QWL and health

The UK supermarket cooperative Co-op has launched a new compassionate leave policy for its 57,000 employees, granting them 10 days of leave – taken at any time and not necessarily in a single...

5 May 2023

Alain Li (Richemont): “In Asia-Pacific, we have focused on local hiring and talent development”

Over the last few years, Swiss luxury goods powerhouse Richemont has been growing rapidly in Asia-Pacific, where is has a presence in 10 countries. The region now accounts for 8,000 of its 35,000...

4 May 2023

EU: European Economic and Social Council calls for a new directive on preventing psychosocial risks at work

On 27 April, the European Economic and Social Council (EESC) adopted a resolution calling for a directive on the prevention of psychosocial risks at work. At the vanguard since July 2022, Spain...

2 May 2023

France: Mutuelle Générale strengthens its policy in favour of people with disabilities

On 20 March, Mutuelle Générale, together with all its representative trade unions (CFDT, CFE-CGC, FO, Unsa), renewed the three-year agreement on the employment of those with disabilities. With...

27 April 2023

France: PwC launches a pilot programme to support staff as they deal with the challenges of parenthood

The major professional services and accounting firm is adding more benefits to its Family Care scheme that was set up in 2017. In July 2023 three new measures will be piloted to facilitate...

27 April 2023

Germany: Helaba Bank hands staff a monthly sustainability bonus

German bank Helaba, the parent company of savings banks in the German state of Hesse, has announced that it will pay a monthly sustainability bonus (Nachhaltigkeitsprämie) to its 6,300...

24 April 2023

United Kingdom: Superdrug and Savers take care of employees’ mental and financial well-being

Superdrug and Savers, the UK health and beauty retail chains owned by industry giant AS Watson Group, have announced a series of measures aimed at better supporting their employees amid the rising...

21 April 2023

France: Carrefour proposing specific leave for endometriosis, miscarriage, and MAR

On 09 April, Alexandre Bompard, CEO of the multinational retailing group announced the introduction of paid leave for absences that are specifically related to women’s health. Employees...

20 April 2023

France: Decathlon’s onboarding platform geared to optimising the integration of dual work-study participants

French sporting goods company Decathlon has called on the Heyteam onboarding platform to harmonise the integration of its work-study students, the number of whom has more than doubled in three...

20 April 2023

United States: a law that would make salary transparency mandatory for employers

Since 2021, several U.S. states including California, Connecticut and Washington have followed Colorado’s lead by passing legislation to ensure salary transparency. This forward-thinking...

19 April 2023

Spain: Inditex committing to effective equality

Spanish multinational clothing and textile group Inditex, which owns the Zara enterprise, has negotiated its first equality plan with the trade unions. The plan includes a hundred or so measures...

18 April 2023

Schneider Electric: a global pay equity framework to reduce gender inequality

Since 2015 the French multinational digital automation and energy management company has been implementing a global pay equity framework. The framework has been fully deployed for two years in all...

13 April 2023

Spain: entire city of Valencia tests the 4-day week for four consecutive weeks

In a municipal decision, the city of Valencia will see all businesses and public administrations close every Monday from 10 April until 07 May. The aim of this experiment is to test the impact of...

12 April 2023

Ireland: establishment of the universal right to request remote work and the right to paid leave for victims of domestic violence

On 30 March the Irish Parliament passed the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill and the President will sign it into law. The text includes several provisions for parents and...

6 April 2023

Fabrice Staad and Paul Sauveplane (Alan): “We apply radical transparency within the company” (interview)

Digital health insurance company Alan is not only one of France’s stand-out scale-up businesses; it has developed a corporate culture that makes it pretty unique in the world of work. Chief...

5 April 2023

EU: European Parliament votes in favour of the European pay transparency directive

On 30 March 2023 and at a time when the gender wage gap is still at 13% in the European Union, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour (427 in support and 79 against) of the...

30 March 2023

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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month

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Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...

5 November 2025

Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’

Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...

24 October 2025

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...

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