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Some Companies Are Asking Employees to Pay for Training to Increase Buy-in. But Does It Work?

Success

You make it through hurdle after hurdle, from multiple interviews to onboarding, and you are ready to start training. And then, you are asked to sign a Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs) agreement. And as sketchy as the name sounds, you do it because, well, you need a job!

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The sector responds to the Spring Budget

Workplace Insight

Yesterday’s Spring Budget included a number of announcements that affect the various people, place and technology professions in the UK. The Autumn Budget in November 2023 teased us with the “Back to Work” plan to support sick or disabled adults back into work along with a launch of the occupational health consultation.

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3 Simple Steps To Manage Your Budget And Cashflow

Office Organization Success

Along with paper piles, budget and Cashflow is another area that can be a huge source of overwhelm and frustration! . However, it needn’t be… let me share with you three simple steps that you can put in place to manage your budget and Cashflow. I’ve been using a Cashflow report in my business for many years and find it invaluable.

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AI can help people deal with burnout, say HR managers

Workplace Insight

A new report from Sage claims that HR professionals now welcome AI to ease the burden of admin jobs, take away time consuming tasks, and, ultimately, ease burnout. With 95 percent of respondents reporting an increase in their workload over the past year and 91 percent seeing an increase in more responsibilities in their role.

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A third of people say they have experienced a toxic manager

Workplace Insight

The findings are from Corndel’s Workplace Training Report 2024 , based on research conducted with 250 HR decision makers at large organisations and 1,000 UK employees. Over six in ten (62 percent) organisations will increase their training budgets in 2024, up from 48 percent in 2023.

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A quarter of projects don’t meet their stated goals – but that’s not because of remote working

Workplace Insight

A quarter of all projects do not meet the business goals that their organisations set for them, according to research published by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the 15th edition of its Pulse of the Profession report – The Future of Project Work. These projects account for a quarter of all budget lost.

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Should Your Company Be Labor Hoarding? HR Leaders Share Why They Believe The Answer Is Yes

Allwork

“The basic reason for the term and trend is because employers decide to ride out the uncertainty with higher payrolls in order to avoid the long-term costs of hiring and training new people when the economy rebounds,” Fountain told Allwork.Space. .

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