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Great Britain: younger retirees return to work in the face of inflation
On 13 December, the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that between August-October 2022, the number of economically inactive fell 0.2% to 21.5% compared to the previous three...
14 December 2022
Fanny Barbier (Orpea HR head): “we are launching a three-year refoundation process”
In November 2022, Orpea presented a three-year restructuring plan, as the French private services provider (elderly, nursing, psychiatric, and ongoing health treatment), struggles to deal with the...
9 December 2022
Germany: growing shortage of tech and science experts (study)
The renowned German Economic Institute (IW) in Cologne has published its annual study on the situation for so-called “MINT” – mathematics, information technology, natural...
28 November 2022
Great Britain: in the face of record inflation, Tesco is offering advance salary payments of up to 25%
Having already increased its basic pay across its shop network twice this year, making a total increase of 8%, UK supermarket giant Tesco is now offering its employees advance payments from their...
24 November 2022
France: BPCE banking group’s corporate project, the ‘Well’ programme, focuses on re-imagining office spaces
By the start of 2023, 9,000 employees of the Banque Populaire - Caisse d'Epargne* Paris region banking group will have moved into two brand new office towers. In addition to this commercial...
12 October 2022
United States: Walmart to extend staff health coverage to include IVF
US retail giant Walmart is to bolster its healthcare offering to staff with effect from 1 November, with a commitment to provide up to $20,000 in financial support for prospective parents pursuing...
3 October 2022
Italy: data from H1 2022 confirms the ‘great resignation’ in what has been a dynamic labour market
More than one million employees resigned their jobs in the first half of 2022, almost 32% more than in the first six months of 2021. On 15 September, monthly jobs data from the INPS Osservatario...
21 September 2022
France: RATP harnesses apprenticeships in bus driver recruitment push
Amid major difficulties in recruiting bus drivers, the RATP, the state-owned operator of the Paris public transport system, is leveraging co-option and increasing the level of recruitment via...
19 September 2022
Great Britain: PwC lowers degree class requirements to broaden recruitment pool
On 14 August, professional services and consulting giant, PricewaterhouseCoopers announced that a ‘2:1 degree’, i.e. an upper second class honours bachelor's degree, is no longer to be a minimum...
31 August 2022
France: only 26% of employees expect a pay rise in 2022 (ADP survey)
French employees are among the least confident in the world as regards the possibility of getting a pay rise this year, with only a quarter thinking they will do. This proportion – a finding...
10 June 2022
United States: Bonduelle implements inclusive hiring model
Bonduelle Fresh Americas, the US-based subsidiary of French food processing group Bonduelle, has adopted an "inclusive" hiring model with a view to removing "structural barriers to employment" for...
9 June 2022
India: Sri Mookambika Infosolutions providing matchmaking services as a way of retaining talent
Founded in 2006, Sri Mookambika Infosolutions (SMI), a global technology solutions provider headquartered in Madurai, in the southern Tamil Nadu state, has decided to assist its employees find...
19 May 2022
Germany: firms show growing interest in Ukrainian workers
As German companies continue to grapple with labour shortages, particularly in tech-focused sectors, many are increasingly looking to the skills offered by Ukrainian refugees and are stepping up...
25 April 2022
Brazil: Petlove&Co offers staff health insurance plans for their pets
Petlove&Co, Brazil’s largest online platform for pet products and services, is to offer its thousand or so employees an all-new benefit: a health insurance scheme to cover their pets, in...
15 April 2022
France: Bouygues Telecom offers students direct contact with its own dual work-study colleagues
The French communications company is innovating in terms of the jobs candidate experience. With its dual work-study recruitment campaign, the company is offering applicants a direct...
12 April 2022
Germany: Bosch creates freelancernetwork, a network to access and integrate independent IT developers
Faced with the enormous need for IT specialists stemming from the transition to digitalization, German multinational engineering and technology company Bosch has launched the freelancernetwork...
16 March 2022
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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