Millennials, and their more junior demographic ‘Generation Z’, have become increasingly significant for businesses not only because they differ considerably to any generation before them in terms of their approach to work, but also because they outnumber almost all previous age groups. In fact, Millennials are set to make up 50 per cent of the
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Don’t beat the millennials – join them!
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Millennials. Employers have denounced them as a generation who require constant affirmation in order to get hard work out of them. But what if we have it all wrong? What if the secret to our techno-centric future is unequivocally tied up not so much in our acceptance of Generation Y – aka the millennials –
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Six reasons why you should invest in training
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Business energy provider, Love Energy Savings surveyed more than 1,400 people and find almost half of them (49 per cent) don’t believe that their employer is offering them enough learning and development opportunities through training. The week commencing 15th May 2017 marks the start of Learning at Work Week. The week encourages businesses of all shapes and
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National Mental Health Week: How to ensure your employees have good mental health
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We’re in the midst of National Mental Health Week (8th-14th May) – an event which seeks to raise awareness of mental health issues, and uncover why too few people in the UK have good mental health and are struggling to cope with the pressures and demands of life. A recent research report from the CIPD, the
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Should employees be answering emails and calls outside of office hours?
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We live in a world more connected than ever before, thanks to the progression of technology. With the popularity of social media, smartphones and tablets, we are able to stay in touch with pretty much anyone in the world at the click of a button, and that is truly a marvel. However, this has greatly
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Inspiring your team with curated chemistry
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To inspire a natural chemistry within a team we need to help everyone in that team understand each other. Really understand each other. Chemistry between two or more people is natural. Often we can get in the way of this organic chemistry simply by our judgement of others. As humans, we innocently really buy into
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The best talent already works for you – but you don’t know it
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Ensuring employees are in the right roles will be the biggest opportunity for businesses in the immediate future according to a poll of over 3,000 senior HR professionals carried out by Alexander Mann Solutions. In its survey, the global talent acquisition and management specialist finds that 25 per cent of senior HR professionals believe that improving
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How SMEs can break down recruitment barriers and lead a talent revolution
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The use of impenetrable ‘business-speak’ in job descriptions has now become a ‘major barrier’ for young job seekers attempting to enter the workforce for the first time. A recent study from the Business in the Community and the City & Guilds Group found that jargon-fuelled job descriptions are acknowledged as one of the primary obstacles
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How to motivate employees on temporary contracts
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According to figures from The International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies, the UK has the highest number of employees on temporary contracts in Europe, with temps representing over 5 per cent of the UK workforce. With such a large proportion of temporary workers contributing to the UK’s workforce, this group is an integral part of business
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What SMEs can learn when comparing the military to civilian workplaces
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Small businesses are at the heart of the UK’s productivity, responsible for generating two thirds of all private sector jobs and around half of the country’s GDP. Continued growth, however, faces a risk of being overshadowed by the challenges employers are facing in recruiting highly-skilled employees, with concern rising year on year. While the government
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