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What can we learn from the vocal performance of presidential candidates?

Despite being incredibly different, the voices of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both demonstrate why companies should include audio as a key part of the marketing mix, according to Dan Lafferty, director of music and voice for PHMG. The audio branding specialist has analysed speeches given by the two presidential candidates, which reveal that their voices
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Breaking the bank: The real cost of staff breaks at work

If you’re an employer, you’ll keep a close eye on your finances — but just how much are staff breaks costing you? Paper cup and disposable catering company, Inn Supplies, suggests that it could be costing more than you think. The new research breaks down exactly how much little staff breaks can add up to cost
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Low cost Christmas perks more important to employees

Less than half (43 per cent) of employees believe free and negligible cost rewards are most important at Christmas perks, more so than bonuses, according to new research from Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services. In a survey of 1000 consumers, 19 per cent said extra holiday, 16 per cent chose flexible working or early finishes,
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Disability award winners announced this month

The awards go to companies that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to employing, working with and doing business with disabled people.  They recognise organisations that exhibit leading practice within the ten criteria of the Disability Standard, with special recognition for disability champions – employees who have taken a leading role in making their organisations disability smart. The
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can help manage stress at work

Stress affects the majority of companies, with 73 per cent of firms saying that stress has been an issue for them in the last three years, but cognitive behavioural therapy can help manage the problem, according to new research from Jelf Employee Benefits. Further, 85 per cent of companies believe it will be an increasing
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UK workers with mental health problems contribute £226 billion to UK GDP

People with mental health problems deliver significantly more value than costs for the UK economy, new research from Mental Health Foundation and Unum reveals. The report entitled Added Value: Mental Health as a workplace asset, includes a new economic analysis by Oxford Economics which quantifies for the first time that people with mental health problems
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Fight cyber crime by sharing hacking experiences, businesses urged

Jason Fry, cyber security specialist at PAV IT Services says that he is not convinced that companies that have suffered cyber attacks would be open and honest about it, through fear of criticism. ‘However, this is the only way companies will learn, benefit and ultimately reduce the likelihood of an attack,’ he says. Cyber crime has remained
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Are your junior staff happy? This survey says they probably aren’t

Some 62 per cent of junior staff believe they deserve to earn a higher wage and almost half (46 per cent) feel overworked, according to a study by OfficeGenie.co.uk. Junior staff members feel more negative about work (24 per cent before work and 22 per cent after work) than any other level of seniority. Respondents are
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Call for companies that don’t pay interns to be exposed

Mullins, the founder of Pimlico Plumbers, has expressed his views ahead of Conservative MP Alec Shelbrooke introducing a private members bill in Parliament this Friday (November 4th), calling for a ban on unpaid internships. The entrepreneur, who claims to always pays interns working in his London-based business, also believes that not paying interns puts those young people from
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SME manufacturers stuck with unsold stock

The Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA) notes that this figure is up from £4.87 billion last year, with the value tied up in unsold stock remaining stubbornly high over the last five years despite hopes that the fragile economic recovery would allow businesses to clear unsold stock. The value of this inventory currently amounts to
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