Modis and Roevin teams raised over £1,000 for charity through a grueling triathlon. Modis recently hosted a roundtable discussion on the future of IT with senior leaders from companies like Lloyds and Barclays. Colleagues have less than a week left to nominate standout performers in Central Services for awards. The rollout of Lyreco as the sole stationary supplier for Adecco Group has been successful so far.

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Roevin and Modis raise over £1,000 in gruelling triathlon
In a show stopping effort to raise money for the British Paralympic Association, teams from Modis
and Roevin recently took part in the Tatton Park Triathlon
The future of IT: a Modis roundtable
Modis recently facilitated a roundtable on the future of IT in central London, with senior IT leaders
from such companies as Lloyds, Barclays, and Kingston Smith Consulting.
Central Services: you have less than one week to vote
With the deadline for Q3 superstars fast approaching, it’s time to get your nominations in.
Lyreco: Adecco Group’s sole stationary supplier
It’s been four months since Lyreco became our sole provider of stationery, and so far, the roll-out
has been a huge success.
Regulars
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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
Roevin and Modis raise over £1,000 in gruelling triathlon
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In a show stopping effort to raise money for the British Paralympic Association, teams
from Modis and Roevin recently took part in the Tatton Park Triathlon — and thanks to
the generosity of Adecco Group colleagues, they’ve pulled in an impressive £1,020.
Craig Slater, who organised the intercompany Triathlon challenge and “convincingly beat all
of the Roevin and Modis competitors”, gave us the following quote:
“Risin' up straight to the top
Had the guts, got the glory
Went the distance
Now I'm not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive”
Inspiring sentiment, I’m sure you’ll agree. And in the spirit of ‘going the distance’, the
kilometres covered by each team (and Craig) are listed below.
• Adecco: 427 km
• Roevin: 1,635 km
• Modis: 89.25 km
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The team is still accepting donations, so if you’d like to help them raise even more, visit their
JustGiving page to make a secure donation, here: https://www.justgiving.com/roevinmodis2012
On behalf of Roevin and Modis, thank you for your continued support.
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Modis talks IT trends with with Computer Weekly
On 13 September, Modis facilitated an interactive roundtable discussion on the future of IT
at a 5* hotel located near Liverpool Street, London.
Companies including Barclays, Lloyds, Leapfrog Communications, Simms, Kingston Smith
Consulting and of course Modis engaged in a two hour discussion which covered the following
topics:
• Who today’s IT people really are
• How they connect with other core business functions
• Whether organisations are making the best use of the technology available
• How regulation can keep up with technology advances
• Where IT sits within business as a function
• What the future shape of the function will look like
• The Talent Pool
• The Role of education
• Whether UK IT has a unique selling proposition for the global economy
It was great to have attendees from Unlocking Britain’s Potential join in the debate at the Modis
event and it is very clear that the thoughts and concerns shared a year ago at the UBP
roundtables are still being echoed today. A key theme is that the current education system is still
failing both young people and the employers.
Full discussion notes from the event are now available on the Modis website. For more
information, please contact Sarah Cooke at sarah.cooke@adecco.co.uk.
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Central Services: you have less than a week to go
On 23 November, Adecco Group’s superstars will be wined and dined by CEO Peter Searle
at Babylon’s Kensington Roof Gardens. The highest earners across the Group will be
automatically nominated, but those in Central Services still have time to vote.
If you’re in Central Services and want to put forward a colleague, you can vote here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XGVR2NW; or if you think you deserve to win, you still have
time to ask your colleagues to vote for you.
Once all of the Central Services nominations are in, the Incentives Committee will put forward
a shortlist to the Board who will then have the very difficult task of whittling it down to just
seven deserving winners.
We’ve already received 118 nominations, so keep them coming in.
Voting closes at 17:30 on Friday 28 September. Not long to go, so why not give the
chance of winning one last push?
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Lyreco: Adecco Group’s sole stationary supplier
It’s been four months since Lyreco became Adecco Group’s sole provider of stationery,
and so far, the roll-out has been a huge success. But we wanted to send you a quick
reminder of the main points:
• Lyreco now replaces all other suppliers across the Group for stationery and office supply
products
• All orders should to be placed online www.lyreco.co.uk using your log in and password
• Lyreco has a core list of items that Adecco has identified as being the most appropriate
and fit for business, so always use the core list of items (which can be can be found on
Ourspace) when ordering
• Branch locations should adhere to their allotted stationery budget
• Any orders for items not included on the core list, or over budget, will require approval
online by Procurement
If you are unable to find the item that you require online, please ring Lyreco customer services on
0845 758 1208, as they can obtain most items. Approval by Procurement will still form part of the
online process for special orders.
Lyreco will shortly be carrying out a satisfaction survey, so if you get invited to take part, please
give honest feedback.
For any issues concerning log ins or passwords, please ring Lyreco customer services on 0845
758 1208.
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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:
Carmel Forshaw - Adecco Retail Liverpool - Chapel Street
Colleagues celebrating a 15-year anniversary:
Mark Williamson - hyphen – Birmingham
Colleagues celebrating a 10-year anniversary:
Christopher Wright - Modis International International – Eindhoven
Colleagues celebrating a 5 year anniversary:
Hemali Shah - Central Services London - Bouverie Street
Michelle Hart - Office Angels Banbury - High Street
Carly Knight - Office Angels Bromley - High Street
Jessica Hardie - Spring Personnel London - Oxford Street
Susan Perry - Spring Personnel London - Oxford Street
Mahta Mehari - Adecco Retail London - Canary Wharf
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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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Coming soon
Adecco Group Solutions - Wednesday 7 November – Central London
London Collaboration Forum
This forum will discuss the impact of pension auto enrollment on local government organisations.
hyphen - Tuesday 20 November – Central London
Effective stakeholder engagement using social media
This session looks to promote the findings of hyphen’s latest round of research and give guidance
on best practice in the use of social media to senior level HR professionals.
For more information on either of these events please contact Peter Scoffham -
peter.scoffham@adecco.co.uk
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