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France: jobs and career management agreement criticised as cover for offshoring at Danone
On 5 July 2024, French food company Danone signed a forward-looking agreement on the management of jobs and career paths (GEPP). The agreement notably fleshes out details for the global DanSkills...
26 September 2024
Nadège Plou (Clariane): “Social dialogue on the ground is a hallmark of the company”
One year after the launch of Clariane, replacing the former brand Korian, the private retirement and healthcare company's HR director for France talks to mind RH about its challenges. The...
19 September 2024
France: La Poste commits to harnessing skills acquired by caregiving employees
On 12 July 2024, French postal service group La Poste signed a new agreement with the CGT, CFDT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC and UNSA trade unions to support its 5,200 postal workers who provide care. The...
5 September 2024
Italy: utility group Hera pens agreement to combine growth and well-being
The 'good work pact' (Il patto del buon lavoro), signed in July by the multi-utility group Hera (electricity, gas and water distribution and waste management), aims to guarantee a "just...
28 August 2024
France: Engie Energie Services trials four-day week
On 24 June, the management of the French energy group's services subsidiary and the CFE-CGC, CGT and FO trade unions signed an agreement governing a four-day working week trial for operational...
15 July 2024
France: Monoprix signs an agreement on night work during the Olympic Games
On 17 June 2024, Monoprix along with two trade union bodies, CFDT and CFE-CGC reached an agreement on night work during the Olympic Games (the CGT union did not sign). The agreement will run for 9...
5 July 2024
France: Randstad group commits to stepping up recruitment of disabled employees
On 14 May, the Randstad France employment and temporary work group (15,000 employees) signed a new three-year agreement with its social partners (CFE-CGC, CFTC and CGT) on the employment of...
24 June 2024
France: Biomérieux signs new teleworking agreement
On 10 April 2024, the chemical company, which has 4,000 employees, and the trade unions signed a teleworking agreement, renewing that signed in 2021. While the weekly frequency of a maximum of two...
29 May 2024
France: Engie Green signs an agreement to encourage employee commitment on the environment
Engie Green, a subsidiary of the French energy group specialising in the development of renewable energy projects (600 employees), signed an agreement on 12 March dedicated to the ecological...
7 May 2024
Italy: generational renewal agreement penned at BNP Paribas subsidiary
The agreement signed on 9 April by BNL-BNP Paribas, the Italian subsidiary of the French banking group, and all the unions in the banking sector provides for 908 voluntary early retirements and...
15 April 2024
France: Publicis regulates teleworking without rolling back this right
Publicis chief executive Arthur Sadoun signalled a return to the office for the communications group's staff in statements to the media in autumn last year, however the firm struck an agreement in...
11 April 2024
France: Engie hands staff a €500 sustainable mobility package
Under an agreement signed on 29 March 2024, Engie SA is granting €500 a year to its employees so they can make regular use of bicycles (including electric and self-service) or carpooling...
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10 April 2024
France: RATP seeks to improve attractiveness with QWL innovations
RATP, the urban transport operator employing 65,000 people, is experimenting with new measures, including the four-day week, new working rhythms and the deployment of exoskeletons in maintenance...
27 February 2024
Laurence Hulin (La Poste): “We have created expert roles to support disabled employees”
France's postal service operator La Poste, which has 238,000 employees, has pursued an active policy that has made it one of the leading employers of disabled employees in the country, starting...
22 February 2024
France: RATP wants to trial four-day week
On 21 February, Paris public transport operator RATP (65,000 employees) and three trade unions representative at the company (FO, CFE-CGC and UNSA) signed a three-year agreement (2024-2026) on...
22 February 2024
France: insurer Maif takes broad view of diversity
On 22 December, the mutual insurance group signed a three-year diversity, equity and inclusion agreement with the four representative trade unions, with the aim of "ensuring equal opportunities...
1 February 2024
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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
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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...
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Italy: collective agreement for rubber and plastics sector focuses on new skills
A month ahead of schedule, the Federazione Gomma Plastica employers' organisation and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec trade unions have renewed the collective agreement for the rubber and...
5 January 2026
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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”
In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...
21 January 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026
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France: Decathlon steps up support for carers in new disability agreement
Like Crédit Agricole, Decathlon signed a new disability agreement on 3 December 2025, covering a three-year period from 1 January, and for the first time without requiring formal approval...
19 January 2026