial conclu le 12 février entre les États-Unis et Taïwan va amener ce dernier pays à développer une politique de lutte contre le travail...
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19 February 2026
EU: social partners in chemicals industry commit to improving working conditions for migrant workers
On 30 June, the European social partners in the chemical industry, the European Chemical Employers Group and the trade union IndustriAll Europe, signed a joint declaration to combat bad practices...
8 July 2025
Denmark: recruitment of foreign workers now subject to signing a collective agreement
On 30 June, the Danish government announced the introduction of a new measure for the recruitment of certain foreign employees. Companies will now have to have a collective agreement between the...
7 July 2025
United Kingdom: youth employment plan seeks to reduce reliance on foreign workers
Addressing skills shortages and reducing skilled immigration are the objectives of the plan announced on 27 May by UK education secretary Bridget Phillipson. The plan is backed by a £3...
28 May 2025
Germany: government programme of upcoming coalition gives prominence to labour matters
On 9 April, at the end of four weeks of negotiations, Germany's conservative (CDU and CSU) and social democratic (SPD) parties presented a government programme that sets out the guidelines for...
14 April 2025
Norway: new measures to facilitate immigrants’ access to employment
On 8 April, the Norwegian minister of employment and inclusion Tonje Brenna announced several amendments to the law on the integration of immigrants in order to facilitate their access to...
9 April 2025
Poland: law passed to limit employment of foreign workers
The Polish parliament passed a bill on the employment of foreigners on 20 March. The text has two objectives: on the one hand, it aims to combat the fraudulent obtaining of work permits and, on...
21 March 2025
United Kingdom: new rules on skilled immigration from 9 April 2025
On 12 March, the UK Home Office issued a statement on changes to immigration rules applicable from 9 April. It concerns skilled workers and in particular the recruitment of foreign employees in...
18 March 2025
Austria: new government plans labour market adjustments
Austria's new coalition government took office on 3 March, after five months of negotiations. The coalition is made up of the country's conservative (ÖVP), social democratic (SPÖ) and liberal...
4 March 2025
Cyprus: government relaxes regulations on employment of foreign workers
On 19 February 2025, Cyprus’ Council of Ministers approved a framework for the employment of foreign workers, the aim of which is to “create the conditions for full employment and meet...
25 February 2025
United States: new regulations to facilitate recruitment of highly skilled foreign workers come into force
The new regulations on visas for highly skilled foreign workers (H-1B), announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on 17 December, came into force on 17 January. The aim is to enable...
21 January 2025
A look back at 2024: addressing the skills shortage in every way possible
A whole range of levers were activated in 2024 to tackle the skills shortage currently affecting a large number of countries, from strengthening vocational training to keeping older people in work...
14 January 2025
Canada: labour migration to be curbed in 2025
The measures announced by the government on 18 September to reduce labour immigration are coming into force. As of 1 January 2025, the spouses of foreign workers can only obtain a work permit if...
14 January 2025
Finland: bill seeks to withdraw work permits from foreigners after three months’ unemployment
On 17 September, the new right-wing coalition government submitted draft amendments to the Aliens Act to Parliament. It proposes withdrawing work permits from foreigners after three months of...
22 October 2024
United Kingdom: government sets out to reduce labour immigration
On 24 September, the government announced measures aimed at reducing the number of migrant workers. The aim is to “tackle the root causes behind the UK’s long-term reliance on...
25 September 2024
Germany: Berlin grapples with diverging pressures on migration policy
Under pressure from the electoral success of the far right, Germany is continuing to roll out an increasingly restrictive migration policy, to the point of reintroducing controls at all its land...
17 September 2024
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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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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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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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12 March 2026
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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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ILO welcomes momentum in ratifying conventions
Despite the US scaling back its financial support, member states of the International Labour Organization continue to ratify its core conventions. In its latest annual report, published on 13...
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17 February 2026
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Taïwan va mettre en place une politique de lutte contre le travail forcé
L’accord commercial conclu le 12 février entre les États-Unis et Taïwan va amener ce dernier pays à développer une politique de lutte contre le travail...
- HR
- CSR
- News brief
19 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...