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Corporate practices: ING DiBa, the German direct bank, is training apprentices over 50
A second chance for seniors. “I am proud of myself. I was able to prove that, unlike what people think, you can learn new things no matter how old you are.” Christa Louis is one of the 20...
6 December 2011
Corporate practices: how the Rudus construction materials manufacturer managed to significantly cut the number of industrial accidents on its production sites
uction company which employs about 1,300 people. It produces concrete, coated macadam and asphalt and operates in Finland, the Baltic countries and Russia. Bought, in 1999, by Irish multinational...
21 November 2011
Skanska: the Swedish construction firm organized a Safety Week on all its sites in the world on October 17-23
he company organized, for its 52,000 employees worldwide, a Skanska Safety Week. This year, it was called “empowerment” and aimed to give employees a sense of responsibility to all the...
1 November 2011
Corporate practices: how the SICK AG sensor producer managed to reduce stress and noise in its offices
Keeping employees healthy. Special award in 2005 for its ‘lifelong learning’ concept, award for its measures in favor of senior workers in 2006 and 2008, award for its equal opportunities policy...
28 October 2011
Deutsche Bahn: German railway launches program at group level to increase the proportion of female employees
eutsche Bahn (DB) has set out clear objectives to increase the number of women in management over the next few years. And the railway company also concretely explained how it was going to do it...
19 October 2011
Denmark: first report on HR practices in multinationals in Denmark
HR policies. Most multinationals involved with the survey are European (46% Scandinavian) and 16% American. Two thirds claim they have an “International HR unit” with a cross-border coordination...
14 October 2011
Germany: first representative study to look at measures increasing older workers’ productivity
German lab. Since demographic ageing is more significant in Germany than for its neighbors, the businesses of the top European economy have become true labs on the employment of older workers. ...
14 October 2010
H&M: Swedish clothing line sets up a global financial bonus system to increase employees’ commitment
Special fund for a special financial incentive system. H&M, the Swedish group, markets clothes and cosmetics in about 2,000 stores in 37 countries. It has about 76,000 collaborators and, in...
27 September 2010
Corporate practices: Nordea Finans, the first bank to get the Swedish health label
Give workplaces health certifications. The idea of giving businesses health certifications dates back to 2003 and came from the leader of SEKO (sectoral union in services and communication), Janne...
29 June 2010
Deutsche Telekom: new work-life balance measures
In 2001, Deutsche Telekom signed a company agreement on the establishment of an equal opportunity policy. In 2005, it was followed by the establishment of management structures and diversity...
17 June 2010
Corporate practices: ISS’ diversity policy in Denmark
Focused on giving value to diversity among its employees, from women to immigrants, to seniors and disabled people, not to mention training for long-term jobseekers, as well as traumatized...
27 May 2010
Corporate Practices: Investor AB to promote women’s careers at all levels, including boards
Pro-active policy to recruit women. “This is a key issue. Something must be done to improve, in the end, the number of female leaders” declared Investor AB’s VP, Börje Ekholm, in 2006. This...
27 April 2010
Deutsche Telekom: the German telephone operator introduced a 30% quota of women for its worldwide management
Deutsche Telekom (DTAG) is the first company among the DAX – the Frankfurt stock market – to introduce a quota of women for its supervisory staff, in a country where public authorities have, so...
15 March 2010
Corporate practices: AstraZeneca’s policy for preventing illnesses and accidents banks on one-on-one coaching
The company’s motives. The department in charge of production for AstraZeneca in Sweden was worried about the increased number of accidents and occupational diseases on the sites. The problem was...
15 March 2010
Corporate practices: Pekkaniska, large Finnish lifting company, is paying employees to improve their health
Unions view the implementation of policies aimed to significantly improve quality of life at work as a necessary requirement for a possible agreement on the extension of careers. However, even...
10 March 2010
Companies: 5th Hewitt Associates report for the European Club for Human Resources shows gradual return to investment into human capital in 2010
Management of the crisis and post recession measures. Leonardo Sforza, head of EU affairs and research at Hewitt Associates and author of the study, thinks 2010 will be a transition year. He said...
4 March 2010
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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
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Germany: legal battle at Tesla ahead of works council election
The Frankfurt/Oder labour court has postponed a mid-November hearing in the case between the IG Metall union and Michaela Schmitz, employee representative and head of the works council at the...
28 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 October 2025
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Carrefour and UNI Global Union renew global agreement on promoting social dialogue and diversity
On 17 October, Carrefour, one of the world’s largest retailers, with nearly 500,000 employees worldwide, and global union federation UNI Global Union renewed their global agreement on...
3 November 2025
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France: Auchan Retail job protection plan ruled invalid due to lack of consultation with trade unions
As Auchan Retail moves ahead with plans to cut its store floor space by 25%, the Lille Administrative Court on 23 September annulled its job protection plan (PSE). The retailer, whose...
6 October 2025
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France: insurance sector becomes first to sign agreement on employment of older workers
On 25 June 2025, France Assureurs – the employers’ association for the insurance industry – and five representative trade unions signed the sector’s first three-year agreement aimed at promoting...
6 October 2025