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3 Reasons Why Spring Cleaning Your Career Goals and Workspace is Essential for Success

13/04/2023

In recent times there has been a surge of interest in decluttering, including your workspace. The benefits speak for themselves, a clearer mind leads to more peace and better work productivity. Spring is a traditional time of year to clean up your personal spaces but let’s not forget that your career goals can benefit from…

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Key Changes For Employers from Spring Budget 2023

20/03/2023

Spring Budget 2023 was delivered by Chancellor Hunt on Wednesday, he mostly delivered news of the getting Britain “back into work” campaign. The reforms are aimed at supporting those who are economically inactive or out of the labour market. The Chancellor is hoping his policy changes will help fill the 1,000,00 job vacancies in the

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The Happiest Jobs with the Highest Pay in the UK

27/02/2023

Welfare at work has come a long way in recent years; organisations are taking more steps to protect their employees’ wellbeing. In the last few years there has been a huge interest in mental health and happiness. To find out which industries and job sectors have the highest level of welfare, Phoenix Health & Safety

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The Significant Benefits of Having a Workplace Community

09/02/2023

Most workers in the UK (65%) want to feel a strong sense of belonging at work but half this number (34%) do not consider their workplace to be a ‘community’. In fact, 27% feel like outsiders at work. Clearly something is wrong and needs to change. Discover the significant benefits of having a workplace community.

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The Phenomenon of Quiet Quitting and How to Re-Engage Your Employees

12/01/2023

Due to the pandemic more employees are working from home, they feel burnout and have had more time to think and assess their lives. Subsequently many employees have decided that they need a better work life balance and this has now led to workers disengaging from their jobs. Let’s find out more about the phenomenon

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10 Steps For Finding A New Job This New Year

01/01/2023

The beginning of the year is when we make New Year resolutions and for many they will be about changing careers or finding a new job. Make the most of your New Year motivation and start acting now! Follow our 10 simple steps to quick start your job search. 1. Define The Role You

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The Top 4 Work Predictions for 2023

21/12/2022

Companies have had to compete for the best talent in 2022 as it has been very much a candidates’ market. In some cases, they have offered permanent flexible working and have had to think carefully about how to retain talent, as the Great Resignation has continued. What will happen next year? Looking forward, here are

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Value Your Staff at Christmas to Avoid Employee Turnover in January

15/12/2022

It can be a busy time of year for management and HR, but it’s also a perfect time to celebrate your staff. Letting them know how valued they are in December can increase employee loyalty and help prevent staff from looking for a new role in the new year; the most popular time of the

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The Impact That Office Noise Could Be Having on Your Workforce

24/11/2022

Above all else employees want a workplace free of distractions, according to a study by economic consultants at Oxford Economics. The study found that office acoustics were last on designers’ considerations when developing office spaces. With the increase of open plan designs, which have their benefits, office noise has reached endemic proportions. Let’s find out

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What Deep Work Is and Why You Need To Do It

07/11/2022

We have a lot of distractions to contend with in modern times. For instance, at work, you sit down to get an important deadline done but you have emails coming in that you keep checking in case they are urgent. Then you have a notification on your phone, so you check that. There are now

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