Millennials have had more than their fair share of bad press lately. Dubbed the ‘go nowhere’ generation, they’re often associated with a lazy, risk-averse attitude, but are they just misunderstood? With inspirational millennial entrepreneurs making headlines and many businesses investing in a millennial workforce, it would seem so. Nick Pollitt, managing director of office furniture
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The smartest ways to access private healthcare
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Many people in the UK think that private healthcare is not affordable or accessible. With less than 10% of UK citizens using private health insurance, the majority are happy to use NHS healthcare which is either free or a fraction of the price. The only issue is that with the NHS comes long waiting lists
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Reporting the gender pay gap: a three-step process
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Reporting the gender pay gap is likely to be a lot more complex than we all first believed. The requirements are fairly straight forward – publish six pay averages relating to men and women. However, to understand the results, the analysis will need to go a lot deeper than the legal requirements and there is
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The impact of effective lighting in the workplace
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In today’s performance-driven society, employee productivity is the key to success for many businesses. No longer is it enough to provide workers with the right tools to do their jobs properly. From the chairs and desks they sit on, to the facilities and office buildings they work in, it is becoming increasingly important to consider
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The psychology of job burnout: Burnout symptoms & recovery
by Jon Sumner • • 0 Comments
You’re accountable for create working conditions which do not place unnecessary stress on your staff and which help them feel motivated. This is easier said than done. According to the Harvard Business Review, job burnout is reaching epidemic proportions in modern workplaces. Causes of occupational burnout It’s a decades-old statistic, but still striking. More heart
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Resource management strategies for food businesses
by Jon Sumner • • 0 Comments
As a new generation of Londoners passes up long restaurant lunches in favour of adventurous food truck cuisine, entrepreneurs from all walks of life are reinventing themselves as food business owners. If you’re new to the food industry, or are thinking of making your culinary dream come true, here are four resource management tips that
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Five science-backed tips for boosting productivity in office meetings
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Productivity is one business buzzword that isn’t going away anytime soon – and with figures suggesting that UK productivity is well below that of other European countries, it’s no wonder more focus is being placed on finding ways to improve productivity levels in the workplace, particularly in office meetings. We’ve all been in meetings that
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Get more from your employees through giving back
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With a job market that is now candidate-led, companies are going to increasingly great lengths to retain and attract employees – offering more perks, such as free lunches or gym memberships, to revamping work spaces to make room for foosball tables and nap pods. But, you may be running the risk of overlooking what really
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How to improve your recruitment success as a small business
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
If you struggle to recruit the best talent or to fill certain positions within your business, then you are not alone. A new survey from Forde HR Cloud reveals that as many as two in every three business managers admit to struggling when it comes to recruiting staff. While every business has its unique issues,
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11 simple ways to improve your business without spending a penny
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As a business owner, one of the important things you will always think about is how to increase the value of your business at the lowest possible cost. Whether you run a one-man trade service, or a 100-staff company, maintaining a healthy, efficient going concern is a critical to business’s success. You want to be
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