As part of its new HR strategy, the Swiss federal administration is committed to remaining an appealing employer, able to meet its employees' needs during the various phases of their careers. To this end, it has developed a model for managing employees' pre-retirement years. Two measures, namely the prospective interview and the adapted career, should be offered to any staff member who has reached the age of 58.

After ten years of waiting for one, public-sector leaders who are not civil servants (the majority in Italy) can now benefit from a new collective bargaining agreement negotiated by ARAN, the agency representing public sector employers. In addition to a salary increase, it provides for enhanced social protection. An allowance is introduced in the event of restructuring, conditioned on a positive performance appraisal.

Designed by the Caisse des Dépôts, a new application linked to employees' Personal Training Accounts (CPF) will be launched in early December. As with the existing commercial platforms, each user will have access to their entire training history. They will be able to search and register for trainings, and evaluate them once completed - which triggers payment. A specific algorithm will guarantee that training offers are objectively ranked.