1. The Wire – Issue 102 18.09.12
18/09/12
Richard McGrath proves himself worthy of Ironman status for charity Scope
With his motivational “mind over matter” motto to spur him on, Adecco Group’s Richard McGrath
recently took part in Bolton’s 2012 UK Ironman Triathlon.
Modis talks IT trends with Computer Weekly
MD Sid Barnes talks to Computer Weekly about the state of the IT market.
Long servers lunch: celebrating ten years+ service
Invites are now winging their way to Adecco Group’s most longstanding colleagues.
Hyphen raises money and miles in ‘Focus on CSR’ day
In the first of their brand-wide CSR days, hyphen has clocked up the miles for Win4Youth, raised
vital funds for local charities, and increased their profile nationwide.
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2. The Wire – Issue 102 18.09.12
Regulars
Payroll information
Payday and deadlines for new starter paperwork
Coming soon
Dates for your diary
Long service list
Colleagues celebrating a 5, 10, 15 or 20+ year milestone
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3. The Wire – Issue 102 18.09.12
Richard McGrath proves himself worthy of Ironman status for
charity Scope
With his motivational “mind over matter” motto to spur him on, Adecco Group’s Richard McGrath
recently took part in Bolton’s 2012 UK Ironman Triathlon. Not only was it his first Ironman, it was his first
ever triathlon.
Described as “always looking for his next challenge”, Richard didn’t sign up for the mammoth challenge
for his own reasons alone; he was also keen to raise vital funds for Scope — a charity that works with
disabled people and their families, to offer the everyday support that can dramatically change lives.
The Triathlon itself consisted of a 2.4 mile open water swim, followed by a 113 mile bike ride, and
concluded in a marathon 26.2 mile run — raced in that order, and without a break. The challenge was
daunting to the extreme, but Richard was motivated in knowing what a difference his fundraising could
make to those affected by disabilities across England and Wales, and managed to complete the course
in an impressive 14 hours, 14 minutes — showing that anything is possible.
Richard’s Just Giving page is still open for donations, and any additional contributions to this
worthwhile cause would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.justgiving.com/Rick-McGrath
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4. The Wire – Issue 102 18.09.12
Modis talks IT trends with with Computer Weekly
Modis recently gained some excellent
coverage in leading IT industry publication
Computer Weekly, which features Managing
Director Sid Barnes talking about the state
of the IT market, current IT trends, and
vacancy and salary data.
You can watch the video here:
http://www.computerweekly.com/video/State-
of-play-in-the-IT-market-IT-education
With a 40 year heritage and a print readership
of over 130,000, the coverage in Computer
Weekly will significantly raise the profile of the
brand within the IT industry. Going forward,
Modis will be producing IT focused content on
a monthly basis for Computer Weekly to
review.
This is a great win for Modis.
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5. The Wire – Issue 102 18.09.12
Long servers lunch: celebrating ten years+ service
Every year, Adecco Group recognizes loyal colleagues who have committed ten or more
years of their careers to the Group, and rewards them with an all-expenses-paid, slap up
lunch to celebrate the milestone.
Invites have now been sent out to everyone who has worked at Adecco Group for ten years or
more, and we’ll be bringing you a full write up of the event after your long serving colleagues have
enjoyed the spoils of their service.
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6. The Wire – Issue 102 18.09.12
Hyphen raises money and miles in 'Focus on CSR' day
BBP triumphs in hyphen’s ‘Focus on CSR’ day
As the first in a series of ‘focus days’, in which hyphen will be implementing a range of initiatives as
part of their Great Place to Work EAG programme, hyphen recently staged a ‘Focus on CSR’ day.
The day involved over 200 clients, colleagues, contractors and Employed Consultants, and raised
over £1,500 for selected charities, including Paralympics GB, as well as contributing significant
Win4Youth miles.
In hyphen’s main offices and across a number of key customer onsite locations, the teams were
challenged to come up with a ‘triathlon’ of events to raise money for a number of good causes, in
keeping with the Olympic and Paralympic spirit.
