Société Générale limits remote working to one day a week Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty Slawomir Krupa, the chief executive of French banking group Société Générale, has announced a reduction in remote working to one day per week, in a message addressed to all company employees worldwide. On top of a desire to harmonise practices across the group's sales teams, the CEO argues that interaction and proximity are essential. In France, where the group is headquartered, trade unions have launched a campaign and denounced the move as an invitation to leave.
France: Emeis (formerly Orpea) launches ‘solidarity solutions’ programme for employees Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty France's second largest retirement home operator (28,000 employees) will soon become a mission-driven company. To embody its desire to assert itself as a "company with an extended social mission", Emeis is launching a programme of "solidarity solutions" for its employees based on four pillars: housing, health, loved ones and purchasing power. The group, which was rocked by a major crisis in 2022, wants to strengthen staff loyalty in this way.
Mercadona hikes wages for all staff by 8.5% Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty From 2025, Spanish retail leader Mercadona (turnover 2023: €35.53 billion, up 15% year on year. 1,681 stores) is increasing the salaries of its 104,000 employees in order to increase their purchasing power.…
Italy: aerospace and defence group Leonardo turns to referrals Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty Italian state-controlled aerospace and defence group Leonardo is struggling to find highly specialised staff and has decided to resort to co-optation,…
India: labour ministry and Amazon strike agreement to promote employment Initiatives from the public authorities and other stakeholders Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty The US e-commerce giant and India's labour and employment ministry have signed an agreement to combat the mismatch between supply and demand in the field of employment. Amazon will now publish all its job vacancies on the government's recruitment portal, through which it will also be able to search for candidates.
United Kingdom: Imperial London Hotels recruits older staff to adapt to customer needs Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty In the wake of the pandemic, Imperial London Hotels, like many other companies in the hotel sector, is facing a labour shortage. Its solution has been to rethink its recruitment process in order to attract more candidates aged over 50 to meet the expectations of a multigenerational clientele.
Amazon announces end of remote work for administrative staff Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty In a message sent to Amazon staff on 16 September, chief executive of the US e-commerce giant Andy Jassy announced the outright end of remote work,…
Eramet launches a global base level of social protection Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty On 5 June 2024, Eramet announced the launch of a global social protection plan. These commitments take the form of an agreement signed with the social dialogue forum launched in 2023,…
France: L’Oréal offers personal assistance service to certain employees Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty Since 2022, French cosmetics giant L'Oréal has been working with the start-up Yolo to offer around a hundred employees a service enabling them to delegate the management of their day-to-day lives. Senior managers and employees in special situations or posted abroad, the majority of whom are women, benefit from the services of a remote assistant for several hours a week to help them with their various tasks. The service boasts an improved work-life balance and greater parity within the company.
United States: Chipotle seeks to build employee loyalty by handing out free shares Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty In a bid to reduce its high staff turnover, fast-food chain Chipotle has decided to distribute free shares to managers and to finance the higher education of young employees. This year, the US group has also committed to paying into staff pension pots, up to the amount of their student loan repayments.
