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Adidas: sporting goods manufacturer uses new building to experiment with new forms of work organisation
In August, Adidas inaugurated an office building on its “World of Sports” campus, but it is not your usual office block. As part of the MyArena programme, the architecture within this building —...
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26 October 2015
Russia: businesses still looking to hire highly skilled professionals, despite the economic crisis
“We need engineers to design the aircraft of tomorrow, to meet the challenges that technology raises, stated Svetlana Kraïchinskaya, vice-president of HR at United Aircraft Corporation, a majority...
21 October 2015
Telenor implements 6-month maternity leave for its staff worldwide
On 29 September the Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor announced it was putting 6-month paid maternity leave programs in place for its entire staff worldwide. The company is facing fierce...
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1 October 2015
Belgium: Belfius the bank and insurance company tries out “working differently”
From June 01 and for a maximum of six months a volunteer group of Belfius staff will try out working flexible hours outside of their current working arrangements. The company has already designed...
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1 June 2015
Santander bank adopts ‘flexiworking’ to allow its employees worldwide manage their own working hours
Spain’s leading financial group has implemented a new type of flexible working for its entire staff. Called ‘flexiworking’ it allows teams organize their own working time and promotes teleworking...
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18 May 2015
Italy: merit based salaries for Manfrotto (Vitec Group Imaging Division) employees
Being a leader and innovating can get you up to 12% more in salary if you are an employee in the Italian company Manfrotto whose head office is based in Cassola North East Venice. Employing some...
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21 April 2015
Russia: foreign businesses scarce among the top employers ranking
Russia’s most popular employment site HeadHunter (hh.ru) has published its 2014 top employers ranking that aims to be as simple and as transparent as possible in a context where an employer’s...
21 April 2015
Vodafone looks to pamper their mothers (employees) around the globe
Vodafone, the British telecommunications giant that employs around 93,000 staff is going to implement a new maternity leave policy that will apply across their global operations (Global...
13 March 2015
Germany: digitization is a massive challenge facing HR units (feedback from the German Association for Personnel Management congress)
How is the rapid rise in digitization changing business models and value chains? What is the impact on how work is organized? What is HR’s role in the face of the challenges that the digital...
3 March 2015
Great Britain: when companies turn to benefits in kind
In vogue since the economic downturn, the ‘salary sacrifice scheme’ a provision that allows employees to receive benefits in kind in exchange for a lower salary, is now offered by more than half...
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3 February 2015
When companies use mobile phones to recruit their staff
Using your mobile phone or your tablet to make your job application whilst on the bus in Timbuktu or wherever: mobile hiring allows you to apply for jobs any time and from anywhere. This...
9 December 2014
Denmark: a mobile application to better prevent work related psychosocial risks
PsykiatriFonden, an NGO, has developed a phone app that businesses can use to prevent work related psychosocial risks. Answers to five questions regularly gauge workers’ well-being. Responses are...
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9 December 2014
Deloitte creates start-up incubator to keep better hold of its employees
The British consultancy giant Deloitte is now allowing its employees to create their own start-up, without leaving the company. The new and trendy initiative — for which a sum of £25 million has...
27 November 2014
Japan: Pierre Tuvi “Japanese human resource management is at an historic turning point”
Low unemployment (3.5% August 2014), rising uncertainty amongst the young and old, a corporate culture characterized by collectivism and a very powerful hierarchy, human resources in Japan appear...
19 November 2014
Great Britain: 12 champions to set social mobility standards in businesses
David Cameron’s government has for the first time announced 12 Social Mobility Business Compact ‘Champions’. These twelve models will work on a new standard for Social Mobility.
18 November 2014
Great Britain: word of mouth remains the most preferred private recruitment channel
Despite an explosion in new technology, latest research by the UK government finds that only 7% of employers recruit via social media channels, with the preferred channel remaining word of mouth.
17 November 2014
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
15 October 2025
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EU: Commission launches consultation with social partners on quality jobs
On 4 December, the European Commission launched the first phase of consultation with social partners with a view to a European directive on jobs, which is scheduled for the end of 2026. It could...
4 December 2025
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EDF bans alcohol on all its sites
From 1 January 2026, French energy giant EDF (180,000 employees) will prohibit alcohol consumption at all internal and external corporate events, from social gatherings to seminars. The policy...
26 November 2025
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United Kingdom: government scraps plan to introduce ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal
The UK government announced on 27 November, in a statement, that it would not be introducing the right to challenge unfair dismissal (without cause) from the first day of employment in its...
3 December 2025
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Poland: bill adopted to amend definition of psychological harassment
On 27 November, the Polish cabinet adopted a draft amendment to the labour code aimed at simplifying the definition of psychological harassment at work, or “mobbing” (Article 94 3)...
4 December 2025
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EU: MEPs demand directive on algorithmic management
Members of the European Parliament have called for a directive on algorithmic management. Such legislation would introduce obligations for companies to inform employees, assess health and safety...
17 December 2025
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Austria: European rules on wage transparency expected to cause a cultural shock
With the gender pay gap in Austria being the second largest in the European Union (18.3%), the Austrian government has promised to introduce a bill next spring to transpose the European directive...
27 November 2025