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International HR labels: how to choose the one that best suits your objectives
Highlighting a company’s HR and/or CSR policy, enhancing an employer’s brand and credibility with external stakeholders, displaying a company’s committment to continuous improvement in its social...
France: Renault invests in employee retraining initiatives in response to the scheduled demise for the internal combustion engine vehicle
In 2021 the French multinational automaker launched its ‘Refactory’ circular economy factory at its historic site in Flins, near Paris. Emblematic of the auto-sector’s transformation as a result...
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28 June 2023
Toyota Material Handling Europe gets staff involved in ‘Start Your Impossible’ programme
Toyota Material Handling Europe, the subsidiary of the Japanese forklift truck manufacturer, is seeking to involve its 13,000 employees in the “Start Your Impossible” programme of...
- HR
- News brief
19 June 2023
Alain Li (Richemont): “In Asia-Pacific, we have focused on local hiring and talent development”
Over the last few years, Swiss luxury goods powerhouse Richemont has been growing rapidly in Asia-Pacific, where is has a presence in 10 countries. The region now accounts for 8,000 of its 35,000...
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4 May 2023
France: Mutuelle Générale strengthens its policy in favour of people with disabilities
On 20 March, Mutuelle Générale, together with all its representative trade unions (CFDT, CFE-CGC, FO, Unsa), renewed the three-year agreement on the employment of those with disabilities. With...
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27 April 2023
France: Decathlon’s onboarding platform geared to optimising the integration of dual work-study participants
French sporting goods company Decathlon has called on the Heyteam onboarding platform to harmonise the integration of its work-study students, the number of whom has more than doubled in three...
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20 April 2023
Fabrice Staad and Paul Sauveplane (Alan): “We apply radical transparency within the company” (interview)
Digital health insurance company Alan is not only one of France’s stand-out scale-up businesses; it has developed a corporate culture that makes it pretty unique in the world of work. Chief...
5 April 2023
EU launches skills pact for the renewable energy sector
On 21 March 2023, the European Commission announced the launch of its 15th skills pact that will focus on enabling training workers in what is a growth sector, and that is expected to create 3.5...
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- News brief
22 March 2023
France: PwC using ‘Seed’ to encourage female promotion to management positions
In dealing with the reality of female underrepresentation, PwC France et Maghreb, the French division of the UK headquartered international professional services firm, has since 2018, been...
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8 March 2023
France: Sanofi focusing on the ‘training experience’ to accelerate upskilling and reskilling
After having identified the jobs that are in high demand and those that are likely to be significantly altered or to even disappear, the French multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare group...
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28 February 2023
PwC France and Maghreb providing staff with biodiversity training
The consulting and auditing firm is in the process of launching a vast programme to raise awareness of biodiversity issues among its 6,000 employees in its France and the Maghreb (Northwest...
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22 February 2023
United Kingdom: companies reluctant to hire over-50s (survey)
Research conducted by the Chartered Management Institute, which surveyed more than 1,000 managers in the UK, found that only 42% would be open to recruiting people aged between 50 and 64. For...
- HR
- News brief
10 February 2023
Germany: autonomy central to staff training at drugstore chain dm
Dm-drogerie markt, Germany's leading healthcare and cosmetics retail chain, has deployed an array of innovative measures to train its employees and maintain their employability, ranging from...
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6 February 2023
France: Equans (Bouygues Group) encourages its employees to join the National Guard
On 11 January 2023, the energy and industry services group Equans, which employs almost 27,000 employees in France, signed an agreement with the National Guard, which brings together reservists...
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17 January 2023
United Kingdom: Santander lowers university grade requirement for graduate applicants
The UK business of Spanish banking giant Santander, which employs some 25,000 people in the country, has announced that it will no longer require applicants to its graduate scheme to have achieved...
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9 January 2023
France: Derichebourg Multiservices wants to use its new CFA to boost recruitment
The French group’s subsidiary specialising in technical expertise is going to create a company CFA in June 2023 to boost its chances of reaching its target of 5,000 new hires per year. Several...
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4 January 2023
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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
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, 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
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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Spain: new terms and conditions for in-company training contracts
On 25 November, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a regulation on training contracts. This text defines the terms and conditions for hosting work-study students and interns doing professional...
1 December 2025
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EU: Commission issues first recommendation on human capital as part of European Semester
In parallel with the European Semester adopted on 25 November, which proposes guidelines to member states on economic policies for the coming year, the European Commission has adopted an...
25 November 2025
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France: sectors feel economic slowdown to differing degrees
The latest data on France’s occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), covering the year 2023, show how employment trends are shaping workplace dynamics. After a more favourable period for...
19 December 2025
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Germany: apprenticeship openings fall sharply in manufacturing and chemicals
From 1 January 2026, Dutch collective agreements for temporary employment agencies will alter the employment conditions of temp workers. Agencies will be required to pay these workers at least the...
15 December 2025