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Skills shortage: Protecting the wellbeing and performance of staff

The Open University’s Business Barometer 2022, published in partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce, has found that 78 per cent of UK organisations are seeing reduced output, profitability or growth as a result of skills shortages. Three-quarters (72 per ...

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Umbrella looks to the future of hospitality training with investment in Metaverse Learning

Umbrella Training, a nationwide training and apprenticeship provider for hospitality and corporate sectors, has announced a significant investment in Metaverse Learning – a company that specialises in delivering virtual and Web3 based educational programmes.  The company, based in London and ...

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Survey finds a labour crisis in cleaning services is more of an issue than cost margins

Labour sourcing is the top obstacle for FMs in providing cleaning services of the right quality, according to a new report by SoftBank Robotics EMEA, the global leader in collaborative robotics (cobotics). Nearly half (46 per cent) ranked it higher ...

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Keysource launches new service to help with the impact of skills shortage

Data centre and critical environment specialist, Keysource, has launched a new specialist service designed to help organisations that are struggling to recruit candidates with the right experience. It has been designed to help address the current skills shortage across the ...

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