View Pension Shortfall: a post-pandemic problem

Pension Shortfall: a post-pandemic problem

The current Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on all aspects of our lives and a pension shortfall is a post-pandemic problem we should all be thinking about. This article on the problem we must address was recently published on thecomet.net… Just as we were becoming used to the cost of colossal construction projects…

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View Workplace Trends in 2021

Workplace Trends in 2021

This article on Workplace Trends in 2021: 9 predictions for the year ahead was published on the Knight Frank website recently and is worth a read… How has Covid-19 changed previous workplace trends? And what’s in store for our working lives in 2021? We look at how our 2020 predictions compare to what actually happened,…

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View 14 ways to motivate your employees

14 ways to motivate your employees

14 ways to motivate your employees was first published on the Bond Collective website and offers some great tips on how you can have a motivated team… The best managers know how to motivate employees, and they use that knowledge on a daily basis. These professionals understand that a motivated team is the holy grail…

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View Job schemes help economy bounce back

Job schemes help economy bounce back

This article talks about the various job schemes that have been launched to help people get back into the workplace following Covid-19. It was originally published on thecomet.net. The UK Government has, during recent months, helped millions of people continue to provide for their families as part of its Plan for Jobs support scheme. The…

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View Covid-19 – the start of a modern-day revolution?

Covid-19 – the start of a modern-day revolution?

This article questions whether the current Covid-19 pandemic is the beginning of a modern-day revolution and was recently published on Thecomet.net…   It may not have felt like it over the past 10 months after a giant ‘pause normality’ button was pressed and our lives went on collective hold, but despite the relative peace and…

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View Kickstart Scheme helps unemployed in Herts

Kickstart Scheme helps unemployed in Herts

A Kickstart Scheme is to help the young, unemployed people in Hertfordshire find employment… Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, with the help of business support social enterprise, Wenta, has signed up to the Government’s Kickstart Scheme which has been set up to help the young and unemployed, aged between 16-24 and claiming Universal Credit, find employment….

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View Furlough Scheme – Re-Hiring Redundant Staff

Furlough Scheme – Re-Hiring Redundant Staff

Difficult decisions have been faced by employers as the furlough scheme has repeatedly been extended at the last minute and an end to the Covid crisis is still some way off. Raoul Parekh and Deborah Margolis look at the options available to businesses The government’s furlough scheme permits employers to re-employ staff and put them…

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View Employers Prepared For Hybrid Working?

Employers Prepared For Hybrid Working?

Only one in five workers feels that their employer is prepared to support a more hybrid working model, combining home working with the workplace, according to a survey from Sony Professional Solutions. Almost three-quarters (72%) expect to work remotely at least one day a week once pandemic restrictions ease, and 65% believe they will work…

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View 5 Ways To Prevent Staff Burnout During Lockdown

5 Ways To Prevent Staff Burnout During Lockdown

Leaders can learn a lot about helping employee mental health in times of stress by looking at how individuals approach problems. Using Kirton’s Adaption-Innovation Theory, Dr Megan Seibel looks at five ways burnout can be prevented. With the third UK lockdown now underway, employee mental health is declining, staff absences are growing and motivation appears…

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