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Britain’s bosses need a little extra says Hannah Hope
Many British bosses need more help than expected when it comes to managing their firms, but others have stepped in to provide it - according to a new report launched today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). …
We're all going on a summer holiday (all year round): overcoming the ups and downs of seasonality
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At this time of year, hospitality businesses are at full stretch, hosting holiday makers enjoying the British summer and making sure we are all having memorable holidays. But like other sectors, their trade is subject to seasonal peaks and troughs. …
Strictly Come Partnership
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TV Presenter Laura Whitmore is the latest celebrity to be announced as a contestant in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing. She will be thrown together with an unknown professional and take on tangoing and waltzing to the delight …
Local networks; the key to SME growth?
How can we best support small businesses in the UK to grow and prosper? This is a question we’ve asked again and again at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). It was the driving force behind our Management …
How retail and hospitality employers are facing the National Living Wage
I recently had the opportunity to chair a panel session at the ‘Better jobs better business’ conference in Leeds with employers and key players that UKCES is working with to explore ways of improving low paid jobs in the retail …
The truth about time-travel
On June 28th 2009, Professor Stephen Hawking threw a party for time-travellers. Despite telling plenty of people about the date and time, sending out invitations and patiently waiting for guests to arrive, nobody showed up. The world-renowned physicist sent the …
Lessons from the Telharmonium
Much of our working life today is thanks to the Victorians: the way we light our offices (the electric light bulb was patented in 1879), how we get to work (the pedal-driven bicycle was invented in 1838), being able to …
The importance of a local perspective…Employer Skills Survey 2015
What’s the biggest challenge facing employers today? Is it survival? Growth? Technology? Recruiting skilled staff? The answer, of course, depends on who you ask. To state the obvious, the challenges faced by a drilling firm in Aberdeen are vastly different …
One Minute Monday: locating the UK's under-used skills
Looking for a thought-provoking stat about employment and skills, but only got a minute? You've come to the right place! Skill under-utilisation occurs when employees have skills above and beyond those their job requires. The opposite of skills gaps, which …
Five tips to improve management and leadership in your busy business
Having worked in the legal profession in both the private and public sector for over 30 years, starting as a solicitor, then partner, manager and now a director, I truly understand the necessity of strong management and leadership in any …
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