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HR Grapevine Kellogg’s UK has announced that 2021 will mark the 18th year of implementing the cereal brand’s Summer Hours Scheme. Running from May to September, the scheme allows staff the chance to down tools at 12pm on a Friday for office-based staff, or another preferable day of the week for its field sales team,…
HR Grapevine In exclusive interviews with Alex Arundale, Chief People Officer at Advanced and organisational experts myGrapevine+ uncovers: HR strategies for effective team cohesion at a time working relationships are for many predominantly remote The unlikely role of ‘gossip’ in strengthening teams How to ensure team-building exercises are authentic and effective This piece is exclusive…
HR Grapevine Ed Sheeran’s track Shape of You and Billie Eilish’s Bad Guy were both recently ranked among the top ten most popular songs for working from home by smart home specialist Somfy. Plus, with various studies alluding to the benefits listening to music can have, such as boosting morale and in some cases increasing…
HR Grapevine Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signaled that the guidance for people in England to work from home if they can is set to be dropped from June 21, 2021. According to The Guardian, Johnson told MPs yesterday that the Government planned to take this step when it moved to the final stage of…
As summer draws closer, being able to down tools early for the weekend is a work perk that many employees would likely welcome. This month, cereal brand Kellogg’s UK has encouraged its staff to take time away from their screens by offering Friday afternoons off work, as part of its Summer Hours Scheme. In this…
HR Grapevine Employers may offer their staff various benefits that relate to their business. For example, Pets at Home allows its employees to take ‘Peternity Leave’ if they have a new dog or cat to settle in, while accommodation provider Airbnb gives each employee GBP1,400 upon joining the company that they can spend on, in…
HR Grapevine The CEO of WeWork has hit headlines after suggesting that a person’s desire to go into an office is dependent upon how “engaged” they are at work – Business Insider reported. During the Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival on Wednesday, boss Sandeep Mathrani, said that those people that are most comfortable…
HR Grapevine In an exclusive interview with Kim McClatchie, Head of HR at William Russell.com, myGrapevine+ uncovers: What HR needs to consider when preparing for hybrid work How to keep the workforce happy while enforcing boundaries The importance of considering a communications strategy This piece is exclusive to myGrapevine+ and is only available as part…