Global Framework Agreements

On 5 July, French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet announced the creation of the Eramet Global Forum, a global social dialogue body designed to support the group's...

7 July 2023

Société Générale to offer digitalisation related guarantees and social coverage to its employees worldwide

On 23 June, French banking group Société Générale renewed, for a second time, the global agreement on employee rights that it initially signed with UNI Global Union in 2015 and again in 2019 on...

27 June 2023

Corporate due diligence (part 2/2): no longer applying just to large French corporations

Since the start of 2023, corporate due diligence is no longer the preserve of the French statute books with German legislation now entering into force and discussions over the adoption of an EU...

24 May 2023

Transnational company agreements: older workers the great forgotten of negotiations

At a time when most Western countries are seeking to increase the legal retirement age – to reduce pension scheme deficits or, in some cases, to address skill shortages – mind RH has taken a...

20 January 2023

Teleperformance: global agreement committing to trade union freedom eventually signed after years of conflict

On 01 December 2022 French digital business solutions group Teleperformance succumbed and signed a global agreement on social responsibility. The text, which mind RH has obtained, commits...

18 January 2023

Global Framework Agreement: Carrefour commits to fighting sexual orientation and gender-based discrimination

The global union federation UNI Global Union, and French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation Carrefour have announced a second renewal of their global framework agreement on the...

26 October 2022

Orpea: CGT and CFDT unions demand cancellation of global agreement on ethical employment and union rights

The CGT and CFDT, respectively the second and third largest representative unions at Orpea in France, are asking UNI global union to reverse the global agreement signed in April with the nursing...

9 May 2022

Orpea: global agreement on “ethical employment and trade union rights” is ill received

French nursing home group Orpea has penned a three-year global framework agreement with UNI Global Union, for a partnership covering ethical employment, social dialogue, collective bargaining and...

15 April 2022

Solvay: new global framework agreement signed that pre-empts corporate due diligence requirements

Belgian chemical group Solvay, which employs more than 23,000 employees worldwide, has renewed the global framework agreement (GFA) between itself and Industriall Global Union, the global union...

5 April 2022

Engie enters into a new Global Framework Agreement on Fundamental Rights and ENGIE’s Social Responsibility

On 20 January 2022 the French multinational utility company, which operates in 70 countries, signed a global framework agreement (GFA) with three global union federations IndustriALL, BWI, and...

20 January 2022

Spain: El Corte Inglés department store and the trade unions commit to ensuring compliance with international labor standards throughout the value chain

On 14 July, Spain's leading department store chain, El Corte Inglés signed an agreement with the CCOO and UGT trade unions, which establishes the framework for their collaboration in the...

22 July 2021

Renault signs global agreement to promote telework

French automobile group Renault penned on 26 April, at the initiative of its management, the sector’s first global agreement on remote work, struck with industrial workers' federation Industriall...

3 May 2021

TK Elevator: signs a global framework agreement

On 25 November 2020 the TK Elevator group (TKE group) together with IndustriALL Global union, the German works council, the European Works Council and the German trade union federation IG Metall...

21 January 2021

Solvay: global agreement on minimum levels of protection revised to align paternity and co-parent leave with maternity leave

On 15 December 2020, the management of the Belgian chemicals firm Solvay and its global staff representation body, the Solvay Global Forum (see article n°10248), revised their first global...

18 January 2021

Solvay: global framework agreement on digital transformation signed

The global framework agreement on digital transformation at Belgian chemicals group Solvay was signed on 17 March after being “discussed and elaborated with the European Works Council (EWC) and...

6 April 2020

Telenor: renews the global agreement with UNI Global Unio

On 14 February, Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor ASA signed a new global agreement with UNI Global Union that runs for three years and introduces several new provisions pertaining to...

18 February 2020

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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

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

France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval

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

mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators

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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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...

12 March 2026

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...

26 February 2026

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...

24 February 2026

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...

11 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...

6 March 2026

EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules

The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...

20 March 2026