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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
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
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
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
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
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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
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
14 October 2025
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Italy: decree-law adopted to increase workplace safety
On 28 October, the Italian cabinet adopted a decree-law on health and safety at work, aimed at preventing and reducing accidents. The text addresses both the powers and actions of supervisory...
4 November 2025
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Romania: parents of children with disabilities granted up to eight days of remote work per month
On 9 October, the Romanian parliament adopted a bill aiming to bolster support for parents of children with disabilities up to the age of 18. The legislation, which came into force on 12 October...
4 November 2025
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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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Spain: already well on the way to pay transparency?
Spain is preparing for the implementation of its national law transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which will take effect on 7 June 2026. The legislation marks another step forward in...
5 November 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025