QWL and health

The Senior Experts@LHT programme, launched in July 2023 by Lufthansa Technik, the maintenance subsidiary of the German airline group Lufthansa Group, seeks to prolong the working life of employees...

3 October 2023

Great Britain: Tesco introduces paid leave for employees who are legal guardians

On 26 September 2023, the UK supermarket giant announced the introduction of a new category of leave for employees who are taking care of relatives’ children and for whom they are the legal...

28 September 2023

United Kingdom: Information Commissioner’s Office issues guidance on protecting workers’ health data

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance for employers on the processing of workers’ health information. The UK’s independent authority set up to...

25 September 2023

Isabelle Calvez (Veolia CHRO): “Covid-19 displayed social protection disparities among our employees” (interview)

On 11 September 2023, Veolia, the French water, waste management and energy services group, presented a global social protection base for its 213,000 employees. Isabelle Calvez, Group HR Director...

25 September 2023

Italy: employees of shipbuilder Fincantieri granted greater access to remote work

Under an agreement penned this summer by the Fincantieri group, Europe's leading shipbuilder, and the Fiom-Cgil, Fim-Cisl and UILM trade unions, the number of employees eligible for smart working...

22 September 2023

Portugal: the amount of exempted monthly teleworking expenses is set at €22

On 18 September 2023 Portugal’s government issued an ordinance setting the limit for tax- and social security-exempt allowances paid by companies to teleworkers. This ceiling is to be set at...

21 September 2023

Mexico: draft legislation to accommodate paid leave period for the care of a sick child

The conservative National Action Party Senator Erandi Bermúdez Méndez is backing a bill that aims to introduce a specific paid leave into federal labour law, namely a leave period...

19 September 2023

Germany: launches a four-day working week pilot programme

On 21 September 2023, consulting firm Intrapenör and the 4 Day Week Global association will be piloting a project to reduce working hours while maintaining full pay. Roughly fifty companies are...

19 September 2023

Veolia launches base level of social protection for staff

Veolia, the French water, waste and energy management services group, has unveiled a common base level of social protection for its worldwide workforce, dubbed "Veolia Cares". The programme...

15 September 2023

Luxembourg: introduction of new family leave periods for employees

During the summer 2023 two laws were published in Luxembourg's Official Gazette aimed at facilitating employees’ work-life balance. Specifically, two new leave entitlements for employees assisting...

14 September 2023

Romania: parents can now benefit from additional days of remote/teleworking

Law 241/2023 of 20 July 2023 grants parents of children up to the age of 11 the opportunity of 4 additional days of ‘working from home’ or teleworking per month, provided that the...

12 September 2023

Great Britain: Tesco supermarket offers to equip its employees with body cameras

UK supermarket giant Tesco (300,000 employees) is offering to equip every frontline shop worker with a body camera in a bid to counter the sharp rise in physical assaults perpetrated by customers...

8 September 2023

Italy: telecoms group TIM trials (almost) 100% remote work

Italian telecommunications group TIM is launching a pilot project this month that will see 1,000 of its employees work almost entirely remotely, with the obligation of coming to the office only...

1 September 2023

France: Safran commits to measures facilitating parenthood

French aerospace manufacturer Safran has signed a company agreement with its trade unions (CFDT, CFE-CGC, CGT and FO), designed to offer its employees a range of support measures to help them in...

1 September 2023

Great Britain: Tesco makes flexible working available to staff as of their first day of employment

Since 03 August 2023, new employees of supermarket giant Tesco have been able to apply for flexible working right from their first day of work. Prior to this staff had to complete the statutory 26...

31 August 2023

Great Britain: Lloyds Banking Group offering a four-day working week option

During the summer, the UK’s Lloyds Banking Group (60,000 employees globally) launched its new Flexibility Works policy, which will enable its UK employees to compress a five-day working week into...

30 August 2023

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France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval

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

mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators

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 (Talan): “Our recruiters save just over 80 hours per year on administrative tasks thanks to AI”

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

France: generative AI and older workers central to BPCE’s skills management strategy

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

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

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

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

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

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