Category: Employee Experience

UK Economy Needs New Emphasis on Up-Skilling the Existing Workforce

GDP estimate expected to highlight on-going need to reskill to secure growth Experts will be watching to see whether the balance of the UK economy has continued to shift after GDP figures published on Thursday. As construction and industrial production sectors...

Factories Forecast to Shed Tens of Thousands of Jobs in 2016

Manufacturers’ organisation EEF predicts sector will see modest growth but cautious mood will prompt further cuts to UK jobs and investment, republished from The Guardian British manufacturers will shed tens of thousands of jobs next year as they battle a tough...

Having One Coffee Too Many?

London Bound British Entrepreneurs Spending Nearly £6,000 a Year Unnecessarily To Pass Time In Between Meetings Entrepreneurs and business people are spending around three hours a week in cafés, hotel lobbies, and clubs in between business meetings Entrepreneurs and business people typically...

Business Development Sectors Failing to Use Employee Feedback to Drive Strategic Change

Questback research finds 42% of companies only survey staff every two years Organisations see the importance of listening to employees, but are failing to collect feedback often enough and are only using it tactically, rather than strategically. These are the headline...

Workplace Adjustments Can Be a Helping Hand

New research cites workplace adjustments and organisational values as biggest aids to retention of disabled employees New research carried out by Business Disability Forum (BDF) finds good workplace adjustment processes and organisational values to be the most important aids to the...

UK’s Marketing Professionals Fear Getting Fat When Working from Home

Almost one third of professionals worry about the effects of excessive snacking when working from home The UK has been dubbed the ‘fat man of Europe’ and it seems working from home could be contributing to our expanding waistlines. Almost a third...

Bad News Boss, Your Friend Request on Facebook Is Deleted

35% of UK employees surveyed said they would accept some work colleagues as ‘friends’ on Facebook, but NOT their managers. 15% wouldn’t accept ANY work colleagues as ‘friends’ on Facebook. Those working in the finance sector are the most likely to be...

Our Business Principles Can Be Found On Walls within Our Offices

Donald Maidment, Head of Customer Service at Panasonic, outlines how the Japanese manufacturer is moving its service operation to a more proactive business model. In October 2015, Panasonic System Communications Company Europe, the business to business arm of Panasonic in Europe,...

Customer Service Workers Worst Paid in the Nation

Customer service professionals are the worst paid sector according to data from the UK’s largest job site, CV-Library. This news follows revelations that the sector’s average salary has decreased year-on-year. This results in Sector Professionals Heading North for Better Quality...

Highland Spring Gives Sales Team Sparkling Data Analysis

UK’s largest bottled water company chooses Qlik to get a better view of sales performance and automate supply chain processes Highland Spring is using QlikView® to give sales staff rapid insight into sales and marketing performance figures and gain better insight...