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Spring Budget and supporting women: What is being done?
Carmen revisits the Spring Budget and how it might further impact females in the UK: "Chancellor Philip Hammond announced the Spring Budget on International Women’s Day this year, a day for celebrating the achievements of women across the globe. With inequality still rife between men and women, I wanted to find out the real impact on women, if any, that this Budget will have."
Apr 10, 2017
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CBI Labour Market Update: Thoughts on the latest figures
Our Chairperson Carmen reviews the latest employment statistics; "It’s coming up to that time of the month again - the CBI/Pertemps Labour Market Update. I’m always intrigued when I read the latest figures unearthed by the survey and discover the highs and lows occurring in the market nationwide."
Apr 6, 2017
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Tackling youth unemployment : Carmen's Thoughts
"573,000 16-24 year olds are currently out of work and actively searching for a job according to the CBI report, a fall of 52,000 on the previous quarter." Carmen discusses the latest statistics regarding unemployment and young people.
Mar 27, 2017
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Employment falls slightly and real pay growth remains negative, but the unemployment rate stays at a 42 year low
The latest CBI Labour Market Update reveals that employment has fallen slightly for the first time in over two years.
Mar 17, 2017
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Real pay growth at its slowest rate for two years
Today's figures show that pay growth in the UK continues to disappoint. In the three months to January 2017, real wages (which strip out the effects of inflation) are now growing at the slowest rate for two years.
Mar 16, 2017
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Women in business - International Women's Day : Carmen's Thoughts
Our own Chairperson Carmen Watson speaks about International Women's Day (March 8th) and the issues women in business face in a modern age.
Mar 6, 2017
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Equality, Diversity and Racism in the workplace : Carmen's Thoughts
Carmen comments on the recent YouGov report titled 'Equality, Diversity and Racism in the workplace: A qualitative analysis of the 2015 Race at Work Survey'. The report found that ethnic minority workers are still being subjected to racism by colleagues and managers, ranging from ‘everyday banter’ to violence and intimidation..
Feb 20, 2017
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Pay growth remains stubbornly sluggish
Today's figures show that real wage growth, which strips out the affects of inflation, in the UK is at its lowest level for over two years. With inflation increasing at a faster pace, more sustainable productivity growth will be needed to drive faster wage growth.
Feb 16, 2017
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'It's the small things that count' : Carmen's Thoughts
'We all remember great customer service.' Our Chairperson Carmen Watson discusses great customer service and how it's affected our success at Pertemps Network Group.
Feb 9, 2017
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Skills shortages need to be addressed : Carmen's Thoughts
Unemployment has fallen to an 11-year low and businesses plan to increase their workforce as the year progresses. However, there is one challenge we face year after year. The national skills shortage.
Jan 23, 2017