The report analyses how employers promote health and wellbeing at work in ten countries, including G7 countries and OECD countries in the Asia/Pacific region (Australia, Korea and New Zealand), including regulation, financial incentives, guidelines, and certification and award schemes.
On 9 October 2022, the Portuguese government, the leaders of the employers' confederations (of Industry, Agriculture, Tourism, and Commerce and Services), and the trade union (UGT) signed a national agreement for the improvement of income, wages, and competitiveness until 2026.
It aims to balance the weight of wages in national wealth, strengthen the competitiveness of companies, retain young talent and support families and companies to face the crisis.
On 27 September 2022, the National Labour Council approved the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) no. 162 on the right to request flexible working arrangements.
On 4 July 2022, employers’ and workers’ representatives for the European textiles, clothing, leather, and footwear (TCLF)sectors, CEC, Cotance, Euratex and industriAll Europe met with the European Commission to discuss how to ensure a successful green and digital transition of the EU Textiles Ecosystem.
They adopted a joint statement with clear common demands to ensure that the textiles ecosystem can become more resilient, sustainable and digital.
On 17 June 2022, EU employment and social affairs ministers presented their national targets to deliver on the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan by 2030, aiming to reach the three EU headline targets for employment, skills and poverty reduction.
Since 2022, achieving company’s ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate-Governance) goals will now factor into bonus calculations for all employees at Mastercard.
Incentive pay will be in part tied to progress towards the company’s ESG priority areas of carbon neutrality, financial inclusion, and gender pay parity.