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Since 01 October 2021, all Vodafone Germany employees are free to decide where they want to work, be it at the office, at home, or in a café. They can even work for up to 20 days a year in...

14 October 2021

Great Britain: Arup employees allowed to split their working time over all 7 days in the week

Since 20 May, London-based professional services group Arup, which employs 6,000 people in the United Kingdom, has been implementing a flexible work organization model that supplants the...

13 October 2021

Spain: Desigual employees approve shift to four-day week

On 7 October, employees of Spanish fashion company Desigual voted in favour of working only four days per week. The firm’s staff will transition from 39.5 hours per week to 34 and will either have...

11 October 2021

Ireland: 4-day working week to be tested by companies

Starting in February 2022, Irish employers will introduce a four-day working week on a trial basis for a period of six months. The pilot programme was devised by the lobby group Four Day Week...

8 October 2021

US: PwC offers full-time remote work to almost all of its US workforce

On 01 October the UK consulting giant announced it would be allowing all its 40,000 US client-facing staff to work 100% remotely, and from anywhere within continental USA. Prior to this launch the...

6 October 2021

Germany: pharmaceutical company Roche launches a pilot project promoting equal opportunities for parents

In order to help employees with young children reconcile work and family life, the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has set up a new programme in Germany called ‘Das Elternplus’ (The Parents’...

5 October 2021

Ireland: four leading employers form alliance to promote remote working

Unveiled on 27 September, the Remote Alliance is aiming to develop a new model for the way people work in Ireland. The four companies that make up the alliance – telecommunications giant Vodafone...

4 October 2021

France: why Saur has scrapped probation periods for new hires

Saur, the French company specialising in water and waste treatment, was handed an annual prize for human resources innovation on 23 September, after it abolished probation periods for new hires...

1 October 2021

Ireland: four major employers set up a remote working alliance

Unveiled on 27 September, Grow Remote’s initiative Remote Alliance, comprising telecoms company Vodafone, online marketplace eBay, electricity group ESB, and insurer Liberty Insurance, aims to...

30 September 2021

Spain: leading banks adopt hybrid working at scale amid pandemic

Spain’s largest banking groups have organised a gradual return to the office for staff working in core services but are maintaining remote work to a significant extent. Asked by Planet Labor about...

27 September 2021

EU: Commissioner for Jobs Nicolas Schmit gives update on projects in social sphere

With France set to take over the rotating European Union Council Presidency in the coming months, Nicolas Schmit, the European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, made a trip to Paris to meet...

20 September 2021

United Kingdom: PwC reports its socio-economic background pay gap

As part of its annual report, published on 15 September, the professional services group PwC for the first time revealed the “socio-economic background” pay gap for its UK employees. The move...

20 September 2021

Great Britain: Morrisons supermarkets cutting sick pay for unvaccinated employees who need to self-isolate

‘From 1 October, following UK government confirmation that all adults have had the opportunity to get double vaccinated, we will no longer be paying full sick pay for pinged colleagues who...

16 September 2021

Spain: BBVA backing hybrid and flex office working

Since 01 September, Spanish bank BBVA has been organizing the gradual return of its employees to its central services premises, via a mix of physical in-office and remote working. Employees are...

15 September 2021

Spain: Telefónica organizes a gradual return to on-site working ahead of the implementation of its new hybrid work arrangements

Management at Telefónica together with the CCOO and UGT trade unions have agreed on terms for employees to start gradually returning to the office as of 27 September. The agreement provides that...

14 September 2021

Spain: Desigual plans to adopt four-day working week with a corresponding reduction in salary

Spain’s fashion brand Desigual is offering staff a reduction working hours by one day in exchange for a 6.5% cut in salary. The working hours offer applies to the 502 employees of the head office...

13 September 2021

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9 March 2026

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25 February 2026

Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions

The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...

9 March 2026

Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition

With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...

19 March 2026

Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”

La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...

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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive

On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...

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