QWL and health

Signed on 02 December 2021 by all the group's representative trade unions, Michelin's new telework agreement, which centres on team accountability and team empowerment, promotes a number of...

25 January 2022

Great Britain: the 4-day working week soon to be tested in dozens of companies

Starting in June 2022, some UK employers will be offering staff the chance of a four-day working week while maintaining 100% pay. This is part of a six-month trial devised by the lobby group 4 Day...

20 January 2022

Italy: Michelin’s subsidiary innovates on agile work and the right to disconnect

‘Smart workers’ at Michelin Italy will be able to work remotely for up to 60% of their working time, and will benefit from a strictly organised right to disconnect. In addition, and on a one year...

19 January 2022

Great Britain: Google believes in the future of physical offices and invests in several buildings in London

At a time when the pandemic has raised questions over how the usefulness of office space, US tech giant Google has surprised many with its recent purchase of the renowned Central Saint Giles...

19 January 2022

Japan: Panasonic adopts “optional” four-day working week

An increasing number of companies in Japan are offering their staff the option of working a 32-hour week, in keeping with recommendations issued by the country’s government in June last year...

17 January 2022

Germany: the Minister of Labour wants to create a right to telework

As the resurgence of Covid-19 and its Omicron variant makes teleworking once again mandatory in Germany for all employees for whom this form of working is possible, Hubertus Heil, German Minister...

13 January 2022

United States: Citigroup fires unvaccinated employees

The slender minority of employees at Citigroup who refuse a Covid-19 vaccine will be fired at the end of January. In this way the US financial institution is following the example of internet...

12 January 2022

Great Britain: companies reduce sick pay for unvaccinated employees who need to isolate

From 10 January, employees of the Wessex Water company who have not received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and who do not have any medical evidence justifying their status will only...

11 January 2022

France: Génération Saint-Gobain is the group’s apprentice training centre set up to match job shortages

Launched in the autumn of 2020 and right in the middle of two Covid-related lockdown periods, the French construction and materials group's internal apprentice training centre has already trained...

6 January 2022

Great Britain: Saga creates paid leave for employees who become grandparents

The 2,500 employees of the specialist over-50’s insurance group will now be able to take a week of paid time off after the birth of their grandchildren. Saga, which introduced the scheme on 09...

5 January 2022

Publicis Groupe offering its employees the opportunity to work up to 6 weeks a year from another country

The French multinational advertising and public relations company is launching its ‘Work Your World’ programme that will give its employees the opportunity to work from any region or country in...

16 December 2021

Great Britain: a passport that can facilitate graduates with a disability as they transition to employment

On 03 December the UK government unveiled the ‘Access to Work Adjustments Passport’, the aim of which is to facilitate university graduates from a background of disability as they...

16 December 2021

Italy: government and social partners define hybrid work for tomorrow’s world of work

On 07 December at the Ministry of Labour the primary employers' and trade union organisations signed a protocol on smart working that defines guidelines for agile work for the future, based on...

14 December 2021

Belgium: Engie Electrabel offers bonus equal to one year’s pay to avoid staff departures

On 7 December, Belgian energy company Engie Electrabel presented its plan for retaining the 2,000 workers at its Doel and Tihange power stations, according to the press agency Belga. The firm...

10 December 2021

France: insurance sector concludes a framework agreement on telework

On 06 December, four trade union bodies (CFDT, CFE-CGC, CFTC and UNSA) and the French Insurance Federation (FFA) signed the insurance sector’s first ever framework agreement on telework. Although...

7 December 2021

Great Britain: Atom Bank adopts a four-day working week without cutting pay

Since 10 November, the UK online bank Atom Bank has been offering its 430 employees the opportunity to work 34 hours a week, over four days, while keeping the same salary. The group's aim is to...

1 December 2021

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