Alain Dehaze

In Europe, we see the underlying strength of the economy, especially in southern European countries.

While the developed world has shifted from agriculture to manufacturing and then to services, the number of jobs has always climbed.

Technology is just one of the factors affecting the world of work. Economics, demographics, sociological trends, and government policies are four other core influences reshaping labour markets and determining how we will work for years ahead.

Warp speed developments in technology - automation, artificial intelligence, and the arrival of the sharing economy - are transforming how we work. Beyond technology, traditional working patterns are also being disrupted by changes in society, organizations and workforce management, leading to the rise of a more independent and dispersed workforce.

Countries that want to achieve sustainable growth must cater for diverse forms of work and consider the rights of all workers.

France desperately needs to work on its competitiveness and attractiveness.

Young people want to work.

Advanced technology changes the way we work and the skills we need, but it also boosts productivity and creates new jobs.

Trends such as skills imbalances, the gig economy, and digitization are transforming work so quickly that policy creation is lagging behind.

Diverse groups do best at complex problems and innovation when the facts aren't clear: each individual's perspective allows him or her to tackle challenges differently and, when stuck, rely on others' differing points of views to progress.

In our perform agenda, segmentation is one of our key strategic priorities. Segmentation is about deploying the right go-to-market channel to the right customers with the right pricing and the right cost to serve. And as a result, the segmentation strategy ensures that we generate profitable growth.

The 'black rule' is that youth unemployment is, on average, double a country's unemployment rate.