Group aims to have €1bn-a-year plant-based foods business by 2028, after success of its vegan productsUnilever has said expanding its range of plant-based foods is one of its new strategic priorities as the FTSE 100 company zooms in on the fastest-growing consumer markets.The group, which is behind household names such as Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream, Marmite and Dove soap, wants to have a €1bn(£865m)-a-year plant-based foods business in five to seven years’ time. That compares with a €200m business today. Continue reading...

04 Feb 2021 17:55 ✍️ RSS THE GUARDIAN

Businesses are becoming increasingly aware that exhaustion is a ticking timebombCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThis week, staff at Nike’s headquarters in Oregon breathed a prolonged sigh of relief, after learning that they were getting a week off to de-stress and recover from the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic.In an open message to staff posted on LinkedIn, Nike’s senior manager of global marketing science, Matt Marrazzo, told staff: “In a year (or two) unlike any other, taking time for rest and recovery is key to performing well and staying sane.” Continue reading...

03 Sep 2021 12:05 ✍️ RSS THE GUARDIAN

Many businesses are realising that, after 18 months at home, employees need special welcomesFree breakfast, candy floss on demand or a gift of corporate-branded merchandise – these are just some of the perks and incentives being offered by office-based employers to entice their workers back to their desks after a year and a half at home.The City of London Corporation, the governing body for the capital’s Square Mile, welcomed workers back by jointly staging a free-to-enter “beerfest” last Thursday, where colleagues could get together over a pint and street food. Continue reading...

12 Sep 2021 08:15 ✍️ RSS THE GUARDIAN

As staff are urged to stop working from home, employees report feeling less resilient and stressed Workers feel under pressure to disguise their mental health struggles from colleagues despite feeling less able to cope than they did before the pandemic, according to research released as the government advocates a return to the workplace.About half (51%) of respondents to a survey said they felt under pressure to put on a brave face at work, while four in 10 said they felt less resilient since the Covid crisis struck. Continue reading...

04 Aug 2021 05:00 ✍️ RSS THE GUARDIAN

Guardian analysis shows young black workers hit disproportionately hard by Covid pandemic ‘The spark was lit’: how Brixton riots changed black politics in UKBrixton riots 40 years on: ‘A watershed moment for race relations’Young black workers have been hit disproportionately hard during the pandemic, according to Guardian analysis, with more than 40% unemployed – three times worse than white workers of the same age.Forty years on from the Brixton riots, which spread across the UK during a recession in which black people lost their jobs in disproportionate numbers, experts are warning that coronavirus has exposed deep-rooted inequalities that still exist in the employment market. Continue reading...

11 Apr 2021 14:00 ✍️ RSS THE GUARDIAN

Hundreds of couriers across England demonstrate against treatment by online food delivery companyHundreds of Deliveroo couriers mounted protests against their treatment by the takeaway delivery group on Wednesday as the company marked its first day of open trading on the London stock market.More than 200 Deliveroo couriers joined a demonstration in London, riding their bicycles and mopeds from the Deliveroo HQ in central London, according to the strike’s organisers, the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB). Continue reading...

07 Apr 2021 17:31 ✍️ RSS THE GUARDIAN

Owners say taking four-legged friends to work helps tackle loneliness and livens up Zoom callsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage“Dogs are just like ‘play, eat, sleep’ – they bring me back into the moment. I think we can all learn something from that,” says Carole Henderson, who has been taking her “furry backup” to the office for the last few months.They are not so good at making the tea and things get a bit rowdy when the delivery man comes round, but Henderson’s labradors Barney and Rusty, and labradoodle Lily, have been her sidekicks for the last decade. As well as being excellent foot-warmers, they have helped her emotionally with getting through solo months in the office. Continue reading...

06 Apr 2021 10:40 ✍️ RSS THE GUARDIAN