Engaging Young Professionals
22 / 07 / 2014
"Every generation gets a negative label when it enters the workforce. Once we take time to understand the motivations and mindset of younger people; working with them, selling to them, and managing them becomes a more successful effort.”Meagan Johnson There’s a lot of talk about how young people who are often referred to as Generation Y (with the follow on...
Knowledge in The Round
21 / 07 / 2014
Last week a letter from teachers at Barrowford Primary School to their year six pupils went global on social media. The school in Lancashire wrote to the children telling them to remember ‘the scores will tell you something, but they will not tell you everything....... remember there are many ways of being smart.’ Although this text first came to light...
Manufacturers Achieve Record Low Short-term Sickness Absence
20 / 07 / 2014
Good news for manufacturers! According to a recent survey, sickness absence in the sector is at an all-time low with the average employee taking only 4.9 days’ short-term sickness absence per year. It is believed that greater employer engagement in sickness has helped these figures with the provision of health-related benefits and occupational health assessments – all in the year’s...
How can businesses make home/remote workers feel part of the team?
19 / 07 / 2014
We were recently asked this question by one of our clients and it’s becoming increasingly common. Although remote working didn’t take off to quite the extent that was originally envisaged, it is becoming more and more a feature of working life. Just as there are pros and cons to working on an office with everyone else, so there are pros...
Here Come The Girls? Reshuffle Promotes Women MPs
18 / 07 / 2014
The Cabinet has been reshuffled and there have been a lot of changes. William Hague, has left the Foreign Office and will soon leave elected politics altogether. Philip Hammond, a traditional right-winger, businessman and formerly Defence Secretary, has taken Mr Hague's place at the FCO. Michael Fallon has taken on the MOD after promotion from BIS. Mr Hammond is often...