Young people are often patronised in the world of work. It’s long been the case that a lack of experience is perceived as a bad thing, rather than a good thing, and that’s likely to continue. Much is about perception of course, and challenging traditional ideas.But there are plenty of reasons to suggest that today
Stability counts for a lot in the workplace. Most directors and managers of companies like to be secure in the knowledge that staff are settled and content in their work. However, hiring permanent workers isn’t always the best way of achieving total business efficiency.In fact a report by Staffing Industry Analysts predicted that the temporary
Catering has been central to the Atlantic Resource operation for as long as we’ve been in business. It continues to be as important for us today as it was when we started out almost 25 years ago. One of our staff serving juice at an event at Cardiff City Hall. Our longstanding relationship with Cardiff
It seems that not many people are confident. A new survey from the CBI this week revealed that more than half of UK employers fear they won’t be able to hire enough highly-skilled workers.The widely covered report has starkly warned that skills shortage is now "threatening to starve economic growth" and "firms are facing a
Not wanting to head to work might not be an uncommon issue, but when it starts happening a little too regularly you might begin to think. The next stage is deciding whether to stop moaning and actually do something about it, or start to think more constructively.Do you know for certain that you’d be happier
It’s that time of year again. Thousands of new graduates and many people in Cardiff and right across the UK will be facing up to the realities of employment, work, jobs, money.While an organised fraction of these people will have positions or placements lined up, for others it can be a nervous, anxious time full
Is your workplace home to a tightly-knit group of people? Perhaps you wish everyone was more closely bonded, or maybe you wish it was less.While some employers might not pay the subject much heed at all, new research from Gallup has connected strong friendships at work with high employee satisfaction. Arguably not rocket science, but
For most people and businesses, social media is now accepted as a necessity. Perhaps also a necessary evil or a difficult obligation, but it’s here and it’s not going away anytime soon.In the workplace, LinkedIn and Twitter are vital to managing a professional online identity. If you’re a job seeker, or might become a job
Flexible working has long been a political football, both in and out of the workplace. Back in June 2014 the UK government changed law so that anyone with more than six months of service with one employer had the right to request flexible hours.Whereas this right was previously reserved for carers and those responsible for
Construction is a huge industry, but does it unfairly discriminate against a major section of the workforce? Large scale projects can stop and start depending on wider economic confidence, yet construction remains a massive industry across the world. With the surging global population it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.It employs thousands
