India: labour ministry and Amazon strike agreement to promote employment Initiatives from the public authorities and other stakeholders Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty The US e-commerce giant and India's labour and employment ministry have signed an agreement to combat the mismatch between supply and demand in the field of employment. Amazon will now publish all its job vacancies on the government's recruitment portal, through which it will also be able to search for candidates.
United Kingdom: Imperial London Hotels recruits older staff to adapt to customer needs Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty In the wake of the pandemic, Imperial London Hotels, like many other companies in the hotel sector, is facing a labour shortage. Its solution has been to rethink its recruitment process in order to attract more candidates aged over 50 to meet the expectations of a multigenerational clientele.
Amazon announces end of remote work for administrative staff Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty In a message sent to Amazon staff on 16 September, chief executive of the US e-commerce giant Andy Jassy announced the outright end of remote work,…
Eramet launches a global base level of social protection Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty On 5 June 2024, Eramet announced the launch of a global social protection plan. These commitments take the form of an agreement signed with the social dialogue forum launched in 2023,…
France: L’Oréal offers personal assistance service to certain employees Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty Since 2022, French cosmetics giant L'Oréal has been working with the start-up Yolo to offer around a hundred employees a service enabling them to delegate the management of their day-to-day lives. Senior managers and employees in special situations or posted abroad, the majority of whom are women, benefit from the services of a remote assistant for several hours a week to help them with their various tasks. The service boasts an improved work-life balance and greater parity within the company.
United States: Chipotle seeks to build employee loyalty by handing out free shares Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty In a bid to reduce its high staff turnover, fast-food chain Chipotle has decided to distribute free shares to managers and to finance the higher education of young employees. This year, the US group has also committed to paying into staff pension pots, up to the amount of their student loan repayments.
How Ingka reduced its turnover rate by 5 percentage points in 16 months Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty The HR policies deployed at Ingka Group are designed to improve team loyalty without reducing operational efficiency. In 2023, however, staff turnover reached 56% in the specialised retail sector and 69% in food in the USA, with significant differences depending on age group and type of store, according to management consultancy OC&C. We spoke to Ulrika Biesert, chief people officer of Ingka Group (Ikea) and David Sinclair, partner at OC&C, about this topic.
Exclusif Technologies [mind RH exclusive] L’Oréal trials top-of-the-range medical check-ups for executives, offered by start-up Zoï in France Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty L'Oréal recently launched a pilot scheme to trial the medical check-ups offered by start-up Zoï, which is aimed at senior executives, with around 20 of its employees, mindRH understands. Several CAC 40 groups are already using the health check-ups offered by this fast-growing solution which, in addition to doctors, harnessses data and artificial intelligence.
France: how Cegedim uses referrals to recruit and retain employees Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty French healthcare and services group Cegedim (6,500 employees) uses the Basile solution to fill some of its recruitment gaps through referrals. It's a way of improving the success rate of new hires, but also of rewarding employees, by following a few rules.
Technologies United States: JCPenney department stores make it easier to swap shifts in bid to retain staff Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty In January last year JCPenney human resources chief Andre Joyner launched the "open shift market place" application in a bid to retain the group's 50,000 employees, against the backdrop of a tight employment market and structural staff turnover. This online platform facilitates the exchange of time slots and the allocation of overtime. Staff turnover has fallen by 20% as a result.
