A statutory leave is insufficient for women workers seeking a smooth return to work after childbirth. Companies are thus incorporating innovative instruments: from the Sanofi case to employers rewarded by women
Welfare
In the USA, they call it The Great Resignation. A consequence of the pandemic, prompting many to review their personal priorities
A successful conclusion to the Italian Ministry of Family Affairs ‘Conciliamo’ tender: 127 companies were selected to receive state funding for their welfare projects. The pandemic will inevitably force an update of the proposals
: If engaging in creative activities can reduce anxiety, stress and mood disorders, then these same activities can become a great way to reduce welfare costs while improving our quality of life. This is what cultural welfare is all about.
Enhancing biodiversity, renewable energy and new environmental technologies. And let’s not forget sustainable development, circular economy and the fight against marine litter. The under-35s are now the soldiers of the Green Deal
A deal was reached after years of debate: multinational companies will have to pay a global minimum tax of 15%. This decision was taken by the finance ministers of the G7 in June 2021 and confirmed at the G20 in July.
Research from the Dynamo Academy and the experience of Vincenzo Falabella, national president of the Italian disability outreach federation FISH (Federazione Italiana per il Superamento dell’Handicap) indict the pandemic for a yearlong profectus interruptus undermining the headway made in Italy to include people with disabilities and pathologies in the labour market. Where should we recommence?
Laura Sinatra (Eapitalia World): “companies struggle to talk about vulnerability. And this emerges as an issue when something unpleasant happens. That’s why we need prevention”.
“The C-Corp is CSR that is now coming of age”, explains Paolo Gubitta, professor of Business Organisation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Padua, who coined the term with Guido Zovico
In the next months the HR departments will have to increase their efforts to take care of people: «using digital tools and the data collected through new technologies will be fundamental». These are the words of Mariano Corso, scientific director of the HR Monitoring Centre Innovation Practice of the Polytechnic University of Milan.
Ministers Giovannini and Cingolani signed a decree stipulating the presence of this figure in Italian towns with over 50,000 inhabitants and companies with over 100 employees.
The Civic Brands Observatory survey examines the “say-do gap”: “A company’s civic engagement has a distinct economic impact now that ‘social behaviour’ has emerged as a compelling purchasing driver”, points out the research institute’s co-founder Paolo Iabichino.
Overcoming gender inequality calls for tangible actions and original, powerful voices. ‘Women on Wednesday’ was created to discuss female empowerment.
Applying the methods of ancient and contemporary thinkers can help us get through difficult times and even find our own vocation. “We live in a society that pays little attention to the inner self”, explains Maura Gancitano, who, together with Andrea Colamedici, founded the philosophical school Tlon. However, there are ways of getting to know oneself better and understanding the right path for everyone.
Virtual reality is the next frontier in computer technology, an imminent destination. Like all technologies, we will have to get used to it, says Italian Internet pioneer Stefano Quintarelli: “Society is always adapting to make the best use of new tools, we simply need to understand their potential”