United Kingdom: German discount chain Aldi keeps its promise to be the best-paying supermarket Comp and Ben @en The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Sécurité Sociale, a French higher education institution specialising in social security, teamed up in 2016 to create an exchange platform for French multinational firms. The aim was to bring together companies that have committed to developing an active strategy to implement a minimum level of social protection for all their employees across the globe. Those companies that are members of the platform have developed a first ‘good practice’ guide, using their own experience. The guide retraces the different steps in building and implementing a social protection programme for their branches at home and abroad. Companies provide details of their own experiences in the guide, which identifies specific practices that could be applied by other firms that want to develop and implement a social protection plan for all their staff around the world.
Réglementaire Colombia: a decree to protect people who report sexual harassment at work Comp and Ben @en National legislation On 1 April 2025, the Colombian government published a decree aimed at protecting people who report sexual harassment at work to an administrative or judicial authority and at punishing employers who take punitive measures against them.…
France: gender equality index in companies remains high but is under threat Comp and Ben @en The French labour ministry has published the seventh annual professional equality index, which has been weakened by its complexity and the upcoming entry into force of the European directive on pay transparency. In 2024, the companies concerned scored 88.4 out of 100 despite a 14% pay gap between all women and men in full-time employment.
Success for Fincantieri’s employee share ownership plan Comp and Ben @en The employee share ownership plan launched this year by Fincantieri shipyards, one of the world leaders in the sector,…
Réglementaire Technologies How industrial group Lacroix is harnessing a digital solution to pre-empt pay transparency requirements Comp and Ben @en The European directive on pay transparency – to be transposed by 2026 at the latest – will generate administrative constraints for companies. That said, it can also become a strategic tool in the fight against pay inequalities, which can boost employee retention. This is the gamble taken by industrial group Lacroix, which has been using the Figures digital solution since 2023.
Michelin paying living wage worldwide as of end of 2023 Comp and Ben @en The tyre manufacturing giant has been certified as a "Global Living Wage Employer", attesting to its worldwide implementation of a "living wage". Since the end of 2023, the company's 130,000 employees have been paid a salary that will enable them to meet their families' basic needs, as well as to build up savings.
France: how Saint-Gobain is using the Worklife employee benefits solution to modernise its HR policies Comp and Ben @en For almost two years, construction group Saint-Gobain has been working with start-up Worklife to offer its employees access to sustainable transport services, lunch vouchers and personal services all on the same app. This solution meets an employer brand challenge for the company, which wants to promote the benefits offered to employees.
Exclusif Interview Isabelle Calvez (Veolia CHRO): “Covid-19 displayed social protection disparities among our employees” (interview) Comp and Ben @en On 11 September 2023, Veolia, the French water, waste management and energy services group, presented a global social protection base for its 213,000 employees. Isabelle Calvez, Group HR Director, kindly spoke with mind RH about the genesis of the ‘Veolia Cares’ programme and the objectives that prompted the transnational company to launch it. The programme also provides Veolia with added attractiveness at a time when it is undergoing radical change amid a challenging recruitment environment.
Schneider Electric: a global pay equity framework to reduce gender inequality Comp and Ben @en Since 2015 the French multinational digital automation and energy management company has been implementing a global pay equity framework. The framework has been fully deployed for two years in all 100 countries were the company has a presence and with its annual salary reviews alongside specifically targeted budgets, gender pay gaps have indeed been narrowing.
Sodexo creates a global social protection base for its employees Comp and Ben @en On 21 February, Sodexo, the French food services and facilities management company announced the creation of its Vita benefits programme that will provide all of the group’s 422,000 employees with four core benefits: a 24-hour helpline providing practical advice and psychological support;…
