Everything you need to know about QWL Week: challenges, best practices and focus on the 2025 edition

What if we finally took advantage of a collective moment to talk (really) about work? Every year, QVCT Week invites us to lift our heads off the handlebars to take a step back from our daily professional lives. A time for listen, share, Questioning what makes — or breaks — the way we work together.

In addition to an HR event, it is above all a great opportunity to put people back at the center, without detours or jargon. Because behind the QVCT, there is no question of table football, of “big family”, or of mint tea at the cafet', but of concrete conditions of work, dialogue, prevention, and collective energy.

In 2025, the mental health of French employees remains largely deteriorated since according to our Barometer in partnership with Ipsos, 1 employee out of 4 declares themselves to be in poor mental health (25%).

QVCT Week is also a great opportunity to get your teams on board and boost a positive dynamic.. And this year even more: the 2025 edition tackles a fundamental subject that echoes our beliefs at Qualisocial:”Talking about work is productive!”

🧠 Definition: Quality of Life and Working Conditions (QVCT) refers to all actions that make it possible to reconcile company performance and employee well-being. It goes beyond the simple concept of well-being to integrate the conditions in which work is carried out on a daily basis. To find out more 👉 Download our Mental Health and QVCT Barometer.

QVCT Week: a collective dynamic in the service of a job well done

Every year in June, hundreds of companies mobilize around the same objective: make work a subject that we can — and should — talk about collectively. Worn byAnact (National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions), QVCT Week has become an unmissable event for all those who want to make a difference, at their level.

A national event that brings people together

Launched by the network Anact-Aract, This thematic week is for all organizations, regardless of their size, sector or level of maturity on the subjects of quality of life at work. His ambition? Bringing working conditions to the forefront, not in the form of major theoretical speeches, but through concrete, living, useful actions.

Why has this event become a must

Because it comes at the right time. In a rapidly changing world of work, where expectations are changing rapidly (hybrid, search for meaning, work/personal life balance, sanity...), QVCT Week offers a welcome collective breath. It is also a highlight that is easy to activate to create a link, listen to everyday irritants, Valuing efforts already committed and open up areas for improvement. In short, a simple, inexpensive and impactful opportunity to take care of your teams and your working conditions.

Three key verbs: mobilize, dialogue, act

✔️ Mobilize : involving employees and managers around a common, positive and meaningful project. ✔️ Dialogue : create a space for free and caring expression, where everyone can share their work experience. ✔️ Act : to bring out concrete ideas, to test solutions, to launch a dynamic of transformation.The strength of this QVCT week is that it does not remain in the state of intention. It creates the conditions for speech to flow, ideas to emerge, and actions to take root.

Why participate in QVCT Week? What organizations stand to gain

The QVCT Week is therefore not just a symbolic moment to check off the calendar (that, you will have understood!). It's a real opportunity to advance work, with and for teams. By actively participating, organizations can gain concrete benefits, both human, managerial and strategic.

1. Mobilizing teams around a unifying issue

Talking about work means involving everyone: employees, managers, management. This highlight allows go outside the usual framework to discuss together topics that are sometimes put aside on a daily basis. It is also a great opportunity to promote internal expertise, to strengthen transversal relationships and to show that the company is concerned with the reality on the ground.

2. Create a safe space to generate ideas around QVCT week

When you open a listening space Honestly, ideas spring up. It is still necessary to create the right conditions for everyone to dare to express themselves. QVCT Week provides a clear, caring and constructive framework, which encourages people to speak out and brings up concrete proposals, which are often very simple to implement.

💡 How? Through collaborative workshops, co-construction groups or even brainstorming sessions, employees have the opportunity to share their ideas and provide simple and effective solutions, often easy to implement, to improve their daily work life.

3. Prevent risks, strengthen commitment

By talking about working conditions, we are touching on what really matters for teams:usefulness of their mission, the reconnaissance, the mental load, theLife balance, the managerial support... It is therefore an excellent lever for prevent psychosocial risks, but also to strengthen commitment, cohesion and, ultimately, collective performance.

Focus on the 2025 edition of QVCT Week: Talking about work is productive!

As said, every year, Anact proposes a theme that guides reflections and initiatives during QVCT Week. And in 2025, it touched at the heart of a conviction that we have always shared at Qualisocial: dialogue about work is a powerful driver of performance and well-being.

Open the dialogue... really

Talking about work is not “talking about problems.” It is highlight what works, what gets stuck, what could be adjusted. It is giving yourself the authorization (and the framework) to say what you experience, what you observe, what you propose. This dialogue, when conducted in a spirit of cooperation, becomes a driver of continuous improvement, for teams as well as for the organization.

A theme of the QVCT week, at the heart of current challenges

Mental load, hybridization, seclusion, lack of meaning, Tensions on the groups... a lot of signals have been warning us for several years. In fact, still according to the Mental Health Barometer & QVCT 2025 Qualisocial x Ipsos, 3 pillars of QVCT are to be prioritized in 2025: the feeling of physical and mental security at work, relationships and the working environment and, the organization of work and tasks. However, the answers often remain technical, top-down, or disconnected from the field. The 2025 edition invites us to put discussions on work back at the center of the game, in a logic of active listening, co-construction and recognition. At Qualisocial, we are convinced that...🟢 Get people talking about work, it is already taking care of the collective. 🟢 Encouraging dialogueis to prevent tensions before they set in. 🟢 Sharing the realities of daily life, it means activating concrete levers to do better together. And we see this on a daily basis in our support: organizations that dare to open these spaces for speech progress faster, further and more calmly. Employees who benefit from a good QVCT in their organization are: 64% in better mental health and 45% more committed to work!

4 ideas for easy, quick and impactful actions to implement during QVCT Week

QVCT Week is the perfect opportunity to implement simple but impactful actions.

1. Collaborative workshops: start open discussions

Organize sharing workshops where each employee can express their feelings on topics such as work-life balance, mental load, or priority management. These sessions should be open, benevolent, non-judgmental, for Encourage free expression. The feedback obtained makes it possible to better understand the needs of the teams and to find simple solutions.

2. Wellness break: rethinking daily life at work

Why not Offer your employees a wellness break, which can be a moment of relaxation (yoga, meditation, sophrology) or an activity to strengthen cohesion (Team building fun, exchanges over coffee). The objective is to recharge the batteries and encourage a return to the essentials.

3. Focus on HR innovation: focus on best practices

Take advantage of this week to highlight initiatives already in place in your organization : new HR systems, collaborative tools, or inclusive projects. This shows the company's commitment and can inspire other teams to adopt new practices.

4. A moment to listen with management: meet the managers

Organize informal meetings with managers or management so that teams can ask questions, share concerns, and discuss common goals. This kind of moment brings team management closer together and shows a genuine commitment to the quality of life at work.

Do you need help setting up an effective and engaging QVCT policy?

‍That's what Qualisocial is there for!

At Qualisocial, we know that setting up a QVCT policy can seem complex, especially when it comes to creating a real commitment at all levels of the company. This is why we offer you tailor-made support to define, deploy and anchor concrete and lasting actions that will make a difference.

QVCT Week is a unique opportunity to instill a positive dynamic, to take a step back and to show that work is built together. Each exchange, each action, each shared moment strengthens the links, motivation and performance within your teams.In 2025, with the theme”Talking about work is productive”, Anact invites us to take a new step: that of open and constructive dialogue to overcome obstacles and create a fulfilling work environment. At Qualisocial, we are convinced of this: Listening and caring are essential catalysts for improving working conditions and boosting employee engagement. So, are you ready to make this week a real springboard for your teams?

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