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On 30 June 2022, the staffing firm ManpowerGroup France (3,500 permanent employees) signed a new employment and career management agreement (GEPP) that introduces specific training measures for...

26 January 2023

Amazon: report by international trade union exposes impact of surveillance technology on workers’ health

UNI Global Union, the international union federation, has published a report based on a survey of 2,000 employees – from eight countries – at US e-commerce giant Amazon. Published on...

23 January 2023

France: Equans (Bouygues Group) encourages its employees to join the National Guard

On 11 January 2023, the energy and industry services group Equans, which employs almost 27,000 employees in France, signed an agreement with the National Guard, which brings together reservists...

17 January 2023

United Kingdom: Santander lowers university grade requirement for graduate applicants

The UK business of Spanish banking giant Santander, which employs some 25,000 people in the country, has announced that it will no longer require applicants to its graduate scheme to have achieved...

9 January 2023

United States: pay transparency rules enter into force in Washington, California and Rhode Island

Employers in the US state of Washington with 15 employees or more must now detail salary ranges in all job postings, under a new law that took effect on 1 January 2023. Firms are also required to...

6 January 2023

Italy: Eni strengthens its employee welfare scheme

The ‘Noi’ (Us) protocol signed by the multinational oil group and the trade unions puts new initiatives in place linked to employee well-being and health, parenthood and purchasing power support...

5 January 2023

Great Britain: Atom Bank permanently adopts the shorter four-day working week

After more than a year of testing the four-day working week, UK online retail bank Atom Bank has decided to permanently implement the shorter working period. As a reminder, the group started...

5 January 2023

Great Britain: independent builders group IGBM staff receive discounts on energy saving insulation materials

UK building materials retailer IBMG (Independent Builders Merchants Group) is offering a staff discount on its insulating and draught-proofing materials to help employees save money on their...

3 January 2023

Italy: Intesa Sanpaolo officially launches the four-day working week

Despite a breakdown in negotiations with the trade unions, Italy's largest bank and largest private sector employer (74,000 employees) has decided to offer some of its employees the opportunity to...

3 January 2023

Germany: Deutsche Bahn pays €150 bonus to staff proposing energy saving ideas

Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway operator and a huge consumer of electricity, revealed on Wednesday 14 December that its search for good ideas to reduce energy waste, launched in...

16 December 2022

Germany: Continental urged to communicate better with its employees over the theft of its data

After a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of 40 terabytes of data from the German automotive supplier Continental (54,000 German employees), it has taken four months and significant pressure...

15 December 2022

Great Britain: younger retirees return to work in the face of inflation

On 13 December, the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that between August-October 2022, the number of economically inactive fell 0.2% to 21.5% compared to the previous three...

14 December 2022

France: Air France joins forces with other companies to offer employees sustainable mobility options

As a founding member of two business associations dedicated to sustainable mobility in the area around the Paris region’s two main airports, Air France has implemented measures to facilitate the...

13 December 2022

United Kingdom: Zurich UK introduces paid leave for domestic abuse victims

The UK business of insurance group Zurich, which employs some 4,500 people in the country, has introduced a company policy to support employees who are victims of domestic abuse. The firm has...

12 December 2022

Fanny Barbier (Orpea HR head): “we are launching a three-year refoundation process”

In November 2022, Orpea presented a three-year restructuring plan, as the French private services provider (elderly, nursing, psychiatric, and ongoing health treatment), struggles to deal with the...

9 December 2022

Great Britain: PwC to save energy by closing offices over the end-of-year holidays

For the first time ever, UK headquartered consulting and audit giant PwC is set to close its buildings across the UK between 23 December and 03 January. A small number of its locations will remain...

8 December 2022

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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety

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4 November 2025

Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?

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

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

On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...