All Global reward articles – Page 10
-
ArticleWolters Kluwer appoints new chief HR officer
Global information services organisation Wolters Kluwer has promoted Bill Baker to the role of chief human resources officer.Baker has been with the company since 2013, most recently as executive vice president of global rewards and HR service delivery. In his former position, he led an HR transformation programme that included ...
-
Article
Talkdesk recruits Laura Butler as its first chief HR officer
Artificial intelligence software provider Talkdesk has hired Laura Butler as its first chief human resources officer.According to Talkdesk, Butler will oversee global efforts to attract, retain, and develop a “courageous, innovative, and customer-obsessed team” as the company shifts into its next decade of growth.Butler will join Talkdesk from Adobe company ...
-
ArticleLVMH Group launches financial aid fund
The Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey Group (LVMH) has introduced a fund to provide its workforce with emergency financial aid, as well as social and psychological support.The LVMH Heart Fund is a global assistance programme which was launched on 7 June and is available to the group’s 150,000 employees in more ...
-
ArticleLinkedIn appoints VP of international HR business partners
LinkedIn has promoted Lisa Finnegan to the role of vice president of its international HR business partners.In her new role, Finnegan will be responsible for leading LinkedIn’s HR business partners across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Latin America (Latam) and Asia Pacific regions, which will now be consolidated ...
-
Supplier articleCompanies that give more and take less- Ben & Jerry’s
Ben & Jerry’s premium ice-cream was founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield 30 years ago. It has since evolved into a brand name with nearly 160 franchised shops in America and many more globally, the company has a line of products sold in supermarkets almost everywhere.The living wageBen & ...
-
AnalysisHas the pandemic affected health and wellbeing priorities around the globe?
Need to know:Cultural differences, varying health risks and legislation drive employers’ health and wellbeing priorities around the world.The biggest differences in provision are in mental health, with the US and Western Europe most advanced in the support they offer employees.The pandemic has accelerated the provision of health and wellbeing support ...
-
Case StudiesWells Fargo adapts global health support through pandemic
With more than a quarter of a million employees across 27 different countries outside the US, looking after their health and wellbeing is a key priority for Wells Fargo. Although it had run a variety of health-related initiatives in the past, these hadn’t always maintained employee engagement. To address this, ...
-
ArticleEntain launches sharesave scheme to 22,500 staff
Global sports betting and entertainment group, Entain, which owns the Ladbrokes and Coral chains in the UK, has launched a group-wide employee share ownership plan.The sharesave plan gives all of its 22,500 employees globally a potential stake, and return on any profits made, in the business.Under the terms of the ...
-
ArticleCall to action launched for living wage
IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative, has published a Call to action: Better business through better wages, demanding companies take greater steps to pay a living wage to their staff.The group, which seeks to make trade more sustainable, launched the scheme to encourage organisations and their suppliers to take action. So ...
-
ArticleRevolut staff can work abroad for two months a year
Digital banking app Revolut has said it will allow any of its 2,000 staff to work from abroad for up to two months a year.According to the company, the perk was predominantly introduced to accommodate the wishes of its substantially international workforce, who had a greater need to be able ...
-
Article45% of FTSE 100 firms use ESG to calculate pay
Research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and London Business School has revealed environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures have reached widespread adoption in the setting of executive pay.Data from The paying well by paying for good report found the measures were now being used in approaching half (45%) of all FTSE 100 ...
-
ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Danone addresses diversity, inclusion and belonging
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: Keynote speaker Putri Realita, global head of inclusive diversity, HR, at Danone, discussed ‘Making inclusion and belonging matter’ during her opening address at the virtual event today (15 March).Realita insisted that diversity and inclusion (D&I) should be thought of as three key elements – diversity, inclusion ...
-
ArticleVodafone launches global menopause commitment
Telecoms business Vodafone has launched a range of global initiatives to support staff going through the menopause.The company's new ‘Menopause Commitment’ pledges that all employees will be assisted during their experience, with access to training, including a specially designed toolkit to raise awareness of the subject.The initiative builds on existing ...
-
ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Danone to discuss how to make inclusion and belonging matter
Danone will share details of its three-pronged approach to diversity and inclusion at this month's Employee Benefits Insights 2021 event.Opening keynote speaker Putri Realita, the food company's global head of diversity and inclusion, will explore how organisations can embed this into their business agenda.The talk, to be held on 15 ...
-
ArticleHSBC to move to permanent flexible working
HSBC is to radically cut back on its office space and switch to having a more permanent agile workforce, according to the company's chief executive.The move – a direct response to the rise in home working brough about by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic – will see the bank reduce its ...
-
ArticleDebt default fuels growth in international pensions
Sovereign country debt defaults plus a desire by employers to improve the benefits packages of expats and foreign workers on local contracts has seen a huge rise in international pensions, according to a new report.Willis Towers Watson’s International pension plan survey reported a 6% rise in the number of International ...
-
ArticleSony appoints Sonia Grant-Yendell
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has announced it has appointed Sonia Grant-Yendell as its new VP, human resources (UK & International).Based in the London office, Grant-Yendell will lead the UK and international HR team and will report directly to senior vice president (global human resources) Elicia Felix-Hughey.As well as partnering with Sony/ATV's ...
-
ArticleExpat healthcare increasingly challenging
Businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to develop healthcare packages for international workers, according to a survey by AXA Global Healthcare.The World of Work research compares trends from 2017 and 2020, highlighting changes in the process of establishing and supporting international assignments.The survey found that of the 543 HR decision-makers ...
-
ArticleC-Suite suffers most from mental health issues
Global research looking into mental health and resilience has found it is the C-suite that is suffering the most – although all employees say they want their company to do more to support them.Data compiled by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence revealed 53% of executives are struggling with mental health issues, ...
-
ArticleUnilever promises all suppliers will pay a living wage by 2030
British multinational consumer goods organisation Unilever has pledged all of its suppliers will pay their employees a living wage by the end of the decade.The commitment, unveiled as part of a wider renewal of its social responsibility standards, will see the business insist that all workers of companies in its ...