The Adecco 2022 global study provides insights into the attitudes of the current workforce and offers food for thought to help organisations future-proof their talent.
It is the third edition of the research, as it follows “Resetting Normal: Defining the New Era of Work” of 2020 and 2021, we reported here.
A new policy brief on mental health at work, developed jointly by World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), provides a pragmatic framework for implementing the WHO guidelines on mental health at work.
Scottish Government launched a free online platform, Supporting a mentally healthy workplace, aiming to support employers to boost mental health in the workplace post-pandemic and to implement a culture of well-being at work.
It is available for employers from 11 August 2022.
On 5 July 2022, with 501 votes in favour, 47 against and 85 abstentions, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on mental health in the digital world of work.
It calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to recognise the high levels of work-related mental health problems across the EU and to strongly commit to actions to prevent mental health problems, protect mental health and a healthy work-life balance and reinforce social protection rights in the workplace.
On 1 May 2022, Goldman Sachs introduced a new global “flexible vacation” scheme that allows partners and managing directors to take time off when needed, without a fixed vacation day entitlement.
During August 2021, the Firm interviewed board members, senior executives and younger employees (aged 25-40) from over 2000 of the world’s leading companies.
The final report explains the current thinking of board members and senior managers and checks its alignment with the thinking of their workforce.
In the report “Mental health and employers: The case for investment - pandemic and beyond”, published in March 2022, Deloitte analysed the effect COVID-19 had on employees' mental health, focusing on four groups: young people, key workers, people with caring responsibilities and ethnic minorities.
It shows that investing in mental health to support the workforce is the right choice for employers, that can also make significant gains.
New Ways of Working is a new comparative reference tool developed by International Employment Lawyer,providing information on key employment and compliance topics (such as vaccinations, legislation on remote work and social relations) in 20 countries around the world.
It enables multinational employers to compare different legal systems and their approach to the pandemic and new ways of working that recently developed.