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Great Britain: PwC lowers degree class requirements to broaden recruitment pool
On 14 August, professional services and consulting giant, PricewaterhouseCoopers announced that a ‘2:1 degree’, i.e. an upper second class honours bachelor's degree, is no longer to be a minimum...
31 August 2022
Scotland: a dedicated mental health at work platform for employers
Since 11 August 2022, Scottish employers have had free access to a digital platform that contains a wealth of information to support employers who want to engage in tackling and ending the stigma...
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31 August 2022
Electrical manufacturer Socomec focuses on online games to engage its employees during its year-long centenary celebrations
In marking its centenary celebrations, the appliances, electrical, and electronics equipment manufacturer has turned to French start-up OuiLive to get Socomec’s 4,000 employees fully involved and...
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29 August 2022
Italy: Gucci intends to combine competitiveness and employee well-being
On 22 July, Gucci Italia (Kering Group) and the Filcams-Cgil, Fisascat-Cisl and UIltucs trade unions signed a new agreement that focuses on employee well-being, work-life balance and training. The...
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29 August 2022
United Kingdom: Virgin Money to pay out £1,000 bonus to help staff cope with inflation
On 19 August, UK bank Virgin Money is to pay 78% of its staff a £1,000 (€1,175.31) bonus help them deal with the soaring cost of living. The 6,000 or so employees of the company set to...
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25 July 2022
France: “Hybrid work requires us to redefine the meaning of coming to the office,” says Coralie Bianchi, deputy director of social affairs at Société Générale (interview)
The hybrid work agreement signed at French banking group Société Générale in January 2021, offering an average of two days of remote work per week to eligible employees, was applied in October of...
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21 July 2022
Malta: paid paternity and parental leave officially established
On 12 July 2022 the EU Directive of 20 June 2019 on the work-life balance of parents and carers (c.f. article No. 11231) was transposed into Maltese law by way of Legal Notice 201 entitled...
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19 July 2022
Ireland: paid parental leave extended to 7 weeks
Since 01 July, parents of children under the age of 2 in Ireland can take 7 weeks of paid leave under the Parent's Leave and Benefit scheme. Previously, only 5 weeks could be taken through this...
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19 July 2022
Great Britain: government backs bill for specific paid ‘premature birth’ leave
On 15 July the UK government announced its backing for the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill that was introduced in the House of Commons in June. The 12-week paid leave, which is set to cover a...
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18 July 2022
France: Dalkia turns to Mailoop to reduce volume of email traffic between employees
In an initiative that pre-dated the Covid-19 pandemic, EDF Group's energy services subsidiary Dalkia embarked on a push to reduce the level of email correspondence among the 2,500 people employed...
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8 July 2022
The Netherlands: recognition of telework as a legal right
On 05 July, the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) approved an initiative bill geared towards making home working a legal right. This text, supported by the social liberal Democrats 66...
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7 July 2022
Great Britain: the government seeks to lower childcare costs in order to encourage parents to return to work
In its plan unveiled on 04 July, the UK executive announced the launch of a consultation aimed at reducing the childcare ratio in nurseries (early year settings for 2 year olds). According to its...
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7 July 2022
Spain: Valencia region opens its door to the four-day working week
Spain’s Valencia region has published the details of a support mechanism to assist companies in reducing the number of staff working-hours. With it companies that move to a 32 hour working week...
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5 July 2022
France: PwC to offer paid miscarriage leave
On 2 June, the French business of audit and consulting giant PwC signed the Parental Challenge charter, which comprises 12 commitments designed to better support parenthood. By signing up to the...
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1 July 2022
France: the Inter Mutuelles Assistance insurance group (IMA) is encouraging staff to combat sedentary lifestyles
The French insurance specialist is using a mobile application’s ongoing series of physical challenges to encourage its almost 5,000 staff in France and abroad to walk regularly. The Kiplin tool...
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28 June 2022
More than 40% of French and 20% of UK workers could quit their jobs because of a lack of meaning
Businesses are being forced to reimagine their HR strategies in a world of work that has been permanently disrupted by Covid-19, and because of the Great Resignation phenomenon that since 2021 has...
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21 June 2022
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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