Publicis unveiled a new program called "Work Your World", giving its employees the opportunity to work for six weeks each year from any region or country in which the group is present.
The programme starting on January 2022, aims to attract talent and offer more flexibility to employees.
What will the new normal look like? Where will we be working in the future? How can employers manage teams working remotely? To answer all these questions, , Deutsche Bank released in September 2021.its report “The Future of Work – Learning from Sport”.
It mentions how the work-from-home trend started and what impact it is having today during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting the benefits of working from home but also some of the more negative impacts that working in isolation could have on employees.
Uber has announced that it will start rolling out the first ever pension scheme for flexible workers in the Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) and ride-hailing industry in the United Kingdom
Eligible drivers will be auto-enrolled in a pension scheme provided by NOW: Pensions, and managed by leading workplace solutions provider Adecco.
There will be 11.9 million new jobs created from 2020 to 2030 with an overall growth rate of 7.7%, According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Renewable energy and healthcare are the sectors with the fastest growing jobs, while the declining jobs are mainly in office and administrative support.
Talenteum is a Pan African platform designed to help companies source and employ remote-working teams, mainly in Africa.
It is the first social bridging platform matching and recruiting talent on behalf of its clients or customers, offering services that communities and partners may require.
It handles local employment compliance, payroll, human resource support, and benefits for international teams, enabling clients to productively hire and manage full-time personnel internationally.
Employers Confederation of Philippines (ECOP)’s 42nd National Conference of Employers, launches “REFORM. REBOUND. RECOVER: ONE MILLION JOBS FOR 2021” (1MJ Project).
ECOP partnered with key government agencies and business and employer groups to implement this project.
Aside from creating new jobs, the private sector has vowed to help the government in the vaccination program by inoculating its own employees.
Following Spanish Supreme Court decision on Deliveroo’s workers, Deliveroo announced it will leave the Spanish market by the end of October 2021, but only for economic reasons, aiming to focus investment and resources on other markets.
International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) partnered with ECOP to launch their new eCampus platform,
ECOP will offer online courses on topics such as industrial relations, human resource management, occupational safety and health, entrepreneurship, management development and employee development.
The study underlined that the relevance of employee’s mental health for organisations has increased by 23% in 2020. It is now a matter of priority for 83% of companies.
The Latvian Employers’ Confederation (LDDK) managed the Balance for All (B4A) project, co-financed by the European Union, to put into practice and implement measures in Latvia that will create and improve preconditions for more equal access to the labour market and work-life balance.
As part of this project, it conducted a study on the legislative framework, best practices and various aspects of work-life balance in Latvia.
A recently published White Paper from the Adecco Group entitled “How to make remote work, work for everyone”, provides a comparative overview of the legislation on remote work in 16 countries and outlines a set of recommendations for employers and governments to successfully accompany a transition towards a hybrid work model.
Egyptian companies have contributed to fight the social and economic consequences of Covid-19.
Activities ranged from direct donations and gifting of medical supplies to skilling initiative, solidarity programmes for workers affected by the pandemic, youth empowerment.
WEC published a report on partnerships between public and private employment services
The report shows that much collaboration is present in countries with a mature and professional private employment industry
The key opportunities identified to level up these partnerships are increased functioning of labour markets and increased access to talent for employers
The urgency of these collaborations is underscored by the increased need to support people in making more labour market transition over the course of their lives.
Covid-19 pushed Singaporeans to play a role during the peak of the pandemic, from showing their appreciation for workers on the frontline to volunteering in support of the vulnerable persons of the society.
Singapore United was launched by the Singaporean Government to allow everyone to give their support in a coordinate manner.
The Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association (RCSA) finalised a partnership with the State of Queensland (Australia) to connect professional recruitment and staffing agencies with job seekers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Jobs Finder Programme rewards employment agencies that manage to place job seekers into high priority areas.
The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), in collaboration with a private online education company (Medavarsity) and Nathealth (the health industry body), launched a free training course on Covid-19 understanding and management.
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