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OUTCO signs Armed Forces Covenant

Outdoor estate compliance experts, OUTCO, has pledged its support for the armed forces and veterans by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. The AFC is a pledge from OUTCO to honour the Armed Forces and support the Armed Forces Community. By ...

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Amey sets up refugee placement programme in partnership with Renaisi

Infrastructure services and engineering company, Amey, has partnered with social enterprise, Renaisi, to access and broker the skills of refugee professionals, who represent a largely untapped pool of talent that can bridge current skills gaps and increase diversity in organisations. ...

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Communal effort

It’s a sense of community that breeds success in recruiting and retaining hospitality staff, says Claire Huish MCIPD, Colleague Services Manager, Bennett Hay The great resignation – ‘hospitality worker shortfall’ – ‘agile working’ and even ‘get back to the office’. ...

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Let’s face it, our industry needs to work on its sex appeal

The cleaning industry is facing a recruitment crisis. Dominic Ponniah, CEO of London-based Cleanology, says we need to think less Mike Myers, and more Idris Elba. Sex appeal will take you a long way. Then, if you couple some of ...

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Home alone

As organisations contend with ongoing working from home, Charles Butterworth, Director, Access People considers the negative impact of remote working and onboarding on employee wellbeing There are clear benefits to a remote working culture. Greater autonomy and flexibility allow workers ...

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Finding and retaining skilled staff is a major concern for contractors

According to the quarterly Building Engineering Business Survey, finding and retaining skilled tradespeople is the biggest worry for employers across the building engineering services sector. The survey, which is carried out by the trade bodies BESA, ECA, SELECT and SNIPEF ...

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Westgrove empowered by new recruitment process

The Warrington-based facilities management company has streamlined its recruitment process by 30 per cent following the launch of a new internal recruitment platform. Saving time, energy and money, The Westgrove Group says Internal Recruiter has “empowered” its recruitment team by ...

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Hybrid power

Hybrid working that enables people to work from anywhere can help attract a more diverse workforce with different perspectives, says Lee Daniels, Head of Workforce EMEA and Workplace UK at JLL With the rise in hybrid working, it’s not just ...

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Building a sustainable future

Amey Consulting’s Managing Director Alex Gilbert warns that the UK needs new skills and new thinking if it is to meet its net zero targets The need to build a more sustainable future is not in doubt. Tackling climate change ...

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Webinar – ways of meeting the challenges of recruiting in FM

The facilities management sector is facing huge challenges in filling soft services roles, but the contribution it made in maintaining front line services during the pandemic has raised the sector’s profile, giving FMs the opportunity to widen the recruitment pool. ...

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