A real team effort
Birmingham Business Park soaked up the action by conducting their own triathlon, which included
static bike riding, space hopper relay, and hoopla. They even persuaded many Adecco colleagues
from the first floor to join in with their efforts.
As reported in last week’s Wire, Keele’s National Recruitment Centre staged a sports day
(complete with fancy dress), and further south at Legal and General in Kingswood the team kicked
off the day with a game of office chair rugby — but soon moved on to a relay marathon and ping
pong championship once they realised that office chairs were not built to withstand a battering
from opposition players!
Meanwhile at Aviva London, the team got off to an early start with a 100km cycle ride, while the
Aviva York team took part in a triathlon covering 100km with 15 clients, which included a walk
along the York Walls, a Wii Hula Hoop Challenge, and a Paralympic Games Quiz.
At Everything Everywhere, activities were held at their three largest sites — including a 10k run
around the Hatfield site, a spin cycle class for 23 people in Bristol, and swimming events in
Newcastle; and at National Grid in Warwick, Jessica Bailey brought in her Paralympics torch and
accepted donations to Paralympics GB in return for photos with the torch. Members of the National
Grid team clocked up additional Win4Youth miles by running, cycling and rowing in the onsite gym.
At the Bouverie Street Head Office, Mannie Neville got into the competitive spirit: “It was more like
a decathlon than a triathlon of events here at the Hazlitt House stadium in London — we even had
an official games maker in attendance!”
The winners
To reward the admirable efforts of the hyphen teams far and wide, medals were awarded for the
best CSR initiatives.
Scooping up the gold was the hyphen team at Birmingham Business Park, who clocked up a
massive 581km for Win4Youth — and raised over £450 for Paralympics GB. The essence of the
day was summed up by one of our BBP colleagues: “Everyone’s spirits have been lifted today and
we have raised a great amount for charity. It truly was a Great Place to Work.”
The silver medal was shared by the Everything Everywhere team who raised a staggering £867,
and the Aviva team who got many of their client contacts involved; while the bronze medal was
awarded to the Keele NRC team for their inventive school sports day and fancy dress.
‘Honourable mentions’ also went to the National Grid team, Legal & General team, and the
London-based Permanent Recruitment Practise.
In total, the hyphen CSR day raised over £1,500 for Paralympics GB and other selected charities,
and clocked up over 1,000 miles for Win4Youth.
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7. The Wire – Issue 102 18.09.12
Long service list
Raise a toast to the dedicated colleagues celebrating a 5, 10, 15 or 20+ year anniversary in
the coming week. Thank you for your talent, commitment and loyalty. Enjoy your special
day.
Colleagues celebrating a 20-year anniversary:
Allison Skeggs - Hatfield, Hyphen
Colleagues celebrating a 10-year anniversary:
Richard Hatchett - Manchester, Badenoch & Clark
Kelly Warren - Kendal, Adecco Retail
Amanda Todd - York, Spring Personnel
Colleagues celebrating a 5 year anniversary:
Kim Macdonald - York, Spring Personnel
Leanne Edouard-Betsy - Strategic Accounts
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8. The Wire – Issue 102 18.09.12
Payroll information
Pay day is Friday, 28 September. The deadline for returning employee paperwork including signed
contracts and P45s for the HR admin team was 5pm on Monday, 10 September.
You can contact the team at 3010 The Crescent, Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park,
Birmingham B37 7YE.
T. 0845 337 0464
F. 0844 844 7675
E. HR@adecco.co.uk
New starter pay dates
New starters joining before the 16th of the month will be paid on the 28th of the month in which
you begin work, (subject to receiving all of the above paperwork).
Starters after the 16th of the month will be paid on the 28th of the following month.
Starters and leavers
Please inform HR of any new starters, leavers or changes in terms and conditions by completing
the online forms on MyHR.
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9. The Wire – Issue 102 18.09.12
Coming soon
• The launch of Adecco Group’s first official job board myfuturerole.com
• The launch of the rebranded Ajilon website
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