QWL and health

Bonuses are becoming more and more widespread in Europe and augmenting already existing inequalities. This is what a study carried out by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) has highlighted...

10 September 2021

France: Covid-19 crisis boosts wave of new QWL tools

During the HR Solutions trade show, where HR innovation start-ups, specialized companies and clients have all gathered together to meet in Paris, Planet Labor wanted to explore the main tools...

9 September 2021

Great Britain: be it via yoga classes or free meals, businesses are trying to encourage a return to the office

In order to convince their employees to come back to on site work following 18 months of mandatory full-time teleworking, UK employers such as PwC, Goldman Sachs, and the BP oil & gas group...

8 September 2021

France: “A new work organization to support our strategic project”, Sébastien Graff, InVivo Group Human Resources Director (interview)

Following the return to 20% in-office/on-site work on 21 June 2021 for 1,500 InVivo staff, the agri-coperative group, which comprises 200 cooperatives representing nearly 300,000 farmers and...

2 September 2021

United States: increasing numbers of companies make vaccination mandatory

Various large firms in the US have decided to make it mandatory for their staff to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, drugstore chain CVS Health and oil...

31 August 2021

France: remote work agreement at heart of BNP Paribas smart working policy

On 30 June 2021, BNP Paribas struck a framework agreement on telework, which will allow eligible staff to work remotely two and a half days per week from September. The banking sector union SNB...

23 July 2021

Germany: Hewlett Packard Enterprise on the road to 100% mobile working

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is an American multinational IT enterprise based in Houston, Texas that specializes in data servers, data storage and consulting, and it has decided to shift up a...

20 July 2021

Ireland: companies will soon be required to report their Gender Pay Gap data

With both legislative houses of Ireland’s Oireachtas having given their approval on 07 July, and the President’s signature all that remains outstanding, the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019...

20 July 2021

Hootsuite offers employees an additional week off to relieve ‘digital fatigue’ after 15 months of telework

This Canadian social networking specialist company has decided to offer 7 additional calendar days off to all its employees worldwide, in addition to the already implemented non-working Friday...

7 July 2021

Credit Suisse to allow its employees decide on how they structure their teleworking arrangements

From the end of the year, The Way We Work initiative that Credit Suisse launched globally will in principle allow employees to work permanently away from the office. The initiative should enable...

7 July 2021

United Kingdom: PwC introduces paid fertility leave for staff

Professional services group PricewaterhouseCoopers has introduced paid fertility leave for its staff. Launched on 1 July, this paid leave allowance offers staff members, regardless of their...

2 July 2021

France: “We expect our managers to be team leaders”, Mathilde Le Coz, Director of Human Resources at Mazars (interview)

Mathilde Le Coz is taking over as HR Director for France after more than 15 years with the international audit, taxation, consulting, accounting and legal services group. Her mission is to support...

30 June 2021

France: paternity leave extended from 11 to 25 calendar days

From 01 July 2021, fresh extensions to paternity and new children leave come into effect, rising from the current 11 to 25 calendar days for a single child, and from 18 to 32 calendar days for...

30 June 2021

Japan: government proposes four-day week

In its annual economic policy programme, which was unveiled on 18 June, the Japanese government formally recommended an “optional” four-day working week. The intention is not only to free up time...

28 June 2021

United Kingdom: banking group NatWest offers staff financial support for fertility treatment

UK bank NatWest is granting its 59,000 employees access to subsidised fertility treatment, with reductions of between 5% and 20%. This financial support measure covers in vitro fertilisation...

25 June 2021

United States: Morgan Stanley imposes Covid-19 vaccination status within its New York offices

In an announcement signed by HR head Mandell Crawley, investment bank Morgan Stanley has decided to ban any unvaccinated employee, subcontractor or client from its buildings in New York and the NY...

24 June 2021

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9 March 2026

Spain: report proposes democratising employee participation

On 2 February, Spanish labour minister Yolanda Diaz presented the conclusions of a report on democracy in the workplace. The document, which calls for employees to be given a say in...

25 February 2026

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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...

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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...

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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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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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