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On Sunday, 3 June, we had a good deal of participation in table tennis, and our women’s doubles team made up of Lora Karaim and Amber Hammersland won the gold! KC Challenge
** Singapore, Diversity Week ** As part of the Diversity Week, in the Singapore office, we had an absolutely inspiring talk by Mrs Chris Hortin Tan from Running Hour (http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQKSw) an inclusive running club for people with special needs. Despite only having 5% vision, she could take care of her 2 boys and keeping herself in good shape by exercising regularly participating in marathons and cycling events around the world.
** Zurich, Diversity Week ** Our CEO & CFO in our SCOR office in Switzerland posted his views on their Diversity week. Follow the link to his pulse blog post. "Diversity is a mindset" To foster this attitude, our employees were invited to become more aware of our diverse employee population and to get to know each other better. http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQKSn
** London, Supporting Walk The Walk Charity ** On the night of May 12, a London employee Heather McKay joined around 15,000 others to complete the MoonWalk. A full or half walking marathon through the streets of London at night and several London landmarks, such as the London Eye and HMS Belfast, were lit up in pink in honor of the event ! Walk the Walk is in aid of vital breast cancer causes. All participants, men and women alike, wore bras for the walk :) This year’s MoonWalk has raised over £3.6 million so far. All the money raised goes to the charity Walk the Walk, which has raised more than £125 million over the past 22 years. As for Heather, spurred on by messages of support from family, friends and co-workers she finished the marathon in 8 hours and 40 minutes and said it was a wonderful experience!
Karen Graves (Head of Operations EMEA Hub & Group BCM Manager, SCOR) invited Tali Shlomo (People Engagement Director, The Chartered Insurance Institute) to talk about one of the hot topics shaping workforces recently, which is the Gender Pay Gap. Both Karen and Tali gave a brief explanation of what Gender Pay Gap is and how it’s calculated. Possible actions were brought forward on how to tackle this subject with strength and confidence, as well as the importance of planning a career path, developing talent and future leaders.
Diversity Week - Sydney, Australia. Diversity week talk in Sydney on Mental Health Awareness! Great session with good tips to maintain your Health and Wellbeing for Life! - Nurture your body, eat a healthy diet most of the time. - Do some form of regular physical activity most days. - Get enough sleep most of the time. - Regularly connect with others, family and friends. And develop your resilience by doing new, challenging things that make you a bit uncomfortable to grow confidence. Don’t forget to reward and praise yourself for achieving goals! Speaker Sharon from WayAhead: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQWx6
As part of the SCOR Global Diversity Week in London, we were thrilled to have Hannah Stodel join us. Hannah is a disabled sailor, 4-time Paralympian, triple world champion, motivational speaker and a coach aiming to complete the Vendée Globe in 2020 and achieving potentially 5 world records along the way. If you want to learn more or follow this amazing woman - go to her website and social pages! http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQWrb
** Marketing Intern ** We are looking for a graduate with excellent capabilities to create, edit and work with graphic and video editing software to support & assist SCOR Global Life Marketing team. Are you creative with a strong desire to learn while working in an international & dynamic corporate environment? Our preferred candidate is also a team player, well organized, collaborative and has a strong attention to details. • A good knowledge needed on video editing software (Final CUT PRO / Adobe Premiere Pro / Sony Vegas) • Basic knowledge on graphic design software (Photoshop / InDesign) • Knowledge on Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Word • DSLR recording experience preferred Required Education Enrolled in or soon to be Graduate of a Business/Communication School or University. Send applications to londonhr@scor.com
On Tuesday evening we hosted Lee Ridley who performed a stand-up comedy under the name “Lost Voice Guy” Lee, who is a writer, journalist and comedian. He is disabled as result of complications at 6 month old which resulted in Lee developing cerebral palsy which left him unable to speak. To perform, he pre-programs his routines into a voice synthesizer on his tablet computer called Speak It. He performed to the audience making jokes about his own disability but also highlighting awareness of his condition. He may not be able to talk but he definitely had something to communicate and his comedy left attendees speechless entertained For more information visit his website http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQWmK and social networks @LostVoiceGuy
Tuesday's Diversity Week session was hosted by Karen Graves - Head of Operations EMEA Hub & Group BCM Manager at SCOR, James Mee - Head of Corpotate Insurance at RPC and Theresa Farrenson - Technology Business Partner at AON. They are all members of LINK (the London Market’s LGBT Insurance Network) and came to talk with us about the organisation and promote it in the market. They highlighted the barriers that often have to be faced and demostrated the power of networking as part of the SCOR Diversity programme. The focus of the discussion was on the importance of role models and how Allies are key to supporting colleagues. They shared personal experiences with the audience and stressed the importance of having an inclusive workplace. Since Link’s launch in 2013, the membership has grown to over 800 individuals, representing over 300 organisations. For more information http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQWp1
