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A few weeks ago, our London office hosted a business resource group event. In London, we have six local chapters: Pride at Work, Women at Thomson Reuters, the Black Employee Network, the Disability Employee Network, the Early Careers Network, and the Veterans Network. This event provided an excellent opportunity to promote awareness and understanding of the diverse backgrounds and experiences represented throughout our organization. We were able to connect and engage in meaningful conversations. The team was also able to raise £400 for the Trussell Trust, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty in the UK through the bake sale at the event. A big thank you to everyone who came out to connect with our teammates!
"I discovered Thomson Reuters offers a sabbatical program for employees as part of our Flex My way benefits program. The sabbatical program launched last year provides colleagues the opportunity to take up to six months of unpaid leave every five years. After learning more about it, I knew it was the reset I needed." Bethany, a Vice President in Digital Marketing, shares how she was able to find balance and magic through both work and rest as part of her sabbatical journey. Read Bethany's full story here:
"Last week, I made good use of the Thomson Reuters Work from Anywhere policy to visit Singapore, and I was able to check a major item off my bucket list: experience the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. I have wanted to visit Singapore for ages and cherished every minute of this perfect trip. Thank you to all the old and new friends who made time to catch up. I will definitely be back soon!" Melynie, Account Manager, Reuters Professional, Japan
What does connection mean to you? Throughout October, Thomson Reuters has chosen to focus on the importance of connection as we recognize Mental Health Month. Today, in honor of World Mental Health Day, we’re sharing a story from one of our teammates about the power of connection with a colleague who has become a lifelong friend. “I had never been camping, canoeing, or portaging. With my father passing away when I was young, I didn’t get a chance to experience those stereotypical father/son adventures. Now that I am a father of young kids, I want to provide those experiences for my children and I know the benefits it can have to your mental health. So when my friend and colleague, Jeff, invited me to join him and his friends on a group trip to the Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota, I jumped at the opportunity. I landed in Minneapolis carrying my life in two bags and embarked on a week-long adventure that included exploring black sand beaches, navigating challenging portages, encountering a mama moose and her baby, and witnessing shooting stars. I'm thankful for the opportunity to connect with fantastic people in my organization and for a team that allowed me to disconnect from the internet for the first time in my career. If there's one thing I'd like to convey, it's to make the most of your flexible benefits, embrace the unknown, prioritize your mental health, and say yes to life's opportunities.” Jeff, Director of Engineering, United States
From September 12th – 14th, our People, Communications, and Social Impact teams participated in their third annual virtual conference. This three-day event brought together colleagues from different business areas to strengthen bonds, ignite innovation, and enhance the team's global impact. Read our latest Inside Thomson Reuters blog to learn more and discover what it's like working at Thomson Reuters on these teams!
That’s a wrap on our second annual Thomson Reuters Global Volunteer Day! On September 13th, 2023, over 1,300 teammates participated and supported over 100 charitable organizations in 15 countries. Our team volunteered over 6,800 hours, surpassing last year’s total of 5,000 hours! Read more about the day below. A
Our Chief People Officer, Mary Alice Vuicic, just shared her thoughts on the importance of connection in honor of mental health month. Read now:
September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for all Canadians to honor the resilience, dignity and strength of survivors and intergenerational survivors of the residential school system and remember the children who never came home. Orange Shirt Day initiated, and continues to allow for, conversations about residential schools on an international scale, and allows for meaningful discussions of the impacts of residential schools. On September 28th in our Toronto office, the Indigenous Peoples Network and Women at Thomson Reuters business resource groups got together to host a book club on Five Little Indians by Michelle Good.
At Thomson Reuters, we have a legacy of empowering generations of women pursuing technology and computing professions. We’re proud to sponsor the Grace Hopper Celebration – the world’s largest gathering of women and non-binary technologists – and we’re happy to send 50 of our women and non-binary technologists and their allies #WorkingAtTR to the conference. We are also honored to be one of fourteen companies named a leader of AnitaB.org’s Top Companies for Women Technologists, a program that recognizes companies building workplaces where women can thrive. The program analyzes gender and racial data of the technical representation, as well as organizational programs and policies tied to structural equity. AnitaB.org shares benchmarked data and insights with participating companies so they can continue to build more equitable and inclusive workplaces.
On Wednesday, September 13, our global teams spent the day volunteering for causes most important to them, such as animal welfare, civil rights, education, healthcare, human services, hunger, homelessness, and environmental issues. More than 50 teammates served as captains for Global Volunteer Day and planned 60 group volunteer events. Check out a few pictures from our volunteer events, and stay tuned for our recap blog post that will share more on the impact of the day.
