advo news roundup

advo’s staff magazine

The week of the first lockdown advo launched it’s first staff newspaper. There had previously been regular staff updates but nothing that was specifically designed to bring people together now we were allworking apart.

When advo launched a newspaper with the aim of keeping all remote staff connected and highlight that there was some good news in the world in amongst all the doom and gloom and it was not imagined that nearly a year later it would still be a useful and popular benefit to staff. With the onset of a new lockdown, the 32nd issue relaunched as the ‘ADVONIAN’ magazine, a permanent fixture within the advo group of companies The magazine has expanded its remit to keep everyone informed about the group as a whole and not just focus on the good news, but all the news and advo business updates.

The latest edition featured advo staff recreating famous movie scenes.

advo integrates sagegreen hr into its employer solutions proposition

advo has announced the integration of Sagegreen HR into its new branding, combining nation wide specialist HR advice and guidance with expert Employee Benefits advice and outsourced Payroll advice and support. advo’s HR Consultants will now be able to further enhance their client experience through the integration with advo-one, the revolutionary, new platform – which enables organisations to manage their employee benefits, absence management and payroll through a single, secure login.

people moves and new faces

advo embarks on a phased return to the office

Jessica Cairn, advo’s new digital marketing executive (above) and Nicki Young, Payroll Manager Despite the third lockdown, advo has continued to not only survive, but thrive. Once again, advo has a number of new starters, which has allowed internal moves and promotions within the group. Since the last advocate magazine, advo has had five new starters; Nicki Young, Payroll Manager, Jessica Cairn, Digital Marketing Executive, and Victoria Barber, Sophie Dyer and Josie Milne who join our Account Services team.

advo has the policy of recruiting from within wherever possible with the following positions all filled with advonians; • Ellie Sultana steps in as interim Employee Benefits Manager • Nic Draycott is now Hub Admin manager • Chloe Luff takes on a new role in the Finance department • Lucy I steps up as the Account Support Manager

Colin Boxall, advo’s Executive Director, welcomed the new people and congratulated the people moving into their new roles, also commenting “the lockdown has had a knock-on effect and we have had to be adaptable moving to fully virtual learning, which has been challenging given the complexity of some of the new roles.”

advo have reorganised the offices in line with government COVID-19 guidelines, with plexiglass partitions, re-organised seating, hand sanitising stations, visors, a one way system and non-touch entry points.

advo are embarking on a phased return, with departments split into ‘working bubbles’, working from the office on a rotation basis.

Nadiya Gregory, Business Development Manager at advo comments “A gradual return to the office has raised feelings of both excitement and nerves for many staff at advo. As a growing business, there have been numerous new starters, change of roles and promotions in the last year. People are at the heart of what we do, so ensuring they receive the best training and exposure to the business was our primary driving factor when opening the office up to these staff members. It’s been great seeing people face to face!”