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France: La Poste commits to harnessing skills acquired by caregiving employees
On 12 July 2024, French postal service group La Poste signed a new agreement with the CGT, CFDT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC and UNSA trade unions to support its 5,200 postal workers who provide care. The...
5 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
France: Schmidt’s HR department at heart of group’s green “strategic shift”
Schmidt Groupe, which specialises in the design of living spaces and was awarded the 'B Corp' label at the end of 2023, put sustainability at the heart of its strategy at the start of the year...
29 August 2024
EU: re-elected, Ursula von der Leyen unveils agenda for new term in office
On 18 July, the European Parliament approved Ursula von der Leyen’s candidacy for re-election as president of the European Commission until 2029, by 401 votes to 284. In her speech to MEPs...
18 July 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
Luxembourg: €500 bonus for banking sector employees in 2025
After six months of difficult negotiations, the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and the Aleba, LCGB and OGBL trade unions announced on 11 July that they had reached an agreement on...
15 July 2024
How Engie is anticipating its global skill needs three years ahead of time
In 2023, French energy giant Engie launched a global programme to pre-empt its skill needs for the following three years. After surveying each of its global business units, Engie has set up a...
20 June 2024
France: European Commission recommends better response to skills shortages in green professions
For the first time this year, the European Commission’s country-specific recommendations, sent out as part of the European Semester (coordination of member states’ economic and...
20 June 2024
Germany: new funding for retraining in the event of ‘structural change’
On 1 April 2024 significant provisions of the law to reinforce "the promotion of initial and ongoing training", adopted last year, came into force. The new retraining allowance covers employees...
2 April 2024
EU: hospitality sector social partners sign joint declaration on skills shortages
In a joint text published on 19 March, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) and HOTREC, the hotel sector employer federation, come together to call on the...
22 March 2024
EU: launch of an action plan to tackle labour shortages
On 20 March, the Commission presented an action plan to combat the labour and skills shortages that have become more acute over the last ten years in the Member States. This was one of the main...
21 March 2024
France: Orange harnesses virtual reality for staff cybersecurity training
Since October 2023, Orange has been rolling out virtual reality training to raise awareness among employees of the cybersecurity risks encountered in the workplace. The company drew on a track...
15 February 2024
EU: QWL and developing skills, the keys to keeping older workers in employment
The latest report from Eurofound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, covers a range of positive initiatives in several EU countries, highlighting...
26 January 2024
Looking back at 2023: initiatives across the board to tackle the skills shortage
Amid the shortage of skilled labour, thinking ahead to the professions of the future and securing the skills needed to support business transformation have been among the main concerns of HR...
10 January 2024
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
France: La Poste steps up efforts to train employees and apprentices on data and AI
Launched in 2022, La Poste Group's data and AI school is continuing to grow. The first intake of employees retrained internally in these two fields have already graduated, and the school is also...
22 November 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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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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France: construction sector turns to long-term partial activity scheme
Amid the ongoing economic crisis hitting France’s construction sector, social partners in the public works industry (350,000 employees) signed an agreement at the end of October enabling companies...
21 November 2025
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Inditex European works council mobilises on value sharing
In a joint statement, 10 trade unions comprising the European works council of the Inditex clothing group are calling for rallies in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany...
24 November 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for mechanical engineering and metalworking sectors focuses on defending purchasing power
The deal struck on 22 November between Italy’s social partners in the mechanical engineering and metalworking sector brings an end to a long and contentious bargaining process. The agreement –...
25 November 2025