{"id":20351,"date":"2024-04-24T14:29:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosstalent.com\/actualites\/from-qvt-to-qvct-how-to-define-and-justify-the-name-change\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T14:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T13:21:17","slug":"from-qvt-to-qvct-how-to-define-and-justify-the-name-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosstalent.com\/en\/actualites\/from-qvt-to-qvct-how-to-define-and-justify-the-name-change\/","title":{"rendered":"From QVT to QVCT: How to Define and Justify the Name Change?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topics around well-being and health in the workplace play an important role in corporate HR policies and concerns. The last few years have seen an increased focus on these issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to an<\/span> IFOP survey conducted in May 2020 for Siaci Saint Honor\u00e9 and Wittyfit<\/span><\/a>, 81% of respondents believe that well-being at work is a priority issue within their company<\/b>.<\/span> (This was an <\/span>online survey carried out from May 18 to 22, 2020, on a sample of 1,003 people representative of the salaried French population). It is good to note that <\/span>this figure has risen by 25 points since it was last measured in September 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

Companies’ actions in this area fall under the <\/span>QVT (Qualit\u00e9 de Vie au Travail)<\/span><\/i> [English translation: Quality of Life at Work].<\/span> The theme is not new, as for the past 19 years, Anact\u2014the National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions\u2014has been working to promote QVT under the supervision of the French government by organizing a QVT week every year.<\/span><\/p>\n

But now, its definition is evolving. Since 2020, the acronym has become <\/span>QVCT<\/span><\/i> (<\/span>Qualit\u00e9 de Vie et des Conditions de Travail<\/span><\/i>), meaning <\/span>Quality of Life and Working<\/b> Conditions<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

How can we define these two approaches, and how is this name change justified? What’s at stake during QVT week? This article explains them all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: We\u2019ll use the French QVT and QVCT acronyms to avoid confusion.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

What is Qualit\u00e9 de Vie au Travail (QVT)?<\/h2>\n

The Origins of QVT<\/h3>\n

QVT, or Qualit\u00e9 de Vie au Travail, has been around for several years, but the National Interprofessional Agreement (ANI) encouraged companies to take real steps in the QVT sphere. It is important to note that the social partners negotiated this agreement voluntarily, with no legal obligation to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n

Definition of QVT<\/h3>\n

According to the ANI (June 19, 2013), QWL refers to \u201cactions that allow to reconcile both the improvement of working conditions for employees and the overall performance of companies, all the more so when their organizations are transforming” [translated from the French definition].<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Anact, QVT is an “<\/span>approach that combines corporate performance and employee well-being” <\/span><\/i>[translated from the French definition].<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Matthieu Pavageau, Scientific and Technical Director of Anact, “<\/span>QVT is precisely a way of articulating the challenges of organizational efficiency and human development by taking an interest in work-related issues<\/span><\/i>.”<\/span><\/p>\n

These definitions reflect <\/span>the desire to combine the company’s interests with the harmony of its employees<\/b>. It’s a collective approach.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pillars of QVT<\/h3>\n

According to Article 2 Title II of the ANI (June 19, 2013), the constituent elements of QVT can be found under several themes:<\/span><\/p>\n