Older workers

The new coalition government led by prime minister Bart De Wever, leader of the Flemish Conservatives (N-VA), won a vote of confidence from the Chamber of Representatives in the early hours of the...

On 29 November, TotalEnergies management and the CFE-CGC, CFDT, CGT and CAT trade unions signed a long-awaited jobs and career management agreement (GEPP), with its predecessor having expired on 1...

On 22 January 2025, the Spanish parliament approved changes to the pension system designed to encourage people to work longer beyond the statutory retirement age. The text opens up several avenues...

A whole range of levers were activated in 2024 to tackle the skills shortage currently affecting a large number of countries, from strengthening vocational training to keeping older people in work...

On 19 December, carmaker Renault and the CFDT and CFE-CGC trade unions signed a new social agreement for the period 2025-2027. It covers skills, work organisation, social protection and non-wage...

On 14 October, the management of the French subsidiary of Swedish security firm Securitas (16,700 employees) and the CFDT, FO, CGT and CFE-CGC trade unions signed a three-year agreement on arduous...

The social partners have reached a national cross-industry agreement (ANI) to promote the employment of 'experienced' employees. The text, which was endorsed by the employers' negotiators (Medef...

At a time when many countries are raising their retirement age, with reforms set to accelerate in 2025, the issue of employing older workers is becoming all the more pressing. How can it be...

The latest statistics available on all France's occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), which mind RH has analysed for the third time, show persistent disparities in terms of pay, gender...

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...

The employment rate among the over-55s is growing steadily as a result of the gradual rise in the retirement age in most European countries. The rate of employment remains, however, significantly...