Monthly Archives: July 2017

Apprenticeship levy galvanising HR strategies of major employers

The introduction of the apprenticeship levy offers organisations an opportunity to galvanise thinking around the sourcing and the development of future talent. That is according to the latest research from talent acquisition and management firm, Alexander Mann Solutions: The Apprenticeship Levy – How to turn a major social change (or an unwanted tax) into a
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How to support the wellbeing of younger employees

Large or small. B2B or B2C. Profit or not-for-profit. UK or abroad. Employee wellbeing forms an important part of every business’ set-up. With stakeholders to please, profits to hit and deadlines to meet, employee wellbeing can often be overlooked and put on the back-burner. If this sounds like you, then you’re missing out. Kay Bardgett,
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3.5 million British workers plan a ‘safety net’ business in the coming year​

A new study by AXA suggests that the massive shift towards self-employment seen in the UK is set to accelerate in the next twelve months. One explanation offered is that many seek a safety net as they feel their current employment is insecure. And people working in corporate or professional roles are most likely to
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All work and no play – Small business managers don’t go on holiday

Bosses in more than half (52 per cent) of all small businesses – representing 2.86 million firms in the UK say they only took five days holiday or less during all of last year, with a fifth (21 per cent) not taking any days off at all, according to the Aldermore SME Future Attitudes report. Trying to
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Mind the (breach) gap: Businesses confident on their cyber security

Despite the increasing number of data breaches and nearly 1.4 billion data records being lost or stolen in 2016, the vast majority of IT professionals still believe perimeter security is effective at keeping unauthorised users out of their networks. However, companies are under investing in technology that adequately protects their business, according to the findings
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