Infos [mind RH exclusive] L’Oréal trials top-of-the-range medical check-ups for executives, offered by start-up Zoï in France L'Oréal recently launched a pilot scheme to trial the medical check-ups offered by start-up Zoï, which is aimed at senior executives, with around 20 of its employees, mindRH understands. Several CAC 40 groups are already using the health check-ups offered by this fast-growing solution which, in addition to doctors, harnessses data and artificial intelligence.
Infos EU: platform workers directive gets green light from Parliament At its plenary session on 24 April, the European Parliament approved the draft directive creating a presumption of salaried status for workers on digital platforms, who are deemed falsely self-employed because they are subject to supervision. The text also sets out the first standards for algorithmic management.
Infos EU: Parliament definitively adopts Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive On 24 April, at the end of a long legislative process, the European Parliament definitively adopted the draft directive on due diligence. Although the last-minute efforts of some member states, under pressure from lobbies, have weakened the text, its advocates nonetheless describe this as a historic step forward in regulating the globalisation of value chains.
Infos United States: end of non-compete clauses On 23 April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a new final rule banning non-compete clauses nationwide.…
Infos France: step towards creation of a universal time savings account On 23 April, the Union des Entreprises de Proximité (U2P), the minority employers' organisation representing very small businesses and craftsmen, and the trade unions – CFDT, CFTC, CGT and FO – reached cross-industry agreements on the universal time savings account (compte épargne temps universel, CETU) and on professional retraining. The two texts must now be submitted for the confederations to sign by mid-May. The negotiations took place without the two major employers' organisations, Medef and CPME, which refused to take part.
Infos EU: Parliament adopts regulation banning products made with forced labour On 23 April, the European Parliament broadly approved the regulation banning the import of products produced using forced labour. The text gives new investigative powers to the European Commission,…
Infos EU: road transport social partners make commitment on rights of third-country workers With a joint declaration published on 19 April, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) have signed up to a series of commitments to improve working conditions for non-EU nationals.…
Infos United States: historic victory for the UAW at Volkswagen in the South On 19 April, the United Auto Workers (UAW) achieved a historic victory in the Southern United States by winning the membership of 5,500 employees at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga,…
Infos Czech Republic: bill tabled to increase the ‘flexibility’ of labour relations Czech labour minister Marian Jurečka has submitted to the chamber of deputies a series of amendments aimed at making the labour code "more flexible". The draft text makes it easier to take parental leave of less than two years, increases the length of probation periods and reduces the notice period for dismissal in the event of employee misconduct. It also proposes salary payments in euros or another currency from next year.
Infos Netherlands: Senate votes against minimum wage increase above regular indexation In January, the government announced an additional statutory minimum wage increase of 1.2% with effect from 1 July 2024,…
Infos Chile: gradual transition to 40-hour week From 26 April 2024, companies will have to adhere to the “40-hour law”. The working week will be reduced from 45 hours at present to 44 hours,…
Infos Michelin paying living wage worldwide as of end of 2023 The tyre manufacturing giant has been certified as a "Global Living Wage Employer", attesting to its worldwide implementation of a "living wage". Since the end of 2023, the company's 130,000 employees have been paid a salary that will enable them to meet their families' basic needs, as well as to build up savings.
Infos Netherlands: compensation paid to companies hiring older employees to be scrapped A bill to phase out so-called “labour costs compensation” (Loonkostenvoordelen, LKV) was approved by the Dutch Senate on 16 April.…
Infos EU: declaration to strengthen Social Europe gets almost unanimous backing At a high-level conference organised by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, on April 16 in La Hulpe, the Commission, member states and the social partners pledged to continue work on the European Pillar of Social Rights. The event saw the parties set out a work programme for the next mandate. However, in the wake of the difficulties that marred recent European texts on social topics, BusinessEurope did not sign the declaration.
Infos Canada: Sustainable jobs Council to launch with social partners On 15 April, Canada’s House of Commons approved on third reading a bill to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and growth in a low-carbon economy.…
Infos France: joint negotiations on universal time savings account (CETU) and professional retraining At the initiative of the U2P, the employers' organisation representing very small businesses and craft trades, the trade unions – CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC and CFTC – are once again meeting to negotiate regarding the universal time savings account (CETU) and professional retraining. Two draft agreements have been sent to the unions by the U2P, following the failure of negotiations on the 'new pact for working life', designed to accompany the increase in the legal retirement age.
Infos Portugal: new government aims to improve quality of employment Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, the centre-right leader who won the parliamentary elections on 10 March, presented his roadmap to parliament on Thursday 11 April. The minority government's programme for the next four years was then approved on 12 April. Among the priorities of the "XXIV Constitutional Government" are several measures to improve employment and working conditions, including a 22% increase in the legal minimum wage by 2028.
Infos Italy: generational renewal agreement penned at BNP Paribas subsidiary The agreement signed on 9 April by BNL-BNP Paribas, the Italian subsidiary of the French banking group,…
Infos France: final adoption of text opening up right to accrue paid leave during stoppages due to non-occupational illness Following on from the Senate, the French National Assembly adopted the government’s amendment on paid leave on 10 April. The text will bring French domestic legislation into line with EU law on paid leave,…
Infos Romania: minimum wage to rise by 12% on 1 July 2024 The minimum wage in Romania will rise from 3,300 leu (€664) to 3,700 leu (€744) from 1 July this year, an increase of 12.12%.…