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Paternity leave is to be extended and a portion of maternity leave is to be converted into a shared 6-week parental leave allowance, under a bill tabled by José Daniel López, a...

21 June 2021

Great Britain: John Lewis Partnership introduces equal parental leave for all its employees

Six months of parental leave for all staff at the John Lewis Partnership group, regardless of the gender of the parent or the conditions of the child’s arrival. On 10 June the employee-owned...

17 June 2021

United States: Facebook makes remote working a company-wide policy for its 60,000 employees

In an internal memo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that from 15 June all staff will be able to work from home, if their job allows it and if their manager gives the green light. He added...

15 June 2021

Britain: employment vacancies are being advertised for the first time only to those with Covid-19 vaccinations

“Had your vaccine and looking for an exciting new role? We are looking to add to our in-house maintenance team.” This is Pimlico Plumbers’ Twitter post from 09 June that is...

15 June 2021

United Kingdom: Sodexo publishes its ethnicity pay gap for the first time

On 1 June, the UK business of French food services group Sodexo published – for the very first time and despite the pandemic – its ethnicity pay gap for the year 2020. According to the firm’s pay...

14 June 2021

Sanofi launches its new global employee share ownership plan

On 07 June 2021 the French multinational pharmaceutical company announced the launch of Action 2021 – its new global employee share ownership plan, which is open to 92,000 employees in 73...

9 June 2021

Switzerland: Allianz’s Swiss subsidiary now granting eight weeks of paternity leave

So that fathers can better welcome the arrival of their child (including adoption) and achieve a better balance between their professional and personal lives, Allianz Suisse has decided to extend...

9 June 2021

Ireland: Lidl introduces paid leave for staff suffering pregnancy loss

Supermarket chain Lidl announced on 4 June that it will offer paid leave to its Irish employees that suffer pregnancy loss or miscarriage, as well as partners of individuals suffering such an...

7 June 2021

Morocco: a new digital platform harnessing AI and data to make the labour market more fluid

A digital information platform covering the labour market, harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and data, is going to be set up in Morocco, spearheaded by a consortium of private and public...

28 May 2021

Germany: the Allianz ‘Global accelerator program’ concentrates on internal retraining in IT and organization management

In 2019, the German insurer identified that it was running the risk of not having enough managers specialized in IT and organization management over a five to ten year horizon. Instead of...

26 May 2021

Great Britain: Standard Life Aberdeen seeks to reduce the environmental impact of teleworking

The Scottish asset management company plans to accelerate its carbon neutrality policy by reducing carbon emissions a further 50% by 2025. On 18 May the company announced a new plan of attack that...

20 May 2021

Britain: online bank Monzo creates paid leave for ART procedures

On 10 May, UK online bank Monzo announced that employees undergoing fertility procedures, as well as their partners, will be able to access an additional 8 days of paid leave per year. Employees...

12 May 2021

United Kingdom: insurers launch charter promoting flexible work

Unveiled on 28 April by the Association of British Insurers, the Making Flexible Work Charter seeks to increase flexible working so as to foster gender equality and attract diverse talent to the...

30 April 2021

Austria: IKEA launches “R U OK?” programme to support staff mental health

The Austrian subsidiary of Swedish furniture giant IKEA is implementing an innovative programme to improve the mental wellbeing of its staff. The effort comes at a time when employees face...

30 April 2021

Spain: Allianz signs a series of agreements that will serve as a framework for its new hybrid work model

On 27 April, Allianz insurance announced it had signed three agreements with the relevant trade unions, that frame teleworking, digital disconnection, and the control of working time. In this way...

29 April 2021

Ireland: parental leave extended to 5 weeks

As of 01 April 2021, parents of a child born or adopted on or after 01 November 2019, can now take an additional three weeks of parental leave bringing the total number to five weeks. The Family...

13 April 2021

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On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...

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

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...

10 March 2026

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...

16 March 2026