Much like a paid learning sabbatical, we give people funding, time out to study, work experience opportunities and the security of a role. If we see a need to pursue this direction as a business, U-Renew gives people the space and financial support to develop their knowledge and skills and apply their learning in the real world. Sometimes this means taking things in a completely new direction. Through Future-Fit planning, our people are thinking through what they want their working life to look like in the future, and what skills they need to be able to move in the right direction. Working patterns are shifting roles are disappearing and reshaping new skills and ways of working are emerging. U-Work gives me some security of income and keeps me connected to Unilever.” U-Renew Susanna Speirs, our Senior Legal Counsel, explains: “I’d decided to leave Unilever to pursue a new venture that would allow me to work from home during school hours so I could spend more time with my children while they’re young. A seemingly impossible bind, until she discovered U-Work. We piloted U-Work in the UK and it’s now live in seven countries including Malaysia, Argentina and South Africa, with more planned for 2022.Ī member of our UK legal team wanted to spend more time with her family, and to be able to help part-time at a friend’s legal firm without sacrificing her job at Unilever. Managers have access to skilled people who are familiar with Unilever and can hit the ground running, avoiding the hidden costs of finding freelance workers and getting them up to speed. And it allows people to travel or study without sacrificing their jobs. It allows working parents to manage their time more effectively. It helps people who want to reduce their working hours as they get older. This more flexible way of working brings many benefits. And they get paid for each assignment when they’re working. They can design work patterns that suit them – anything from a few days a week for a few months, to short, concentrated bursts of full-time with breaks in-between. They get a monthly retainer and specially designed suite of benefits whether they’re working on an assignment or not. They work on varying assignments, and between assignments are free to do other things that are important to them. People in U-Work don’t have a fixed role. U-Work gives employees the freedom and flexibility associated with contract roles with the security and benefits typically linked to permanent roles. And they’re promoting chances to learn and work differently – so that people can enjoy a rewarding working life, both now and in the future. They’re also making sure we can meet the needs of an increasingly automated workplace, where jobs are broken into tasks and projects. Our new ways of working are, ultimately, all about helping people stay employed and making sure we have the resources we need as a business. Pioneer new models to provide our employees with flexible employment options by 2030.
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