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EU: nearly half of workers feel more stressed since Covid-19 pandemic (survey results)
More than four in 10 European Union (EU) workers (44%) say their stress at work has risen since the pandemic, according to an OSH Pulse survey of EU Member States plus Iceland and Norway...
20 October 2022
Diageo: mental health app made available to all staff
The UK-headquartered alcoholic beverage giant Diageo announced on 10 October that its 27,000 employees worldwide will have access to the mental health application Unmind, which aims to help...
17 October 2022
Italy: Intesa Sanpaolo proposes a 4-day working week to trade unions
As part of Italy’s leading banking group’s negotiations on work flexibility that it has recently started with the trade union bodies, the bank has made a number of proposals, including...
13 October 2022
Great Britain: Virgin Media O2 creates its own carer leave
On 06 October, the UK telecommunications giant unveiled a series of measures to support employees. Among them is a financial boost to cope with inflation, leave time for neonatal birth, and also a...
13 October 2022
Germany: DIY chain Hornbach introduces tailor-made work
After a three-month pilot phase, Germany’s third-largest DIY chain (by revenues) decided to offer its 11,000 employees a ‘tailor-made work system.’ In it are five cumulative options for adjusting...
13 October 2022
France: Air France to shut head office on Fridays to save energy
In order to save energy and meet so-called "energy sobriety" requirements, Air France is asking employees working at its headquarters not to come to the office on Fridays. The measure, which will...
7 October 2022
Spain: creation of an eight-week parental leave period available until child reaches 8 years of age
The Spanish government is preparing the introduction of a new parental leave period to facilitate work/life balance and co-responsibility within families. The draft is expected to be presented by...
6 October 2022
France: Generali entrusts remote work organisation to teams
The French business of Italian insurance group Generali has opted to let its teams draw up charters setting out arrangements for remote work, within the boundaries of an agreement that imposes a...
12 September 2022
Italy: ceramics group Lenet trials four-day week without reducing pay
Italy’s Lenet Group, known for the Thun brand and the La Porcellana Bianca kitchenware, is trialling what it calls the “smart week”, a way of organising work that is basically...
12 September 2022
France: ADP leverages employees’ strengths and desires to bolster their commitment
ADP, the payroll services and HR solutions provider, has been applying the so-called "StandOut" method across its operations (58,000 employees in 140 countries, including 2,100 in France) since...
7 September 2022
Great Britain: NatWest Group breaking the menopause taboo
Since 23 August the UK banking group has made Peppy Health (an online women’s health application) available free of charge to its employees and their partners in a bid to support all those...
6 September 2022
Italy: luxury group Valentino signs its first company agreement
Celebrated by the sector’s trade unions that view it as an important step in the development of industrial relations in the fashion industry, the first company agreement signed at Valentino...
6 September 2022
Great Britain: positive results for the 4-day week at Atom Bank
At the end of August and following several months during which 4-day working week has been trialled, the app-based online bank operating in the northeast of England has concluded that the...
5 September 2022
Scotland: a dedicated mental health at work platform for employers
Since 11 August 2022, Scottish employers have had free access to a digital platform that contains a wealth of information to support employers who want to engage in tackling and ending the stigma...
31 August 2022
Italy: Gucci intends to combine competitiveness and employee well-being
On 22 July, Gucci Italia (Kering Group) and the Filcams-Cgil, Fisascat-Cisl and UIltucs trade unions signed a new agreement that focuses on employee well-being, work-life balance and training. The...
29 August 2022
France: “Hybrid work requires us to redefine the meaning of coming to the office,” says Coralie Bianchi, deputy director of social affairs at Société Générale (interview)
The hybrid work agreement signed at French banking group Société Générale in January 2021, offering an average of two days of remote work per week to eligible employees, was applied in October of...
21 July 2022
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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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Ireland: minimum wage increase of 5,6% from 1 January 2027
The info. The Irish government has included a minimum wage increase of 79 cents in its Budget 2027, in line with recommendations from the Low Pay Commission. The rate will rise from €14.15...
13 October 2026
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Denmark: government prepares implementation of pay transparency in March 2027
The news. On 8 October, the Danish executive submitted the bill transposing the European Pay Transparency Directive to the national Parliament. The text stems from an agreement between trade...
12 October 2026
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China: draft bill to strengthen platform workers’ rights
On 8 October, the Chinese government published a draft bill open for consultation aimed at providing minimum guarantees to non-employee platform workers in terms of pay and working conditions. The...
23 October 2026
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Is a global wage freeze at Volkswagen possible?
The existence of an option to implement a global wage freeze until 2030 has been confirmed by the management of the German group Volkswagen, which nevertheless provides no details and refers to...
20 October 2026
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France: paid leave for victims of sexual and domestic violence finally adopted
The news. On 13 October, the French National Assembly unanimously approved, among voting members, the “comprehensive bill” aimed at protecting victims of sexual and gender-based...
14 October 2026
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Spain: metal industry employers cut sick pay top-ups
To curb absenteeism, Spanish social partners in the metal sector are introducing new clauses into regional collective agreements to reduce the top-up payments made by employers during sick leave...
2 November 2026