Parenthood

Over the Christmas period Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest bank, penned with trade unions a deal to renew the first part of the company agreement, covering work-life balance, inclusion, parenthood...

14 January 2026

United Kingdom: government sets about reforming parental leave

The Labour government, in office for just over a year, has pledged to drive economic growth and tackle workplace inequality. Among its priorities is a review of parental leave, with ministers...

29 August 2025

Spain: parental leave given three-week boost

On 29 July 2025, Spain’s government signed off on an extension of parental leave for birth, adoption and early childcare. Each parent will gain an additional three weeks of paid leave, bringing...

28 August 2025

South Korea: parental leave extended to 18 months for each parent

On 11 February, the Korean government approved several decrees related to parenthood. From 23 February, parents will be able to take up to 18 months of parental leave each, instead of the previous...

17 February 2025

Germany: Henkel, a pioneer of partner parental leave amid a national context that is stagnant

A few months ago, the Henkel group introduced a partner parental leave scheme that benefits employees in the 80 countries in which the company operates. Meanwhile the bill approved in 2023 on the...

14 February 2025

Austria: parental leave now includes two months reserved for each parent

Legislative changes have been made to parental leave to encourage a more equitable division of family duties between men and women. The new text also introduces extended care-giving leave.

17 October 2023

Barilla offers 12 weeks’ paid parental leave

On 10 October, the food group announced the launch of a new global company parental policy taking effect from 1 January 2024. The change, applicable to the company’s 8,7000 employees, will...

16 October 2023

Great Britain: Tesco introduces paid leave for employees who are legal guardians

On 26 September 2023, the UK supermarket giant announced the introduction of a new category of leave for employees who are taking care of relatives’ children and for whom they are the legal...

28 September 2023

Mexico: draft legislation to accommodate paid leave period for the care of a sick child

The conservative National Action Party Senator Erandi Bermúdez Méndez is backing a bill that aims to introduce a specific paid leave into federal labour law, namely a leave period...

19 September 2023

Luxembourg: introduction of new family leave periods for employees

During the summer 2023 two laws were published in Luxembourg's Official Gazette aimed at facilitating employees’ work-life balance. Specifically, two new leave entitlements for employees assisting...

14 September 2023

Romania: parents can now benefit from additional days of remote/teleworking

Law 241/2023 of 20 July 2023 grants parents of children up to the age of 11 the opportunity of 4 additional days of ‘working from home’ or teleworking per month, provided that the...

12 September 2023

Great Britain: Lloyds Banking Group offering a four-day working week option

During the summer, the UK’s Lloyds Banking Group (60,000 employees globally) launched its new Flexibility Works policy, which will enable its UK employees to compress a five-day working week into...

30 August 2023

Spain: new leave periods to facilitate better work-life balance

Le gouvernement a approuvé par décret d’application immédiate, le 27 juin, une série de nouveaux congés pour une meilleure conciliation de la vie...

28 June 2023

Great Britain: Amazon UK offering employees employment contracts that are adapted to the school term time calendar

Called ‘Term-time contracts’, these employment contracts mean UK staff (75,000) do not work during their children’s school holidays. This new arrangement is currently only available for staff at...

7 June 2023

Great Britain: redundancy protection extended for expectant and new parents

On 24 May King Charles III signed the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill into law. Once in force, this legislation will afford pregnant women and new parents extended...

1 June 2023

Great Britain: Marks & Spencer introduces special neonatal leave for parents of babies requiring this specialist care

The iconic UK retailer chain’s Neonatal Paid Leave policy now means its 65,000 employees can take up to 12 weeks fully paid if their baby requires specialist neonatal care. In this way the group...

30 May 2023

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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...

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LinkedIn is revealing the most sought-after HR skills in 2026 in a study to be published on 24 February, which mind RH is previewing. Internal communication, training planning, occupational health...

24 February 2026

Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs

In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...

5 March 2026

Germany: accelerated professional integration in sight for asylum seekers

Germany’s interior minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced plans to accelerate the professional integration of asylum seekers in Germany. “The best integration is the one that starts...

23 February 2026

EU: co-legislators aim to pivot European Globalisation Adjustment Fund towards restructuring anticipation

On 25 February, the Council of the EU and the Parliament reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposed regulation to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Under the...

2 March 2026

Block to slash workforce by nearly half

The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...

6 March 2026

Spain: a bill to regulate internships

On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...

13 March 2026