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Great Britain: Morrisons supermarkets cutting sick pay for unvaccinated employees who need to self-isolate
‘From 1 October, following UK government confirmation that all adults have had the opportunity to get double vaccinated, we will no longer be paying full sick pay for pinged colleagues who...
16 September 2021
Spain: BBVA backing hybrid and flex office working
Since 01 September, Spanish bank BBVA has been organizing the gradual return of its employees to its central services premises, via a mix of physical in-office and remote working. Employees are...
15 September 2021
Spain: Desigual plans to adopt four-day working week with a corresponding reduction in salary
Spain’s fashion brand Desigual is offering staff a reduction working hours by one day in exchange for a 6.5% cut in salary. The working hours offer applies to the 502 employees of the head office...
13 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
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
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 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
United Kingdom: banking group NatWest offers staff financial support for fertility treatment
UK bank NatWest is granting its 59,000 employees access to subsidised fertility treatment, with reductions of between 5% and 20%. This financial support measure covers in vitro fertilisation...
25 June 2021
United States: Morgan Stanley imposes Covid-19 vaccination status within its New York offices
In an announcement signed by HR head Mandell Crawley, investment bank Morgan Stanley has decided to ban any unvaccinated employee, subcontractor or client from its buildings in New York and the NY...
24 June 2021
EU: second phase consultation launched on digital platform workers’ rights
On 15 June the European Commission launched the second stage consultation of European social partners on better protecting people working through platforms. This follows the Commission’s first...
17 June 2021
Great Britain: John Lewis Partnership introduces equal parental leave for all its employees
Six months of parental leave for all staff at the John Lewis Partnership group, regardless of the gender of the parent or the conditions of the child’s arrival. On 10 June the employee-owned...
17 June 2021
United States: Facebook makes remote working a company-wide policy for its 60,000 employees
In an internal memo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that from 15 June all staff will be able to work from home, if their job allows it and if their manager gives the green light. He added...
15 June 2021
Britain: employment vacancies are being advertised for the first time only to those with Covid-19 vaccinations
“Had your vaccine and looking for an exciting new role? We are looking to add to our in-house maintenance team.” This is Pimlico Plumbers’ Twitter post from 09 June that is...
15 June 2021
Sanofi launches its new global employee share ownership plan
On 07 June 2021 the French multinational pharmaceutical company announced the launch of Action 2021 – its new global employee share ownership plan, which is open to 92,000 employees in 73...
9 June 2021
Switzerland: Allianz’s Swiss subsidiary now granting eight weeks of paternity leave
So that fathers can better welcome the arrival of their child (including adoption) and achieve a better balance between their professional and personal lives, Allianz Suisse has decided to extend...
9 June 2021
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
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Germany: Volkswagen and Porsche face massive restructuring
Volkswagen’s Supervisory Board met on 9 July to review a sweeping restructuring plan that includes the elimination of up to 120,000 jobs and the closure of factories in Germany. The carmaker’s...
15 July 2026
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Germany: at Tesla, the “Optimus” project could further escalate labor tensions
Tesla’s announcement that employees at its German Gigafactory will be used to test the humanoid robot “Optimus” comes amid significant legal uncertainty that could further inflame the conflict...
22 July 2026
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Spain: Banco Santander offers early retirement from age 55
The management of Spanish bank Santander and the trade unions reached an agreement on 17 July on an early retirement scheme that will allow employees to leave the company voluntarily from the age...
21 July 2026
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Germany: a national action plan to strengthen collective bargaining
The news. On 22 July, the German federal government unveiled a national action plan to promote collective bargaining in response to the requirements of the EU minimum wage directive. The directive...
23 July 2026
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Italy: employers’ organisations agree on how to determine the reference collective agreement for each sector
The news. Fourteen employers’ organisations, including the country’s largest business associations—Confindustria (industry), Confcommercio (commerce and services) and ANIA...
17 July 2026