QWL and health

On 26 October, Belgium’s Chamber of Representatives adopted a bill containing various provisions relating to employment, including making it compulsory for companies with 50 or more...

2 November 2023

France: growth in the burnout market

The term burnout is sometimes overused, but over the past four years or so this phenomenon has given rise to the emergence of dedicated applications. As Julien Alart, co-founder of Lumm, and Dr...

23 October 2023

Ireland: Ikea to pay living wage of €14.80 an hour from 1 January 2024

In a press release on 9 October, the interior design giant – part of the Ingka Group – announced that it will pay its employees in Ireland a living wage of €14.80 an hour from...

18 October 2023

Austria: parental leave now includes two months reserved for each parent

Legislative changes have been made to parental leave to encourage a more equitable division of family duties between men and women. The new text also introduces extended care-giving leave.

17 October 2023

Barilla offers 12 weeks’ paid parental leave

On 10 October, the food group announced the launch of a new global company parental policy taking effect from 1 January 2024. The change, applicable to the company’s 8,7000 employees, will...

16 October 2023

EU: Employment Council adopts first text on mental health at work

One day on from World Mental Health Day, the topic is becoming even more of an issue at European level. On 9 October, the Council of the European Union meeting of labour and employment ministers...

11 October 2023

Axa launches global social protection base, extending its employee health policy

On 3 October 2023, French insurance group Axa announced the launch of the "We Care" programme. The company promises that, by the end of 2024, all 110,000 Axa employees will have access to support...

5 October 2023

Germany: Lufthansa Technik (re)hires its experienced employees

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

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5 March 2026

France: Crédit Agricole to tighten remote work rules

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

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Spain: government seeks to strengthen protection for employee whistleblowers

On 28 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill aimed at providing legal protection to employees who report corruption or breaches of labour law, shielding them from potential...

27 August 2026

France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill

After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...

10 September 2026

Netherlands: Uber fined over 800 million euros for automated algorithmic decisions

The news. In a decision dated 17 August, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined ride-hailing company Uber €825 million for automating decisions regarding driver account deactivations. The...

24 August 2026

Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour

The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...

3 September 2026

Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency

The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...

8 September 2026

Germany: introduction of the concept of partial incapacity for work

The news. On 10 July, the German Parliament definitively adopted the “Act to Stabilise Contribution Rates in the Statutory Health Insurance System”...

27 August 2026