Great Britain: Tesco introduces paid leave for employees who are legal guardians Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty On 26 September 2023, the UK supermarket giant announced the introduction of a new category of leave for employees who are taking care of relatives’ children and for whom they are the legal guardians. This new ‘kinship leave’ means employees can be paid parental leave equivalent to that of adoptive parents.
Exclusif Veolia launches base level of social protection for staff Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty Veolia, the French water, waste and energy management services group, has unveiled a common base level of social protection for its worldwide workforce, dubbed "Veolia Cares". The programme announced on 11 September, will include base-level measures on parental leave, health and death cover and the opportunity to spend time on charitable or environmental work. In this article, mind RH reveals the details of these measures.
Great Britain: Tesco makes flexible working available to staff as of their first day of employment Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty Since 03 August 2023, new employees of supermarket giant Tesco have been able to apply for flexible working right from their first day of work. Prior to this staff had to complete the statutory 26 weeks of contractual work before being eligible for this opportunity.
International HR labels: how to choose the one that best suits your objectives Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty Highlighting a company’s HR and/or CSR policy, enhancing an employer’s brand and credibility with external stakeholders, displaying a company’s committment to continuous improvement in its social, environmental and governance practices; such are some of the many advantages that come with obtaining an international HR/CSR label. However, navigating through the current profusion of rating systems can be a confusing process. mind RH has examined the 9 most internationally recognised generalist HR and CSR labels, in order to better understand the purpose and methodology of each.
Toyota Material Handling Europe gets staff involved in ‘Start Your Impossible’ programme Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty Toyota Material Handling Europe, the subsidiary of the Japanese forklift truck manufacturer, is seeking to involve its 13,000 employees in the “Start Your Impossible” programme of activities. Launched in October 2022 to run for a period of 18 months,…
Interview Alain Li (Richemont): “In Asia-Pacific, we have focused on local hiring and talent development” Professional development Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty Over the last few years, Swiss luxury goods powerhouse Richemont has been growing rapidly in Asia-Pacific, where is has a presence in 10 countries. The region now accounts for 8,000 of its 35,000 employees, and almost 40% of the group's revenues thanks to iconic brands such as Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels. Alain Li, CEO for the Asia-Pacific region tells mind RH how the group has coped in terms of hiring, training and cultural adaptation.
France: Mutuelle Générale strengthens its policy in favour of people with disabilities Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty On 20 March, Mutuelle Générale, together with all its representative trade unions (CFDT, CFE-CGC, FO, Unsa), renewed the three-year agreement on the employment of those with disabilities. With this signature, the French health insurance and pension service provider is committed to continuing its policy dating back to 2014 of hiring and retaining staff with disabilities as well as to augmenting awareness and training on the topic for all its 1,900 staff in order to "strengthen a climate of trust that is necessary for the well-being" of the employees concerned.
Technologies France: Decathlon’s onboarding platform geared to optimising the integration of dual work-study participants Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty French sporting goods company Decathlon has called on the Heyteam onboarding platform to harmonise the integration of its work-study students, the number of whom has more than doubled in three years. The online tool is also expected to facilitate administrative procedures and establish an ‘intake’ atmosphere.
United Kingdom: companies reluctant to hire over-50s (survey) Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty Research conducted by the Chartered Management Institute, which surveyed more than 1,000 managers in the UK, found that only 42% would be open to recruiting people aged between 50 and 64.…
France: Equans (Bouygues Group) encourages its employees to join the National Guard Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty On 11 January 2023, the energy and industry services group Equans, which employs almost 27,000 employees in France, signed an agreement with the National Guard,…
