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United Kingdom: Mamas & Papas introduces IVF leave and extends parental leave allowance
UK retailer Mamas & Papas, which specialises in childcare products, last week unveiled a new support policy for its 800 employees, with measures dedicated specifically to parenthood. The aim...
23 May 2022
France: “We completely revamped our offices based on the use cases we identified,” Talan HR director Nicolas Recapet (interview)
Amid the rise of remote work, Paris-based IT innovation and transformation consulting group Talan is to relocate to new offices that are more suited to collaborative work and meeting the group's...
23 May 2022
Germany: SAP pilots ‘Focus Friday’, to encourage a meeting-free end to the week
Following a number of trials, the German and European leading multinational software corporation has decided to extend the "Focus Friday" principle of to all its German employees. Starting on 20...
18 May 2022
United States: Goldman Sachs giving executives unlimited vacation time
In an internal memo dated 22 April, investment bank Goldman Sachs announced it was implementing a new ‘flexible vacation’ scheme for its partners and managing directors, who will be free to ‘take...
17 May 2022
Great Britain: Tesco Supermarket tests flexible office rental in its retail spaces
Office space and desks just behind the hair care or the cereals aisles? This is a new idea that Tesco is testing in May in one of its London supermarkets as it partners with the office management...
17 May 2022
Japan: adoption of four-day week progresses slowly
While some large companies in Japan have announced plans to transition to a four-day week, in accordance with the government's recommendations, this new model for work organisation is struggling...
13 May 2022
United Kingdom: PwC extends summer working hours policy
From 1 June to 31 August this year, the 22,000 UK employees of auditing and consulting giant PwC will be able to finish their working week at lunchtime every Friday. The move announced on 4 May...
6 May 2022
Airbnb will offer employees maximum flexibility in choosing their place of work
On 28 April, the private home subletting platform Airbnb informed its employees (global headcount of just 6,000 in 2021) of a revolutionary change to its work organisation that includes autonomy...
3 May 2022
Ireland: paid fertility leave for Lidl employees
On 25 April, the Irish subsidiary of the German discount supermarket chain announced it was creating and offering paid leave for employees undergoing IVF fertility treatments or seeking to undergo...
27 April 2022
Italy: Terna launches a new participatory model of social relations
The protocol agreement signed in March 2022 by Terna (Italy’s power Transmission System Operator), and the trade unions includes the establishment of a ‘consultation committee on the group's...
26 April 2022
Great Britain: Vodafone introduces its Carer’s Leave policy
On 08 April the UK telecommunications giant unveiled a new leave of absence that will allow its 10,000 UK employees to benefit from up to 18 weeks of leave to look after loved ones who are...
14 April 2022
Austria: a four-day working week on the cards at discount retailer Lidl
In its 2021 business report, Lidl Österreich has announced its intention to offer a four-day week to some of its central services employees. The Austrian subsidiary of the German discount...
12 April 2022
Italy: Nestlé introduces three-month paternity leave allowance
The Italian subsidiary of Swiss food and drink group Nestlé has reached an agreement with trade unions to set up "Nestlé Baby leave", a policy allowing fathers – or "second caregivers" – to take...
11 April 2022
Austria: investment platform Bitpanda offers staff unlimited holiday
In a bid to attract the best and brightest in its sector, Austria-based investment platform Bitpanda has decided to introduce unlimited holidays from 1 April 2022. This leave policy is in addition...
5 April 2022
Denmark: new rules for parental leave
On 03 March Denmark’s Parliament adopted a bill amending the Parental Leave Act and bringing it into line with the 2019 European Work-life Balance Directive, which must be implemented in the...
15 March 2022
Italy: aerospace, defence and security group, Leonardo introduces hybrid work
In an agreement signed on 08 March by Leonardo management and the FIOM-Cgil, FIM-Cisl and UILM trade unions, more than half of the group’s workers (between 17,000 and 19,000 of the 30,000 staff in...
10 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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EU: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
4 December 2025
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EDF bans alcohol on all its sites
From 1 January 2026, French energy giant EDF (180,000 employees) will prohibit alcohol consumption at all internal and external corporate events, from social gatherings to seminars. The policy...
26 November 2025
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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Austria: European rules on wage transparency expected to cause a cultural shock
With the gender pay gap in Austria being the second largest in the European Union (18.3%), the Austrian government has promised to introduce a bill next spring to transpose the European directive...
27 November 2025