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WEBINAR: World Down Syndrome Day: Supporting People with Down Syndrome into the Workplace
about 3 years ago by Daniel Stack
Despite many sectors in the UK experiencing a skills shortage and struggling to fill vacancies, people with disabilities are often overlooked for opportunities and are twice as likely to be unemployed as non-disabled people. Through Workfit, the Down Syndrome Association’s employment programme, job-seekers who have Down syndrome are now in jobs they want and enjoy. The ...
WEBINAR: The Great Realistion, Talent Scarcity – from pledges to progress
about 3 years ago by Daniel Stack
Shifting demographics including shrinking birth rates, reduced mobility across borders and the rise in early retirees means talent is scarce. 69% of employers cannot find the skills that they need. Now is the time for businesses to get even more creative – attracting, upskilling, reskilling and retaining valued workers. Whoever holds the talent holds the future. In this...
What Women Want (At Work) - From Shecession to Shesurgence
about 3 years ago by Daniel Stack
To #BreakTheBias ManpowerGroup is calling for more companies to respond to What Women Want at Work. With women leaving the workforce at alarming rates, there’s an urgent need for employers to better understand what women want at work to thrive. To find out, we asked 5,000 workers across five countries. Their answers show that autonomy, career progression and feeling motiv...
#BreakTheBias Gender Equity At Work
about 3 years ago by Daniel Stack
New research from ManpowerGroup reveals that while 86% of companies are measuring gender parity, most are looking purely at pay equity (often driven by regulation), with far fewer measuring the number of women in traditionally male dominated roles and the number of women in senior leadership positions. That’s despite the case being clear: organisations with more women in ...
The Human Age Edition 12: The Great Jobs Reset
over 3 years ago by Daniel Stack
Despite the impact of the pandemic on unemployment, the labour market has roared back to life, and there are already signs of the sector tightening as in the start of 2020. Organisations have increasingly specific skills’ needs as transformation accelerates, and challenges that existed pre-2020 still remain as competition returns and demand for workers outstrips supply. O...
Social care in a time of change
over 4 years ago by
During the second quarter of 2020 the critical role the care sector plays in the wider health and social care landscape has become apparent to all. Today it sits – quite rightly – alongside the health sector as an integral part in society. Yet the sector faces significant pressures: vacancies are running at 8% (or around 122,000) a year; one in four care workers may be lo...
Immigration and social care
almost 5 years ago by
The shortage of workers in the care sector are well-documented with a vacancy rate of over eight percent or over 120,000 positions at any one time. We also know that many roles are filled by non-UK nationals – around eight percent are EU nationals and a further nine percent are non-British. In normal times the sector has just about coped – but in this COVID-19 period where t...
How Leaders Can Foster Innovation in Times of Crisis
almost 5 years ago by
In times of uncertainty, the importance of strong leadership increases. Team leaders set the tone for how an organisation responds to change, as well as keeping the team morale up. Businesses need to be guided with a steady and reassuring hand, and at the same time be able to pivot and respond with agility when the situation demands it. Grit, persistence and collectiveness...
The Importance of Social Care during the COVID-19 Crisis
almost 5 years ago by
Comment by Sarah Munday, operations director, Brook Street: There is much focus on the social care sector and its vital role in delivering support during the COVID-19 crisis. Carers on the frontline see its importance first-hand. It is positive that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has commended care workers across the country for the crucial service t...
Are You Prepared for Cybersecurity Threats to Your Remote Workforce?
almost 5 years ago by
The massive shift to work-from-home models over the past weeks has made people and businesses especially vulnerable to cyber threats. The total number of areas that present risk for an organisation (also known as its attack surface) just expanded by an unprecedented scale. Devices, networks, passwords and data – they’re more exposed now than ever before. It’s easy enough ...
Adaptable workforce continuity strategies for uncertain times
about 5 years ago by
This month many companies find themselves in a previously unimaginable situation. Between new remote working protocols, updated onboarding procedures and increasing HR requirements, workforce demands are changing at a rapid pace.As we work together to navigate the many challenges that COVID-19 creates, ManpowerGroup is committed to providing our clients with evolving Workfor...
Keeping up with the millennials - are millennials joining your workforce?
almost 6 years ago by
With millennials becoming the biggest generation entering the workforce, it would be wise to assume that if they haven't already, millennials will be coming to your business soon. As with all businesses, attraction and retention are two of the main focuses when thinking about hiring millennials. By gaining knowledge and insight into millennials you could put measures in plac...
Is technology at work interfering with your employees' personal lives?
almost 6 years ago by
Investment in technology is becoming all the more of a focus in the social care industry. Introducing technology and providing employees with digitial skills is set to impact the social care sector, not just by improving the day-to-day work of employees but the service clients receive at the end of it. But whether it's at work or in our personal lives we are all becoming muc...
Budgeting for new staff? Here are some steps to help you through it
almost 6 years ago by
Recruitment of new staff can feel like a thankless task, one which many try to avoid. But with some pre-planning, and if you can look at a general budget it can make your recruitment process easier. Here are some tips on how you can start the budgeting process for new staff to join your team, and how BS Social Care can help you.1. Check the requirements of all your departmen...
Getting the most out of performance reviews
about 6 years ago by
Performance reviews are evolving with organisations moving from traditional annual performance reviews to ongoing conversations and regular ‘check ins’. But how do you turn often disengaging reviews into a positive experience that encourages performance? Follow these simple tips and notice the transformation.1. Time to prepareThink about sharing a memo, points you plan to di...
Stress Awareness Month - is your team under stress?
about 6 years ago by
The importance of each and every person’s wellbeing in the work place should be the talking point of not only April throughout Stress Awareness Month since 1992, but every day. Supporting your employees the difficulties that come along with stress in the work place can lead to a happier workforceas well as an improved quality of service to your clients.According to a survey ...
110,000 vacancies in care – How many do you have?
about 6 years ago by
With over 110,000 vacancies in the care sector and nearly 400,000 people leaving the profession each year there is a new Government initiative to support recruitment in this sector. We all know a shortage of candidates in the care sector is a huge issue which is only going to get bigger if we do not encourage and support more people in to this sector. We currently have 1.45 ...
Attracting millenials to your organisation
about 6 years ago by
Are you struggling to hire skilled and dedicated workers? Deloitte have predicted that by 2025 millennials will make up 75% of the global workforce, dominating the job market and bringing with them a wealth of knowledge and skills. Our Millennial Attraction Guide provides the tools necessary to attract the millenial generation that are set to dominate the global workforce...
Reducing work-related stress in social care
about 6 years ago by
Working in social care can be stressful and if not managed properly can result in errors at work, sickness and absence, with the risk of leaving vulnerable people without care. It is estimated that over 11 million days are lost at work a year because of work-related stress. Helping your workforce find ways to better manage their stress is important in building a resilient an...
Should you encourage your workforce to develop their skills?
about 6 years ago by
Encouraging employee development might seem like a waste of time. After all, you want them to be productive and doing their job. And whilst of course it is important to remain productive, employee development is equally as important. A recent study suggests that 40% of people who receive poor training leave within the first year of their employment. Encouraging employee dev...

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