From our blogs:
- International Women in Engineering Day
Saturday 23 June is International Women in Engineering Day. We talk to Philippa Page, hard services manager for Sodexo’s Nestle PTC contract, to learn more about her role and career in engineering. #raisingthebar ... - Rachel Jones working parent podcast
Rachel Jones, head of talent for Sodexo UK & Ireland, talks about how she’s been able to build a career whilst being a mum of two small children. Rachel (pictured left) talks about her experiences and what she has, and hasn’t, needed to compromise on. The interview is conducted by Liz Marlow (pictured right), social media manager and co-founder […] ... - Post-Natal Depression: An Employee’s Experience
This time last year I described myself as a wife, a daughter, an auntie, a writer, a trainer. Also sub-fertile, unexplained infertility. So add confused, vulnerable and angry to the list. The world didn’t see me – they saw a smile, my deep set habitual insecurities bubbled and sometimes surfaced, but I showed a smile. I dealt with 2 years of… ... - Prison Custody Officer to Senior Manager
Looking back on almost 10 years with Sodexo, David Gouldthorpe gave us an insight into his journey from Prison Custody Officer to Head of Residence. ... - Committed to protecting our planet
On June 5, coinciding with World Environment Day, we have published a document outlining our environmental commitments ... - Sodexo’s quest to deinstitutionalise school dinners
Since joining Sodexo’s schools business in May 2017, Rosie Molinari BSc MSc RNutr (Public Health), our public health marketing manager, has been steering our new approach on school food. She brings a wealth of knowledge from years spent working in public health, specifically with local authorities and school caterers. Working with our schools she has […] ... - HCA Conference – ‘Delivering Today, Enhancing Tomorrow’
The Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) was founded to promote, develop and improve catering standards in healthcare. A national organisation that represents healthcare catering managers who provide a wide range of food services for patients, visitors and staff in NHS hospitals and healthcare facilities across the UK. Each year the HCA holds its National Leadership & […] ... - IDAHOBIT 18: Enhancing the candidate experience
To mark International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) the team at Sodexo Resourcing HQ wanted to share some insight into the enhancements we have made to our CareersCentre and our introduction of new gender neutral titles so that our candidates feel fully inclusive and comfortable in the application process. ... - Get Ready For IDAHOBIT!
Every year the global LGBT community identifies one specific focus for the celebrations of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) which is recognised in more than 130 countries, including 37 where same-sex acts are illegal. The leads to lots of activity, with 1,600 events reported from 1280 organisations in 2014 alone. ... - Enabling positive experiences through emotional intelligent workplaces
World FM Day is here again and another chance for the FM industry to raise awareness of how we can help our clients ‘enable positive experiences’. This year this important day falls just after we have published our 2018 Global Workplace Trends. This year we have focussed on seven trends and for today I feel it apt to talk about… ... - Making the leap: How Sodexo is supporting students with employability skills
This post was written by Tracey Smith, Business Development Director, Student Living by Sodexo Employability is an increasingly hot topic for universities. Universities are judged and ranked on successful entry of their graduates into the workplace, and for students, faced with average debts of more than £50,000, it is imperative that their course and wider university […] ... - A call to arms.. well hands for IDAHOBIT
Last year in the Netherlands, after a brutal homophobic attack on a gay couple who were holding hands in public, loads of allies made a protest by also holding hands in public - read more about this here. ... - Providing healthcare in the justice business
It’s always varied – we provide all aspects of primary care, just as we would in the community, as well as other elements of healthcare such as emergency response, making us ‘primary care plus’! ... - Providing quality of life within student living
I currently manage New Bridge St Residence which is has 417 ensuite rooms, Glenemara House which has 311 rooms with shared bathroom and I also oversee the operational side of the Newcastle Business Clinic. ... - Government Minister Praises Project SEARCH
Employees at North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) – including Sodexo’s FM team – have won praise from the Government Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton, for their part in an innovative project that is helping young people with learning disabilities or autism get into work. Sarah visited NDDH with North Devon MP […] ...