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On 09 September the Anglo-Dutch consulting giant announced its ambition that by 2030, 29% of its partners and managers will be from working class backgrounds. This unprecedented decision is part...

10 September 2021

Great Britain: be it via yoga classes or free meals, businesses are trying to encourage a return to the office

In order to convince their employees to come back to on site work following 18 months of mandatory full-time teleworking, UK employers such as PwC, Goldman Sachs, and the BP oil & gas group...

8 September 2021

Great Britain: a parliamentary committee inquiry considers the issue of menopause at work

On July 23 2021 the UK House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee launched an inquiry to examine whether legislation and company practices adequately support women during menopause. According...

7 September 2021

Deloitte to provide climate change training to global workforce

Last month the UK-headquartered professional services group Deloitte announced the launch of a digital learning programme for its 330,000 employees on the topic of climate change. The aim of this...

6 September 2021

United Kingdom: government reiterates call for companies to improve support for domestic violence victims

On 26 August, the UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy announced that it has become a member of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse. With this move...

3 September 2021

France: “A new work organization to support our strategic project”, Sébastien Graff, InVivo Group Human Resources Director (interview)

Following the return to 20% in-office/on-site work on 21 June 2021 for 1,500 InVivo staff, the agri-coperative group, which comprises 200 cooperatives representing nearly 300,000 farmers and...

2 September 2021

Covid-19: mandatory workplace vaccination is gaining ground

While employees will gradually have to return to on-site/in-office working, mandatory workplace vaccination is currently under debate in many countries. Several governments are already making...

1 September 2021

Axa enhances environmental criteria in its executive bonus calculations

For nearly 5,000 employees of the French insurance group, social and climate targets will make up 30% of the total bonus amounts they can earn. To receive these bonus elements, employees will have...

1 September 2021

United States: increasing numbers of companies make vaccination mandatory

Various large firms in the US have decided to make it mandatory for their staff to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, drugstore chain CVS Health and oil...

31 August 2021

United States: large retailers still slow to integrate diversity and inclusion into their HR policies

Only 9% of the 50 largest retailers in the US integrate diversity, equity and inclusion into their human resources policies, according to management consulting group Korn Ferry. While the...

26 July 2021

Spain: El Corte Inglés department store and the trade unions commit to ensuring compliance with international labor standards throughout the value chain

On 14 July, Spain's leading department store chain, El Corte Inglés signed an agreement with the CCOO and UGT trade unions, which establishes the framework for their collaboration in the...

22 July 2021

Great Britain: gender equality on corporate executive committees unlikely to be reached before 2036 (report)

According to the sixth Women Count 2021 report, men continue to dominate senior management positions in companies listed on the UK FTSE 350 stock market index. Only 15 of the 350 groups are...

16 July 2021

Talan bolsters global CSR policy with help of all stakeholders

At the beginning of the year, IT innovation and transformation consulting firm Talan conducted a review of its maturity on corporate social responsibility, with a view to better structuring its...

12 July 2021

United Kingdom: Siemens targets gender parity in its recruitment and training programmes for young people by 2025

On 23 June, the UK business of German industrial manufacturing group Siemens announced that as part of efforts to increase the number of women working in the engineering sector it has set a target...

5 July 2021

United Kingdom: PwC introduces paid fertility leave for staff

Professional services group PricewaterhouseCoopers has introduced paid fertility leave for its staff. Launched on 1 July, this paid leave allowance offers staff members, regardless of their...

2 July 2021

France: “We expect our managers to be team leaders”, Mathilde Le Coz, Director of Human Resources at Mazars (interview)

Mathilde Le Coz is taking over as HR Director for France after more than 15 years with the international audit, taxation, consulting, accounting and legal services group. Her mission is to support...

30 June 2021

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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

mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators

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 (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”

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

France: generative AI and older workers central to BPCE’s skills management strategy

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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On 19 November, the European Commission published a proposal for an omnibus regulation aimed at simplifying the AI Act in order to ‘ensure the swift, smooth and proportionate implementation’ of...

24 November 2025

EU: list of new CSRD reporting standards finalised

On 4 December, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) presented the revised list of reporting indicators under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which...

5 December 2025

EU: co-legislators strike agreement on Omnibus Directive

The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the night of 8 December on the weakening of the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and corporate...

9 December 2025

EU: Parliament formally adopts omnibus, diluting due diligence rules

On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved the omnibus package amending the EU corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence directives. Their application has been pushed...

16 December 2025

Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation

Italian authorities are once again turning their attention to working conditions in the luxury goods supply chain. On 20 November, the Milan public prosecutor charged three senior executives of...

28 November 2025

Fashion brands accused of violating trade union freedoms in Asia

On 27 November, Amnesty International released a report denouncing widespread violations of trade union freedoms in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka by both governments and suppliers to...

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