Although Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) claims to be a “pioneer” as regards remote working, with an initial agreement on the subject signed in 2014, the soft drink bottler had only redefined its policy through a trial agreement for its headquarters in 2022. However, this agreement expired and the text agreed more than 10 years ago did not define a common number of days of remote work at company level (2,600 employees in France). The employer, which had “wanted to wait and see how working practices would evolve”, explains HR director Odile Renard, therefore opened new negotiations based on the review of the 2022 agreement.
Finding the ‘right balance’
The agreement signed in April retains the main elements of the 2022 trial agreement, allowing staff to work remotely two days a week.
