Corporate social responsibility and sustainability

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• Date:

  30 July 2020

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  XpertHR benefits and allowances survey 2020: Childcare benefits, long-service awards and other benefits and allowances

  With organisations often offering upwards of 20 different benefits and allowances to their staff, we look at those beyond health-related benefits, company cars and pensions, to see what else is on offer.

• Date:

  13 May 2020

  Type:

  Case studies

  How COOK is helping people overcome barriers to employment and get back into work

  COOK speaks to XpertHR about its RAW Talent programme, a scheme designed to help those in most need - including the homeless, prison leavers and other people with barriers to employment - back into work.

• Date:

  9 April 2020

  Type:

  News

  Emergency Volunteer Leave: What HR needs to know

  Announced in the Coronavirus Bill last month, the Government intends to introduce a temporary right to statutory emergency volunteering leave to enable workers, employees and agency staff to take unpaid leave to volunteer in health and social care.

• Date:

  15 January 2020

  Type:

  Case studies

  How AmcoGiffen introduced a formal volunteering policy offering paid time off for charitable activities

  AmcoGiffen talks to XpertHR about introducing a formal volunteering policy and the impact this has had on employee engagement and company reputation.

• Date:

  24 June 2019

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  XpertHR benefits and allowances survey 2019: Childcare benefits, long-service awards and other benefits and allowances

  Away from health-related benefits, company cars and pensions, there are a host of other benefits available to employers to boost the package they offer to employees. We investigate some of the other benefits available.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Policy on supporting employees doing volunteer work

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.

• Date:

  11 May 2017

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  The future of HR: Embrace technology, but stay human

  Balancing HR technology with a commitment to doing good for society is critical to the future of HR. Michael Carty reports from last month's Westminster Employment Forum conference.

• Type:

  Employment glossary

  Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

  Definition from the XpertHR glossary.