France: Legrand providing up to three telework days per week to older workers, caregiver workers & workers with disabilities

French industrial group Legrand (5,000 employees in France), which is global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures signed a telework agreement that came into force in April 2022. In it the group extends teleworking to two days per week alongside additional work flexibility measures provided for workers who are parents, caregivers, over age 58, or working with disabilities. All the company’s representative trade unions (CFDT, CFE-CGC, CGT, FO) signed the agreement which will run until 30 March 2024.
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  • Three types of telework

  • Specific provisions for older workers, family caregivers, those with disabilities, and parents

  • Training and a support package for teleworkers





The agreement, which came into force in April 2022, provides for two types of regular telework. Eligible employees (eligibility is reviewed annually) can, via a specific piece of software ask their manager for one to two days of telework per week or between four to eight days per month. These employees must remain on-sit

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