QWL and health

Highlighting a company’s HR and/or CSR policy, enhancing an employer’s brand and credibility with external stakeholders, displaying a company’s committment to continuous improvement in its social...

12 July 2023

Italy: banking sector employees approve trade unions’ platform of demands as sector collective agreement still awaits renewal

With the procedures for renewing the banking sector’s collective bargaining agreement running behind schedule, the sector’s social partners agreed to extend the previous agreement from its expiry...

11 July 2023

Great Britain: UK Tesco staff offered virtual appointments with private general practitioners seven days per week

From July 2023, the UK supermarket giant’s new workplace well-being policy is offering its 310,000 employees access to online GP consultations 7 days a week (via video or telephone). Tesco...

11 July 2023

Italy: final adoption of the Labour Law

Italy’s Parliament has converted the 01 May ‘Labour Decree’ into law. Amendments introduced during the parliamentary debate include in particular the refinancing of a number of measures designed...

6 July 2023

Spain: new leave periods to facilitate better work-life balance

Le gouvernement a approuvé par décret d’application immédiate, le 27 juin, une série de nouveaux congés pour une meilleure conciliation de la vie...

28 June 2023

Luxembourg: right to disconnect introduced into labour code

The right to disconnect is to be enshrined in Luxembourg’s labour code, after the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy passed bill n°7890 on 13 June. Under this text, which was tabled...

20 June 2023

Toyota Material Handling Europe gets staff involved in ‘Start Your Impossible’ programme

Toyota Material Handling Europe, the subsidiary of the Japanese forklift truck manufacturer, is seeking to involve its 13,000 employees in the “Start Your Impossible” programme of...

19 June 2023

Mexico: new teleworking regulation to come into force in December 2023

In June 2023 Mexico’s Labour Ministry (STPS) published a new regulation on working from home that guarantees the rights of teleworking employees. The text comes into force in December 2023 and...

15 June 2023

EU: ETUC presents its 2023-2027 action programme

With its new leadership team in place, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has presented its action programme for its 2023-2027 mandate that hinges centrally on the concept of a...

14 June 2023

Great Britain: building materials group Tarmac adds another element to its ongoing policy of supporting women in work

On 09 June, Tarmac announced that going forward it would be providing free period care products to all its female UK employees. This move is part of an overall policy to support and include women...

14 June 2023

Four-day working week project starts in Brazil and ramps up in Portugal

Already tested in a dozen countries, the four-day working week is now being introduced in Brazil, where it will be rolled out during Q3 2023. Employees in pilot companies will be able to work at...

13 June 2023

United Kingdom: Aon creates carers’ leave allowance

Aon, the UK-headquartered insurance broker, provider of reinsurance and human capital consulting organisation, announced on 7 June the launch of a carers’ leave policy, which will allow its 6,000...

9 June 2023

USA: Nvidia group including menopause treatment in its employee health package

Since the start of 2023 the US leader in computer graphics has been offering targeted support for staff with menopause symptoms via access to the Peppy Health online platform. This represents a...

7 June 2023

Great Britain: Amazon UK offering employees employment contracts that are adapted to the school term time calendar

Called ‘Term-time contracts’, these employment contracts mean UK staff (75,000) do not work during their children’s school holidays. This new arrangement is currently only available for staff at...

7 June 2023

Germany: pioneering employee mental health project at mutual insurance group DEVK Versicherungen

‘Mental health: stop the taboo’ is the title of the corporate health management (CHM) project that the German mutual insurance group DEVK Versicherungen implemented in 2022, earning it a...

6 June 2023

France: scale-up Qonto supports growth push with mental health start-up moka.care

Since 2019, French financial services company Qonto has offered its staff access to mental health professionals, group prevention workshops and training for managers with the help of the start-up...

2 June 2023

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5 March 2026

France: Crédit Agricole to tighten remote work rules

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29 January 2026

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Ireland: minimum wage increase of 5,6% from 1 January 2027

The info. The Irish government has included a minimum wage increase of 79 cents in its Budget 2027, in line with recommendations from the Low Pay Commission. The rate will rise from €14.15...

13 October 2026

Denmark: government prepares implementation of pay transparency in March 2027

The news. On 8 October, the Danish executive submitted the bill transposing the European Pay Transparency Directive to the national Parliament. The text stems from an agreement between trade...

12 October 2026

China: draft bill to strengthen platform workers’ rights

On 8 October, the Chinese government published a draft bill open for consultation aimed at providing minimum guarantees to non-employee platform workers in terms of pay and working conditions. The...

23 October 2026

Is a global wage freeze at Volkswagen possible?

The existence of an option to implement a global wage freeze until 2030 has been confirmed by the management of the German group Volkswagen, which nevertheless provides no details and refers to...

20 October 2026

Spain: metal industry employers cut sick pay top-ups

To curb absenteeism, Spanish social partners in the metal sector are introducing new clauses into regional collective agreements to reduce the top-up payments made by employers during sick leave...

2 November 2026

France: paid leave for victims of sexual and domestic violence finally adopted

The news. On 13 October, the French National Assembly unanimously approved, among voting members, the “comprehensive bill” aimed at protecting victims of sexual and gender-based...

14 October 2026