French automobile group Renault penned on 26 April, at the initiative of its management, the sector’s first global agreement on remote work, struck with industrial workers' federation Industriall Global Union. The agreement, which represents an addendum to the innovative global framework agreement on quality of life at work signed by Renault in 2019, makes remote work the norm for all employees of the group, whenever the job type permits. The text, which has also been initialled by all of Renault's representative trade unions, provides a framework for social dialogue on telework and includes commitments from the automobile group to promote a “collaborative” management system and a “work-life balance” for employees.
Making telework available to as many people as possible. The agreement is the first of its kind in the industry. Renault and its chief executive Luca de Meo have validated a pioneering agreement on the issue of telework to complement its 2019 framework agreement on quality of life at work (see article n°11213). The text establishes the principle that all activities of group employees “using information and communication technologies can be carried out remotely, whatever the business line”. As f
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