France: Lidl trials the four-day week in shops Quality of life at work Lidl has revealed in a press release that, since September, it has been trialling new ways of organising work in its supermarkets in order to promote a better work-life balance and attract talent.…
L’Oréal expands Share & Care global social protection programme Quality of life at work To mark the 10th anniversary of its Share & Care programme, which guarantees a minimum level of social protection for all its 88,000 employees worldwide,…
Belgium: social partners publish recommendations to better prevent burnout Quality of life at work On 8 November, the National Labour Council (CNT), a joint consultative body, drew up recommendations to better prevent burnout among workers.…
France: Acorus implements broad-spectrum prevention scheme to reduce workplace accidents Quality of life at work French construction group Acorus, which specialises in the renovation of property assets, has implemented an active safety policy that has helped halve the number of lost days due to accidents in the space of two years. Acorus focuses in particular on training to help technicians take care of their bodies "like athletes do" in terms of nutrition, sleep and exercise.
Germany: four-day week pilot project launched Quality of life at work Intraprenör, the German work organisation consultancy, is to lead the first major four-day week pilot study in the country,…
Réglementaire Belgium: companies with at least 50 employees to be required to appoint confidential counsellor to prevent psychosocial risks Quality of life at work On 26 October, Belgium’s Chamber of Representatives adopted a bill containing various provisions relating to employment, including making it compulsory for companies with 50 or more employees to appoint a confidential counsellor (Chapter 5,…
France: growth in the burnout market Quality of life at work The term burnout is sometimes overused, but over the past four years or so this phenomenon has given rise to the emergence of dedicated applications. As Julien Alart, co-founder of Lumm, and Dr Clément Duret, head of the occupational disease department at the Raymond Poincaré hospital in Garches (AP-HP) and medical director of Holicare, can testify, French attitudes to psychosocial risks have changed radically in a short space of time.
Ireland: Ikea to pay living wage of €14.80 an hour from 1 January 2024 Quality of life at work In a press release on 9 October, the interior design giant – part of the Ingka Group –…
Italy: employees of shipbuilder Fincantieri granted greater access to remote work Quality of life at work Under an agreement penned this summer by the Fincantieri group, Europe's leading shipbuilder, and the Fiom-Cgil, Fim-Cisl and UILM trade unions, the number of employees eligible for smart working in Italy will increase by 70%, while the number of days staff may work remotely will rise from four to eight per month. The agreement is part of the new organisational model introduced by the group, focused on objective-based work and employee autonomy and empowerment.
Germany: launches a four-day working week pilot programme Quality of life at work On 21 September 2023, consulting firm Intrapenör and the 4 Day Week Global association will be piloting a project to reduce working hours while maintaining full pay. Roughly fifty companies are expected to take part in the programme.
